Materials of Decoration 2

SOFT WINDOW TREATMENTS

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DRAPERIES

- is a general word referring to cloths or textiles (Old French draperie, from Late Latin drappus). It may refer to cloth used for decorative purposes – such as around windows – or to the trade of retailing cloth, originally mostly for clothing, formerly conducted by drapers.

a) Overdrapes – Stationary draperies used on either side of the window with other window treatments between them.

: one of a pair of draperies especially of heavy fabric that are usually hung over sheer curtains and are primarily for decoration

Draw draperies – pleated panels that can be pulled across the window. Uses a traverse rod, master carrier, and pull cords. They operate or draw by opening and closing with a cord by hand. Generally hung straight to the floor and tied back

OTHER SAMPLES:

Arched Valance: A valance treatment that is arched along the lower edge.

Austrian Shade: A fabric window covering with soft draping scallops which run the length of the shade. They move up and down by a series of cords threaded through rings.

Balloon Shades: Fabric shades with deep inverted pleats that fall into airy, rounded poufs at the bottom.

Bishop's Sleeve Curtains: Extra long curtain panels that are cinched up gathered up and over the cinched area.

Box Pleats: Deep, inverted, tailored pleats which are flat on the right side of the drapery to create a classical boxy look.

Butterfly Pleats : A pleat with two, rather than three, folds to distinguish it from the basic pinch pleat.

Cafe Curtains: A window treatment that covers only the bottom half of a window. A cafe rod is most often hung at the halfway point of the window, at sash level.

Cascades: Side panels, usually pleated, which flank swags. They can be long or short.

CURTAINS

A hanging piece of fabric used to shut out the light from a window, adorn a room, increase privacy,etc. They are generally shirred or smocked or have headings attached to rods. They can also be pleated and hung on a rod with the use of hooks. Curtains are usually a term for informal window treatments such as café curtains.

TIERS

Tier curtains are one of the most basic kinds of curtains. A tier curtain is hung in the middle of the window opening and falls to the window sill. A top treatment is usually added to complete the look. Within this simple definition, just about any combination of half-length curtain with or without top treatment can be called tier curtains.Tier curtains are often called cafe curtains, or tier cafe curtains.

STRETCH OR SASH

Sometimes known as brise-bise,French term roughly translated as “wind screen”. Curtain is gathered and hung with two rods. It is usually installed in casement windows or French Doors.

HOURGLASS CURTAIN

A flowing sheer curtain covering the glass on a door can be a nuisance as it tends to get caught when the door is used. Adding a second rod at the lower edge solves this problem but when it is tied in the centre with a bow of ribbon you can create a focal point from an ordinary door.

TIE BACK CURTAIN

A curtain tie-back is a decorative window treatment which accompanies a cloth curtain. Within the field of interior decoration, tie-backs made of fabric are classified as a kind of "soft furnishing" (along with other fabric-based décor such as pillows, valances, towels, blankets, mattresses, bed skirts, bedspreads, jabots, and shower and window curtains) while those made out of wood, metal, or glass are considered "window hardware" (along with curtain rods, cornices, latches, hinges, push bars, and handles).

ROD POCKET CURTAINS

Also known as tailored or pole top curtains, rod pocket curtains are the most basic curtain style with a sewn-in rod pocket at the top of each curtain panel. Rod pocket curtains work well layered under a valance, or with a sheer or shade underneath. They can be hung directly on a decorative or utility rod, or attached with clip-rings for an updated look and ease of movement at your window.

UNDER CURTAINS

These are curtains that hang behind the main curtains.

FABRIC SHADES

- are generally drawn from the bottom

ROMAN SHADES

Roman Shades- fabric-covered shades of horizontal panels with wooden slabs inserted horizontally at intervals down its entire length. Raised and lowered via pull cord as with other blinds, it gathers soft folds as it does so. Newer variations include lighter fabrics and pleats without wooden slats, so the folds drape more dramatically when the shade is raised.

AUSTRIAN SHADES

curtains that are pulled up like ordinary shades, but with cords rather than by means of a roller. The vertical shirring transforms the tailored folds of the Roman shade into soft draping scallops. It is generally made of sheer or lightwight fabrics.

BALLOON SHADES

made of soft fabric, with cords placed vertically along the shade to hold the fabric in place. It has straight sides and a straight lower hem. When the cord is pulled to raise it, deep inverted pleats cause the shade to billow out into puffs along the bottom edge.

CURTAIN HARDWARE: RODS

Flat Curtain Rods – these are adjustable rods, and usually hung by brackets to the wall or the window frame. It is drawn manually and curtains may be shirred onto the rod or hung by hooks.

Single flat curtain rods

Double flat rods –designed for double curtain treatments. The design of the outside rod is longer than the inside rod

Corner and Bay window rods –these are two or three-piece adjustable rods, hinged for use on corner-meeting windows and angled bays.

Cafe rods – a small, round decorative rod which comes in white, brass, or woodgrain finish, used to mount cafe curtains that do not have a rod pocket. It is meant to be seen and adds an additional decorative touch to the curtain treatment.

Wood poles – are rods mainly used for decorative purposes. The curtains are attached with the use of rings, but other top treatments may be used provided that the rod is not entirely covered.

Sash rods – a small rod, either decorative or plain, usually mounted inside a window frame on the sash

Tension rods – rods which stay in place inside the window frame through the spring tension

Custom – bent

Traverse rod – adjustable drapery rods that allows the opening and closing of the window treatment by means of a cord and pulley

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FABRICS 18 - 34

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CHENILLE – a fabric woven from chenille yarns and has a fuzzy pile, It is named for the French word meaning caterpillar.

CHEVRON – broken twill or herringbone weave giving a chevron effect, creating a design of wide V’s across the width of the fabric.

CHIFFON – a thin, diaphanous, or gauzelike, soft, flimsy fabric, but is strong despite of its filmy look. It wears very well and is very difficult to handle.

CHINTZ – a glazed cotton fabric often printed with bright figures and large flower designs. Some glazes wash out during the laundering, but resin glaze will withstand washing or dry-cleaning. It was named from the Hindu word meaning spotted.

CORDUROY- a cut pile cloth with narrow to wide wales that run in the warp direction of the goods. An extra set of filling yarns make the pile and the back is a plain twill weave. The fabric looks as if it is made from multiple cords laid parallel to each other and then stitched together. The word corduroy is from cord and duroy, a coarse woollen cloth made in England in the 18th century.The interpretation of the word as corde du roi (from French, the cord of the King) is a folk etymology.

CREPE- a lightweight fabric characterized by a crinkly surface produced by hard twist yarns, chemical treatment, weave, or embossing. It has very good wearing qualities and has a very slimming effect. The term crape typically refers to a form of the fabric associated specifically with mourning, also historically called crespe or crisp.

CREWEL- chain stitch embroidery made with a fine, loosely-twisted, two-ply worsted yarn on a plain weave fabric. Done by hand for the most part, in the Kashmir province of India and in England. A true crewel fabric is embroidered with crewel yarn (a loosely twisted, two-ply wool) on a plain weave fabric. Traditional crewel fabrics are hand-woven and embroidered in India. The design motif for crewel work is typically outlines of flowers, vines, and leaves, in one or many colors. Modern weaving technology and inventive designers create traditional "crewel" looks with weave effects alone, without the use of embroidery.

DAMASK- a firm, glossy, Jacquard patterned fabric similar to brocade but flatter and reversible. It was first brought to the Western world buy Marco Polo from Damascus, the center of fabric trade between East and West, during the 13^th century. It is a very durable fabric, launders well and holds a high luster. The word "damask" first appeared in records in a Western European language in the mid-14th century in French.By the 14th century, damasks were being woven on draw looms in Italy. From the 14th to 16th century, most damasks were woven in one colour with a glossy warp-faced satin pattern against a duller ground. Two-colour damasks had contrasting colour warps and wefts, and polychrome damasks added gold and other metallic threads or additional colours as supplemental brocading wefts. Medieval damasks were usually woven in silk, but weavers also produced wool and linen damasks.

DENIM - Denim is a twill weave woven and 100% cotton fabric which is consists of different colors of warp and weft yarn. In denim fabric, one color is predominant on the fabric surface. Denim is a common raw material for garments manufacturing. Usually denim fabric is produced by using cotton though sometimes hemp denim is also available. Denim fabrics are normally used for making jeans, work clothes as well as casings for organic futons and pillows.There are mainly eight types of denim fabric the Colored denim,Bubble gum denim, Denim from fox fiber, Crushed denim, Vintage denim, Ecru denim, Marble denim, Reverse denim.

DIMITY - Dimity is a light-weight cotton wash fabric, the distinguishing feature of which is the cords or ribs running warpwise through the cloth, and produced by doubling the warp threads in either heddle or reed in sufficient quantity to form the rib desired. Dimity is a ladies' summer dress fabric and is made of regular cotton yarn, from l-60s to the very finest counts in both warp and filling, and is made in white and colors, solid white being used in the more expensive grades (warp and filling). Dimity is made in ribbed stripe effects, and in such colors as ecru, pearl, light blue and blue. These colors are sometimes printed upon the face of the fabric, after it has been woven in the white. Dimity is named after fabric originally used to make bustles but now more usually used for bedding.

DOTTED SWISS - Traditionally made of a fine plain weave cotton—now sometimes a blend with manufactured fiber—dotted swiss always is covered in small dots placed at regular intervals. These can be woven in, flocked or printed. Colors may be introduced, although the most common is all white. The original and finest was first made in Switzerland on a swivel loom. Other woven varieties are clip-spot (spot-dot, clip-dot or American dotted swiss) and lappet woven.Flocked dots are made by applying tiny fibers with glue. Neither the flocked nor the printed versions of dotted swiss are as durable as the woven varieties, although they are less expensive to produce.

Uses: Blouses, dresses, wedding gowns and curtains

DUCK - Cotton duck - (from Dutch doek,"linen canvas"), also simply duck, sometimes duck cloth or duck canvas, commonly called "canvas" outside the textile industry, is a heavy, plain woven cotton fabric. There is also linen duck, which is less often used. Duck is used in a wide range of applications, from sneakers to over tents to sandbags. Duck fabric is woven with 2 yarns together in the warp and a single yarn in the weft.

The term "duck" comes from the Dutch word doek, which refers to a linen canvas once used for sailors’ white trousers and outerwear. The word "cotton" has been added to modern duck items simply to distinguish them from traditional linen duck.Duct tape, often called "duck tape," was originally manufactured by adding an adhesive backing to regular cotton duck. Cotton duck is often used in interiors to upholster furniture and as a painting medium.

FAILLE – a soft woven fabric, often silk or rayon, having a crosswire rib. It belongs to the grosgrain family.

FELT – a compact, matted woolen material usually made of wool or fur often mixed with natural or synthetic fibers. The name is derived from the Anglo-Saxon word meaning to filter

FLANNEL – a relatively warm fabric made in plain or twill weave, usually with carded yarn, and is napped most often on both sides

FOULARD – a lightweight cloth noted for its soft finish and feel. It is made with plain or twill weave and is usually printed with small figures on dark or light backgrounds.

FRIEZE – a pile of surface of uncut loops but is sometimes styled with shearing the loops at varying heights. It originated from Fries land Holland.

References:

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Damask - Wikipedia. (n.d.). Retrieved February 11, 2017, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damask

Dimity. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://belovedlinens.net/TextilePedia/dimity.html

Eco-Friendly Cloth Wipes RAINBOW Flannel Cloth Baby by TurtlesRUs. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.etsy.com/listing/59712789/eco-friendly-cloth-wipes-rainbow-flannel

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Goglet Crewel Embroidered Cushion Kashmir Handmade Crewel Textile Pillowcase. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.novahaat.com/indian-pillows/embroidered-pillows/goglet-crewel-embroidered-cushion-kashmir-handmade-crewel-textile-pillowcase/

Retro upholstery fabric with gold thread - and "frieze" vs. "boucle" - Retro Renovation. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://retrorenovation.com/2011/09/28/retro-upholstery-fabric-with-gold-thread-and-frieze-versus-boucle/

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MY FAVORITE RUG

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Therese Kabahar

The Kerman Rug

Kerman rugs have been appreciated by western collectors for many years. They are particularly famous for having a single medallion with an arabesque form. There are, however, many different designs in Kerman rugs. Kerman rugs are famous for producing large-size and are of very high quality and have very tight foundations and the knots are Persian. The quality of the Kerman rugs depends upon the number of knots. In the world of antique Persian rugs, Kerman rugs are celebrated as being among the best. Kerman rugs are prized by collectors for a myriad of reasons, which includes but is not limited to: a wide range of designs, a broad pallet, utilization of natural dyes and fibers, immense tensile strength and abrasion resistance, and expert color combinations. No two Kerman rugs are precisely alike, but these general characteristics typify this enduringly popular style.

Alyssa Loreto

Arrialos Rug

Arriaolos Rugs are also known as Portuguese needlework rug. It is a hand-embroidered accent rug made in either bright or pastel colors and is inspired by Oriental style Persian carpets. It is highly valued throughout Europe and also in some countries in Middle East. It is well made and can take several different types of prints and colors. It is versatile because it is not only for floor cover but also for wall cover.

Its foliage design is unique which gives the ambience of the Middle Ages, less buildings full of trees. The name itself already gives a sense of how important rugs are ever since the middle ages.

Its color palette: red, green, yellow and white, reflects the rich tone of nature.

This masterpiece is specially made and hand-embroidered by skilled natives of the town Arraiolos also known as the Carpet City. The intricate design combined with the colors of nature shows the identity of their culture.

As a girl who lived most of her life in the Province, I grew to love nature. From the gigantic tree tops to the newly budding flowers, everything that mother nature provides gives me life.

Feljun Faunillan

The Bijar Rug

Among all the rugs discussed in the blog posts, Bijar rug is my favourite. It is very unique in terms of its composition and characteristics. It is considered as the “Iron Carpet of Iran”. They are mainly woven by Kurds in Gerus and Afsha areas of Iran. These rugs are unique in a way that they use two wefts, making the carpet extremely heavy, stiff and durable. A thicker weft is beaten down tightly between rows of knots alongside a thinner weft in order to make the pile compact, so thick and dense that it stands vertically, preventing it from lying down. Bijar rugs are exceptionally tough; however, they should not be folded for transportation but should be rolled instead to prevent the tight foundation from cracking.

The foundation can be made of cotton, wool or camel wool depending on the age of the rug. The pile is invariably made of wool, clipped to a medium height. Patterns vary and are indistinguishable to other rugs however Herati and Mina-Khani designs are popular. Colours also vary with navy, cherry red, brown, light blue, pink, yellow, ocher, orange, beige and ivory all being used. The method of identifying a Bijar is by its weight and tight structure, unique to other rugs. Sizes vary enormously; it is possibly to find both very small rugs and those much larger in size. Their popularity, strength, durability and the fact that so much work and material is put into their creation means that Bijar rugs are some of the best and most expensive rugs on the market.

The characteristics of the Bijar rugs are one of a kind and I don’t think there is any other rug in the world like it. The only problem it possesses for sure is in terms of washing it, because it is too heavy so therefore it might just be better to use a vacuum cleaneron it instead and some disinfectant spray.

The deep cultural background of the Bijar and the rich Persian heritage in terms of rugs and carpet making adds more to the value and beauty of this rug. The exemplary craftsmanship of the Kurds and their persistence and patience of the long and tiring days, weeks or months, that they spend for just making a single product of such magnificent quality is undoubtedly worthy of being categorized as one of the most expensive rug in the world market today.

Florante Ho

Senneh rug from Iran, c. 1900; in the possession of Neshan G. Hintlian, Washington, D.C.

In the possession of Neshan G. Hintlian, Washington, D.C.; photograph, Otto E. Nelson

The Senneh Rugs

Senneh also spelled Senna or Sehna, handwoven floor covering made by Kurds who live in or around the town of Senneh (now more properly Sanandaj) in western Iran. The pile rugs and kilims of Senneh are prized for their delicate pattern and colouring and for their fine weave. They are by far the most sophisticated of the Kurdish rugs. The designs usually involve some repeat pattern, or diaper, such as the herāti, in which a diamond lattice pattern peeps through a tangle of blossoms and leaves or through intricate versions of the boteh, a leaf with curling tip. The entire field may show such a pattern, or a medallion scheme may introduce a hexagonal centerpiece and straight-arched ends. The borders are full of fine detail, often featuring paired arabesques known in the trade as “turtles.”

The finely woven Senneh kilims are slit tapestries of the highest quality. Their small-scale borders are carried around the ends, as they are typically in pile carpets but rarely in such weavings. Senneh seems to have been a favourite place of manufacture for saddle cloths, those in pile usually provided with a two-slope arch. Although the town of Senneh has given its name to the asymmetrical Persian knot, it is the Turkish, or symmetrical, knot, that is actually used there.

Kilim prayer rug from Anatolia, 19th century; in the collection of Joseph V. McMullan.

Collection of Joseph V. McMullan; photograph, Otto E. Nelson

The Kilim Rug

Extremely fine kilims of silk were woven for the Ṣafavid court (1502–1735), possibly in Kāshān, and fine kilims were made during the late 19th century in Senneh. Kilims have also been woven in parts of the Balkans, with those from areas closest to Turkey showing features similar to Turkish kilims

I like this kind of rug because of the colors and pattern that are use in make this kind of rug, while these are expensive rugs they are sure to give you satisfaction to your design in your room or anywhere appropriate place you use this rug.

Beatrice Golingay

The Rya Rug

The Rya Rug interests me the most because of its history. This is a rug originating from Scandinavia specifically from Sweden and Finland. The word Rya actually means rug. It was inspired by the Yataks (bedding rugs) from turkey. Their designs are simple ranging from different geometric designs to stripes. Despite this being a rug from centuries ago, their style remains modernist, luxurious and stylish that seem to adapt to the contemporary period today. I especially like them because they have rich and bold colors that draw you to look at the floor in an interior which is something out of the ordinary. One would opt to look at the paintings or other accessories.

These rugs were also worn by fishermen and were also used as insulation bed covers that can also be adapted today. It is seen in the Scandinavian design that their walls are plain and so are their main pieces of furniture. What draws you in are usually the throws and rugs. It somehow becomes the beating heart of the interior – it is what keeps it alive. Most of these rugs are found in the living room where the family spends time with each other. These have now returned to the homes of people not only in Scandinavia but all over the world.

Not long ago, these rugs were also used as dowries. It is interesting that something made from material that might decay after a few hundred years might become something valuable. As a design student, it warms your heart that seeing something like a floor rug is given value as much as gold or precious metals and stones. Not everyone would think that it is worth as much, but knowing this now, and seeing how this rug evolved and adapted and braved time does make you realize that all that glitters is not gold or is worth as much. What I think gives value to a rug like this is the hand that had once woven it. It is the dedication: the calluses on the hand of the maker producing every weave and placing it right. It was the persistent thought that a rug – something regularly stepped and trampled on could be as precious as time itself.

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