I have these stick pins for jewelry making and I put some clear pink leaves on the eyelet end and gathered the curtains and stuck the pin through the gathers and put an end cap thing on the stick.
I saw on HGTV where the gal just used a heavy thread and sewed right through the gathers and knotted the thread. I also was thinking about putting two eyelet holes where I wanted to end the gathers and putting a piece of ribbon through them in a way that I could gather the curtains with the ribbon and bring the ribbon through the front of the fabric and tie a bow that could be seen from the outside of the valance. I'm so full of ideas I don't know why I don't retire and just make crafts all day long, LOL :lol: