MATERIALS OF DECORATION - part 2 (copy)

ANAGLYPTA

a type of wallpaper that is made from heavy white paper backed with another layer of ordinary wood pulp and embossed while damp so pronounced relief patterns remain when hung.

CAFE CURTAINS

window treatment that gives privacy to seated patrons beside the window while allowing passers-by to outside to have a glimpse of the inside.

ALPOMBRA

vernacular term for carpet

WILTON

carpet weaving process named after a town in England, employs a jacquard pattern making mechanism, operating in the same principle as the player-piano rolls with punched pattern cards determining pile height and color selection.

TUFTING

carpet-machine woven method, which has a similar principle to an ordinary sewing machines only that stitches more than one row at a time.

CROWN

an opaque or translucent element used to shield a lamp from a view or to absorb unwanted light.

A LA DUCHESS

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

BROCATELLE

a brocade-like fabric, usually of silk or wool.

TEXTILE

the science of fiber and their end-product fabrics

VIRGIN WOOL

unused raw wool

NAP

fiber end rise to give a soft finish to cloth

SCOTCH GUARD

a flour chemical textile finish used to make fabrics resistant to water borne and oil borne stains

POLONAISE

delicately colored antique silk rug

JUTE

fiber which resembles flax, but is made from the interior of the stalk of a tall plant, which grows in India

STEP DOWN TRANSFORMER

a transformer that delivers a low voltage to the output, as in low voltage lighting.

TUNGSTEN HALOGEN LAMP

a compact incandescent filaments lamp, filled in part with halogen vapor.

WAVELENGTH

the distance between 1 peal or crest of a wave and the next corresponding peak or crest; can be applied to heat, light, sound or other electromagnetic waves

SASH CURTAIN

sometimes known as brise-brise, french term roughly translated as "wind screen"

HOUR GLASS CURTAIN

similar to stretch curtain but is permanently tied with a tie back in the middle

WELTING

strips of material sewn between upholstery seams or drapery seams to give a finished appearance. May be braided or filled with card.

GIMP

a narrow flat braid or rounded card of fabric used for trimming

GALLOONS

a narrow close-woven or braid used for trimming draperies and upholstery and commonly made of lace, metallic thread or embroidery

SASH RODS

commonly used on french doors and casement windows to hold sash curtains or hourglass curtains, these adjustable rods attach with brackets to the top and bottom of the frame.

CHEESE CLOTH

a loosely woven cloth like a coarse version of muslin

MILSTAR

a velvet finish cut pile carpet. Involves 70% acrylic fiber and 30% nylon, fused with an impermeable backing of latex and jute

TAFFETA WEAVE

a basic fabric weave wherein the filler thread crosses over every other warp yarn. Sometimes called a tabby weave.

CASEMENT

type of glass curtain hung on the window sash. they can be stretched between rods on the top and bottom of window sashes or hung in loose folds

SWAG

this type of soft treatment is wherein the fabric is draped over the rod at the top of the window

TRAVERSE RODS

this type of rod operates on a pulley system and is available either in one or two-way types. It is used in drawing curtains or draperies

TIEBACKS

fabric, cord or metal whose function is to hold back draperies

TENSION RODS

oval or round, these rods have spring tension mechanism inside to hold the rod curtains within the window frame

AX MINISTER WEAVE

a type of carpet weaves distinguished by the double row of weft and filling yarns

LEVEL TIP

a surface texture of carpet with looped tufts that are all the same height

MEXICAN SERAPE

a coarsely woven rug with fringe end traditionally this kind of fabric was used for ponchos

DOTTED SWISS

a sheer plain weave cotton fabric woven or embroidered with dots at intervals

PORCELAIN

earthenware covered with opaque colored glaze containing tin oxide

PRATT WARE

white earthenware with a transparent glaze Josiah Wedgewood renamed it "Queen's ware" as a result of an order for a tea service for Queen Charlotte

BOISERIE

a french term describing ornately carved paneling

DRYWALL

another name for gypsum board

FAUX

a french term referring to finishes that simulates the appearance of other materials

OPACITY

the ability to hide or obscure a substrate

PEWTER

a metal alloy considered as "poor man's silver"

LINEN-FOLD

form of carving that imitates vertical folds of drapery

ROSETTE

an ornament having generally circular combination of plants resembling flower or plant

BURI

a palm tree with large, fan shaped leaves and stout petioles, from where raffia and buntal fibers are derived.