Window - Treatment and Accesories Flashcards
Used to protect draperies, provide insulation, block sunlight, and add weight to lighter fabrics.
Drapery Liners
Enhances or changes the properties of draperies. Inserted between lining and drapery fabrics because it is not durable by itself.
Interlining
Comes in white, gray, or silver. Eliminates interlining but is twice the cost of sateen.
Milium Sateen
The most common drapery lining.
Sateen
Also known as colored sateen. Generally interlined with white flannel.
Glosheen
Lends an airy feeling to a room with drapery hanging just below the pole. Can be brass, painted, or stained wood, with decorative end finials.
Pole Treatments
Diameter of brass poles used in pole treatments.
1 1/2”
Diameter of wooden poles used in pole treatments.
1 3/8”
Soft horizontal treatments mounted across the tops of windows. Camouflages hardware and traverse rods.
Valances
A valance treatment that is arched along the lower edge.
Arched Valance
Constructed like box pleats but pleats are spaced further apart.
Kick Pleated Valance
Includes triangularly cut fabric that overlaps together.
Banner Valance
A long piece of fabric draped across the top of a window and hanging to the floor on either side.
Scarf
Also called a cornice board. Stiff paneled headings made of wood, usually covered with fabric. 4-8” depth depending on room height.
Pelmets
Extends down the sides of the window as well as the top, framing the window on three sides.
Lambrequins
Also known as festoon. Single or double draping of fabric across the top of the window.
Swag
French term meaning “bird’s crop.” Pleated or draped lengths of fabric hanging down the sides of the window with a descending zigzag line.
Jabots
Loose hanging ends of the jabots, also known as tails.
Cascades
Can be made of the same or contrasting fabric as the draperies. Used to tie back draperies.
Tie-Backs
Simple or ornamental knobs or hooks used to attach tie-backs or hold draperies in place.
Hold Backs
Decorative cording, braids, or fringes applied to draperies to match or contrast the panel fabric.
Trim
Type of trim sewn onto the edges and hems of curtain panels.
Fringes
Round decorative elements in trims, may be made of silk, cotton, wool, or crystal.
Balls
Fringe with a delicate, wispy appearance.
Eyelash Fringe
Bell-shaped trims made entirely from yarns and tied together at the neck.
Tassel Fringes
Consists of round or elongated wooden turnings wound with one or more varieties of yarns.
Molded Fringes
Types of fringe trims.
Cut Fringes, Braided Fringes, Looped Fringes, Scalloped Fringes, Bell Fringe, Bullion Fringe, Beaded Fringe
A woven ribbon used as edging or trimming.
Braid
A narrow, close-woven band or braid used for trimming draperies and upholstery. Made of lace, metallic thread, or embroidery. Heavier than gimp.
Galloon
A narrow flat braid or rounded cord used for trimming.
Gimp
Cord covered with bias binding, used as decorative edging.
Piping
Strips of material sewn between upholstery seams or drapery seams to give a finished appearance.
Welting
Adjustable rods usually hung by brackets to the wall or window frame.
Flat Curtain Rods
Designed for double curtain treatments; the outside rod is longer than the inside rod.
Double Flat Rods
Two- or three-piece adjustable rods hinged for use on corners and angled bay windows.
Corner and Bay Window Rods
A small, round decorative rod used to mount café curtains that do not have a rod pocket. Meant to be seen.
Café Rods
Rods mainly used for decorative purposes; meant to be seen, and curtains must not completely cover the rod.
Wood Poles
A small rod, either decorative or plain, that can be mounted inside a window frame on the sash.
Sash Rods
Rods that stay in place inside the window frame through spring tension.
Tension Rods
Custom-made aluminum rods for curved windows.
Custom Bent Rods
Adjustable drapery rods that allow the opening and closing of window treatments by means of a cord and pulley.
Traverse Rod
Two panels of curtains overlap in the middle and can be drawn on both sides.
Conventional Two-Way Traverse Rod
Curtain moves only in one direction, either left or right.
Conventional One-Way Traverse Rod
An attachment placed at each end of a curtain rod to stop curtain rings from falling off.
Finials
Used to mount brackets beyond the window frame.
Extension Plates
Used to extend the length of the rod return.
Extension Brackets
Lead weights sewn vertically or chain weights strung along the hemline to keep draperies in place.
Weights
Curtain hardware that grips the curtain with spring tension prongs. Easy to attach and detach but not very strong.
Clip-on Rings
Curtain rings made of metal, wood, or plastic, hand-stitched to the top of the curtain.
Plain Rings
Rings with an additional smaller ring on the bottom, which may be sewn directly onto the curtain.
Eyelet Rings
Hooks pinned directly onto drapery.
Pin-on Hooks
Fasteners used for securing curtain rods and other window hardware.
Wood Screws, Expansion Bolts, Masonry Bolts
Hooks used to pleat drapery fabric.
Pleater Hooks
Hooks that slip into place for easy attachment to drapery.
Slip-in Hooks
