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With the dropping temperatures of the winter season settling in for good, our minds return to the comforts surrounding our hibernation season, most importantly, how to keep our homes warm and cozy until Spring’s thaw. And while the windows and drapery dressings we choose for them certainly play their part, it will be the addition of drapery lining that will assist in our need to keep us well insulated while also keeping our heating bills down.
Determining how much fabric you need when embarking on a do-it-yourself drapery makeover project can be daunting when you start to consider the amount of fabric needed to cover all the pleats, gathers, folds and swags your dressing may require. But bringing your vision to life doesn’t have to cause a pause in your plans or errors in your fabric yardage purchase when you know the steps to taking accurate measurements beforehand.
If it’s your first time adorning your window frames, using solid or textured mid-weight and/or decorative fabrics is a good place to start as prints and sheers require extra consideration and handling to match the design and manage the slippage that often occurs with lightweight fabric.
Originating out of Istanbul, Turkey and one of the leading manufacturing mills for window dressings and trim, Trimland is making a name for itself with their versatile, eye-catching selection of trims and funky string curtains for home, work, or play.
Available in more than 500 assorted styles, colors and specifications, their curtains come in made-to-measure customized widths of between 30-500 cm and heights between 45-1100 cm allowing the imagination to dictate just how creative you may want to be with your design vision. With their easy to hang options even the novice do-it-yourself-er can turn an ordinary space into an EXTRA-ordinary experience.
Before the Industrial Revolution (18th Century), trim was called passementerie. It was made and applied by hand, thus making heavily trimmed furnishings and garments expensive and high status. Eventually machine-woven trims and sewing machines put these specialized trimmings within reach of modest dressmakers and home seamstresses. The result, by the 1930’s, applied trim lost its value and became a signifier of mass-produced clothing. Today, though most trimmings are commercially manufactured, the creative appeal that they offer have made trims, tassels and cording highly sought after for unique one-of-a-kind creations. A compliment to any fabric project where that ‘something extra’ makes all the difference, modern day passementeries offer the perfect touch.
