Window treatments

Window

Derive from the old Norse word wind, wind. Combined with the word for eye. And, to make vindanga, meant an eye of the house through which wind entered.

Privacy

Major reason for treating window?

Sheers

• Used to accent an open, made of a very thin fabric and is nearest to the glass when at least two sets of curtain are used, provide maximum of light to enter when the curtains are drawn

Semi - sheers

Are treatments that diffuse light for a little privacy

Semi - sheers

The fabric used is thicker than the glass curtain, during the day people will not able to see in the room but at night whenthe interior light was on they will able to see

Opaque window treatment

A type of window treatment that does not allow light to pass through, providing complete privacy.

energy conservation

layering window treatments to provide insuation in both hot and cold climates

view enhancement

framing window with curtains and drapes will add to the beautiful view.

light control

window direction plays major role in light control

acoustic and noise control

layering windopw treatments for insulation helps to control noise as well as temperature

semi opaque window treatments

• provide partial blockage of light when the curtainsare closed

• at night you can only see shadows on the inside from the outside

Soft and Hard Window Treatments

two types of window

Soft window treatment

treatments include draperies ,curtains and shades that are purely made of fabric.

Draperies

• uses a thick kind of fabric and is made with pleats

• used for privacy and elimination of light

• are hung by tabs ,eyelets or traverse rod

overdrapes

• used on either side of a window with other window treatments between them \

• can be left straight or tied back

Draw Draperies

• pleated panels that can be pulled across the window

• operate by opening and closing with a cord or by hand

Curtains

• they are generally shirred or smocked

• pleated and hung on a rod with the use of hooks

• term for informal window treatment

tiers

• short in length

• ½ height of the window in which they are to be hung

• used in kitchens and baths

Cafe curtains

• invented in french restaureteur

• allow seated patrons privacy besid the window

• only the lower portion of the window is covered

Stretch or sash Curtains

• also known as brise-bise french term “wide Screen”

• gathered and hung with two rods (top and Bottom)

Hourglass Curtain

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

• generally made of sheer fabric

• found in kitchen door w/ glass

Tie back Curtains

• gathered at the side of the window and held by a decorative tieback,sleeve or a cord

Rod pocket Curtains

• also called casement curtains

• usualy shirred, forms a pocket through which fabricis threaded onto pole or rod

Bishop Sleeve

• rod pocket curtains with extra length

• sides can be gathered with tiebacks to create multiple poufs

• often puddle on the ground

Under curtains

curtains that hang behind the main curtains

S-Folds Curtains

• a new trend

• also known as ripple fold and wave fold Curtain

• The end result is soft, smooth flowing, very simple and elegant

Austrian Shade

• pulled up like ordinary but with cords rather than by means of a roller

• turn roman shade into soft draping scallops

• made of sheer or lightweight fabrics

Roman Shades

• Fabric covered shades of horizontal panels

• wooden slats inserted horizontally at intervals downs its entire length

Balloon shades

• made of soft fabric w/ cord placed vertically along the shade to hold fabric in place

• puffs along the bottom edge

Sliding Panels

• also called panel track blinds

• mounted on the wall or ceiling

• large fabric panels that slide back and forth on track easy operation

• ability to stack completely clear of the door or window

hems

• finished BOTTOM edgesd of the drapery

• usually 4” inches of double fabric

• the folded and sewn bottom edge of a curtain

Headers

• Hems at the top of the draperies

• term refers to how a drapery is sewn and hung on top

Tab top

• highlight the decorative hardware used to hang them

• loops of separate fabric sewn onto unpleated flat drapery

Tie top curtains

• small strips of fabrics attached to the head of the fabric and are used to tie over a curtain rod

• used mostly with sheers and lightweight fabrics

eyelets / Grommet Top

• also known as grommets

• have metal grommet fixed on the head of the curtain

• often used with rods as shower curtains

Shirring

• created by row of gatherings on pole or rod

• three times as much fabric as the length of the rod for added fullness

• usually called cased (SLOT) or GATHERED CURTAIN

Smocking

• made as in smocked trim on dresses

• starts out looking like pencil pleats before certain points are stitched together to form x or diamond patterns

Pleats

• folds of clothes sewn or taped into placed to create fullness

Box Pleats

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

• two straight fabric folds

inverted pleats

• is just a box pleat in reverse

• features two fabric folds facing each other

Cartridge pleats

• are round 2’’ to 2 1/2’’ pleats

• filled with cotton or paper to hold the shape

• generally spaced 2’’ to 3’’ apart

French pleats

• also known as Pinch pleats

• composed of three folds

• dividing one flat pleat into 3 smaller one

Butterfly Pleats

• very similar to french pleats but instead of 3 folds this only has 2

Knife pleats

• also known as straight pleats

• features fabrics folds all facing the same direction

Pencil pleats

• curtain heading formed by a tape

• when drawn up created a row of narrow ,densely packed folds

Accordion pleats

• made easily with patterned devices that allow the creation of neat

• it can be stacked in minimum amount

• simulate the look og accordon folds

Goblets Pleats

• formed in the same way as french pleat headings but securing only the base of it forming a short cup

• cup are stuffed with rolled-up piece of interlining or DACRON (sythethic Filling Fiber ) to shape it .

Flemish headings

• heading takes the form of the goblet pleats linked along their base by handsewn cord

Hard Window Treatments

• includes blinds shades and screens

• made of solid material like wood , plastic, strong fabric

Venetian blinds

• it is usually made of lightweight metal ,aluminum coated w/ paint

• it hase wide 2’’ wide slats held together by a 1’’ wide cotton braid “ ladder “ or nylon cord

Horizontal Blinds

• consist of horizontal panels that open and close at right angles

Miniblinds

same as the venetian blinds but it has 1” wide slats

Microblinds

blinds that has ½ slats

wood blinds

• blinds that strip is made of wood

vertical Blinds

• made of vertically aligned vanes

• also used as room dividers

• stacks neatly againts the wall when not in use

Vertical woven blinds

• made of fabric in approx 4” widths

• woven strips creating a look of a macrame panel on either side the window

Roller Blinds

• a roll of material attached to a spring-wound tube or roller mechanism that hangs on your window

• This roller mechanism comes with distinct ends one with a pin and one with a blade.

• Rollers are sold in many precut lengths -36", 45, 54", and 72", with the longer rollers in large diameters.

• Originally made of vinyl, they now come in a variety of colors and fabrics

. Wooden Shades

• üsually made of narrow horizontal strips connected with thread (sometimes colored) woven on both sides.

• Others are made of bamboo, tortoise shells or woven wood.

Pleated Shades

• more like a blind than it is a shade.

• This is made of accordion-pleated fabric (or sometimes even fibrous paper) which is raised and lowered with cords like a blind.

• It is permanently pleated so that when drawn up, it folds neatly into clean pleats.

• Stitched Roman shade is made to resemble this.

Cellular Shades

• also known as Honeycomb Shades,

• it consists of two or more sheets of accordion-pleated reinforced fabric that are bonded together,

• It appears to be a standard pleated shade from the front,

Shutters and Screens

• In some situations, hard-edged treatments such as shutters and screens lend elegance,

• .When closed, solid-panel shutters block all light.

• Louvered shutters, lattice screens, and the more delicate Japanese shojis allow varying amounts of light to enter.

Shutters

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

• also a great way to add architectural interest to a room and look great either

Plantation Shutters

• these are considerably bigger.

• They have wider louvers and offer more ventilation plus a clearer view.

Screens

• they are a type of freestanding furniture, consists of several frames or panels, and often connected by hinges.

Coromandel Screen

• -is a Chinese wooden folding screen coated in dark lacquer.

• It is carved before painted with gold or varied colors, and even be decorated with precious stones.

Shoji Screen

• traditional Japanese designed panel screens

• popular "Worldwide for their practical advantages.

• the panels are made of paper, and not made of the traditional materials like wood, rattan, or bamboo

Lattice Screen

• This has an openwork framework. It consists of a criss-crossed pattern of overlapping strips of building material.

Pierced Screen

• also known as jalis

• these are ornately carved screens.

• They have pinholes, allowing light to penetrate,

• creating an interesting pattern, thus creating an exotic background.

Drapery Liners

• are used to protect draperies, adding to their durability and longevity;

• provide added insulation in colder climates; and

• block sunlight that can damage or fade fabrics and disturb sleeping occupants,

• used to give weight to lighter

Milium Sateen

• either in white or Gray/silver in color,

• Eliminates inter-lining but is twice the cost of sateen.

Sateen

most draperies lined with this. May have to be interlined.

Glosheen or colored Sateen

used for lining but is generally interlined with white flannel

Interlining

• used to change or enhance the properties of draperies.

• not generally durable enough to withstand exposure to UV light, abrasion, moisture, and other environmental condtions

Pole Treatment

• with drapery hanging just below the pole with rings,

• Large poles can be brass, painted or stained wood, whirred with fabric, with decorative end finials,

• 1 ½ diameter for brass and 1 3/8 for wood w/ 2 rings

. Valances

• soft horizontal treatments mounted across the tops of a window,

• always made entirely of fabric . These primarily serve the function of camouflaging the hardware

• can make any used of heading

Arched Valance

-a valance treatment that is arched along the lower edge.

Kick Pleated Valance

- Constructed like box pleats, but the pleats are spaced further apart.

Banner Valance

-includes triangularly cut fabric pieces that overlap together.

. Scarf

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

Pelmets or Cornice board

• also known as Valance board

• are stiff paneled headings to curtains.

• They also are valances made out of wood,

• edges cut either straight or curved.

• covered in fabric but wooden ones may be painted, or padded, or with moldings attached, or with framed mirrors, or wallpapered.

Lambrequins

• extends all the way down either side of the window as well as across the top, framing the window on three sides.

• Usually plywood covered with fabric or other materials.

Swag

• known as festoon,

• single or double draping of fabric across the top of the window.

• It is hung from a foundation cornice.

• will bring all of the colors of your room together to create a romantic focal point.

Jabots

• Pronounced zha-bow, which is a very impressive French term which means bird's crop.

• draped lengths of fabric hanging down the side of the window.

• hanging ends are called "cascades" or "tails" of thie jabots.

• Cascades are more clearly defined as descending in a zigzag line from the heading or top treatment.

"cascades"

• hanging ends are called _______ or "tails" of thie jabots

Cascades

defined as descending in a zigzag line from the heading or top treatment.

Tie backs

• . Function to tie back draperies.

• Usually looks best when placed one-third the distance from either top or bottom (unless there are more than one set of tie backs).

• Uses 3/8" ring on tieback. There is no rule that

Hold Backs

• are simple or ornamental knob or hooks where you attach the tie backs

Trimming or trim

• is defined as decorative cording, braids, or fringes applied to the edges or hems of draperies, to watch or contrast the panel fabric

Balls

• May be silk, cotton, wood and crystal

Fringes

• sewn onto the edges and hems of curtain panels.

• It is also often used to decorate pillows, lampshades and rugs

Cut Fringes

Looped Fringes

beaded fringes

eyelash fringes

Tassel Fringe

• attached to the bottom edge.

• defined as " to 8 long bell shaped trims entirely from yarns and are tied together at the neck.

braided Tassel Fringe

looped Tassel Fringe

scalloped Tassel Fringe

Molded Fringes

• consists of round or elongated wooden turnings that are wound with one or more of a variety of yarns.

Bell Fringe

WITH BELL