Our universal tapes create lovely pleats that go with many different types of home décor. The tape can be used for a variety of purposes and is appropriate for most window, door, and shower curtain kinds. For hand-pleated head designs, reinforcement tape is utilized to strengthen the top of the curtain. Header tape reinforcement makes the fabric stiffer, which facilitates the creation of pleat shapes and stabilizes them so they stay in place as you sew.