MAT: Window Treatment

Draperies

uses a thick kind of fabric and is made with pleats.used for privacy and elimination of light

Over drapes

also called side drapes, are stationary and is used on either side of a window with other window treatments

Draw Draperies

can be pulled across the window, uses a transverse rod. operates or draws by opening and closing with a cord.

Vindauga

old norse word for window, translates to the “wind’s eye”

Sheer

very thin fabric, placed nearest to the glass

Semi-sheer

difuse light for a little privacy

Cafe Curtains or Tiers

hangs from middle of the window to bottom of the sill often used in kitchens or baths

Sash or Stretch Curtain

brise or bise, french for wind screen.

Sash or Stretch Curtain

gathered and hung with 2 rods that cannot be drawn. usually installed in casement windows or French doors

Hourglass Curtain

gathered and hung with 2 rods that cannot be drawn with a tieback in the middle.

Tie back curtains

are designed to be gathered at the side of the window and held a decorative tieback or sleeve

Rod pocket curtains

also called casement, are shirred at the top which forms a pocket through which the fabric is then threaded onto a pole

Bishops sleeve

rod pocket curtains with extra length so that sides can be gathered with tiebacks to create multiple poufs and they often puddle on the ground

Under curtains

hang behind the main curtain

Roman Shades

fabric covered shades of horizontal panels with wooden slats inserted horizontally at intervals down its entire length. Raised and lowered with a pull cord and it gathers to soft folds.

Austrian Shades

vertical shirring transforms into soft draping scallops. Scallops from top to bottom.

Balloon Shades

made of soft fabric cords placed vertically along the shade to hold the fabric in place. Has straight sides and lower hem. Creates puffs along the bottom edge of the cord when pulled.

Hem

finished bottom edge of a drapery

Hem

weighs down and helps draperies hang better

Tab Tops

loops of separate fabric sewn onto unpleated flat drapery.

Tab Tops

highlights decorative hardware used to hang drapery

Tie top curtains

small strips of fabric attached to the head of the fabric which are used to tie over a curtain rod holding a curtain in place

Eyelets

grommets are also known as

Eyelets

have metal grommets fixed onto the head of the curtain at regular intervals

Smocking

uses double or triple rows of puckers created by a line of stitching through the fabric

Shirring

also called gathered curtains created by a row of gatherings on a rod.

Box Pleats

flat symmetrical pleats formed by folding the fabric back at each side of the pleat

Inverted Pleats

two straight fabric folds that face each other

Cartridge Pleats

are round 2” to 2.5” pleats filled in with cotton or paper to hold the shape

French Pleats

also known as pinch pleats, composed of 3 folds most often used in standard draperies

Butterfly Pleats

very similar to French pleats but instead of 3 folds it has two.

Knife Pleats

also known as Straight Pleats and features fabric folds all facing the same direction.

Pencil Pleats

a curtain heading formed by a tape which when drawn up creates a row of narrow, densely packed folds.

Accordion Pleats

made easily with patented devices that allow the creation of neat even folds that snap on and off a transverse track without hooks.

Goblet Pleats

are calculated and formed in the same way as French pleat headings, instead of making the single tuck or fold into a triple one you secure only the base of it forming a shirt cup.

Flemish headings

takes the form of goblet pleats linked along their base by hand-sewn cord

Horizontal Blinds

consist of horizontal panels that open at right angles

Venetian Blinds

made of lightweight material, usually aluminum coated in paint. 2” wide slats held together by a 1” wide cotton braid “ladder” or nylon cord

Vertical Blinds

made of vertically aligned vanes

Cellular Shades

also known as Honeycomb Shades, consists of two or more sheets of accordion pleated reinforced fabric that are bonded together

Pleated Shades

more like a blind than it is a shade. Made of accordion-pleated fabric which is raised and lowered with cords like a blind.

Shutters

wooden hinged or solid panels that may be folded across a window to diffuse light and add privacy

Plantation Shutters

bigger than ordinary shutters, these are considerably bigger with wider louvers offering more ventilation and clearer view

Coromandel Screen

Chinese wooden folding screen coated in dark lacquer. It is carved before painted with gold or varied colors and some may even be decorated with precious stones

Shoji Screen

traditional Japanese designed panel screens. Panels are made of washi paper

Pierced Screen

ornately carved screens, have pinholes allowing light to penetrate creating an interesting pattern

Drapery Liners

used to protect draperies adding to their durablity and longevity

Valances

soft horizontal treatments mounted across the tops of a window and are always made entirely of fabric

Pole Treatment

drapery hanging just below the pole with rings or drapery fabric fully gathered on the pole

Scarf

long piece of fabric designed to drape across the top of a window and hang to the floor on either side

Pelmet

stiff paneled headings to curtains

Lambrequins

extends all the way down either side of the window as well as acriss the top framing the window on three sides

Swag

also known as festoon, a single or double draping of fabric across the top of the window

Jabots

means bird’s crop in french, are pleated or draped lengths of frabirc hanging down the side of the window

Cascades

loose or hanging parts of jabots, defined as descending in a zigzag line from the heading or top treatment

Holdbacks

simple or ornamental knobs or hooks where you attach tiebacks

Trim

decorative cording, braids or fringes applied to the edges or hems of draperies

Finials

an attachment placed at each end of a curtain rod

Pleater Hooks

these have prongs that fit into the slats of a pleater tape and creates simple pinched pleat.

Apron

wood facing below the sill on windows

A La Duchesse

type of bed with a canopy suspended from the ceiling rather than supported by posts

Baldachino

a canopy resting on columns usually built over an altar

Bias

a line or cut across fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric

Blind stitch

a stitch that is frequently used for attaching applique pieces or binding

Case Heading

curtain heading consisting of simple hemmed top through which a rod or narrow pole could be slotted

Crinoline

stiffening material similar to buckram used in drapery headings

Curtain wire

is a coiled wire with plastic coating it is slightly expandable and is fixed by eyelets screwed into the wire at each end, which are then fixed to the hook.

Drapery Panel

one complete section of drapery typically used for patio door applications or as decorative stationary side panels that hang on each side of the window

Dust Cap

wood board at the top of top treatments, cornices or valances. Its purpose is to prevent dust from settling on the under treatment

Drop length

distance from the top of top of the object to where u want the fabric to end.

Fan curtain

similar to the fan shade but used in on half circle windows with the fan facing up

Fan shades

arcs of fabric that are pulled together in the center by rings and cords and the fastened to the back of the shades with the arc or fan facing down

Finished dro line

the place where the curtain stops

Fullness

ratio of the total fabric used to the finished width of a drapery

Half-tester

a rectangular canopy above a bed extending only partway from the bed instead of the headboard

Inside Mount

installation of a window covering sinide the window frame

Light strike

the gap on the side or in the center of a window treatment through which light penetrates

Ladder cord

cords that are threaded through each slat that hold a blind together

Mullion

trim that sets off smaller panes of glass in a window

Passementerie

the art of making fancy decorative trimmings such as tassels, tiebacks and ribbons

Pattern match

random pattern repeats are matched vertically at the selvage edge so that the pattern lines up horizontally ay the leading edge of the fabric

Pleating tape

pre-made and evenly spaced fabric tape sewn onto a drapery heading for stiffness to receive and conceal drapery hooks

Polonaise

a bed set lengthwise against the wall and surmounted by a small dome

Railroading

refers to using fabric horizontally rather than vertically

Stackback

area required and used by pleated curtains when they are open on either side of the window

Stagecoach Valance

a panel of fabric mounted on a board and attached to the inside of a frame of a narrow window

Tester

canopy framework over a four-poster bed

Trouser Beak

1-2” of extra fabric beyond what is needed to reach the floor.

Turkish Bed

a narrow bed set into a draped recess

Wadded edge

rolled fabric border stuffed to create a sausage shape