Thursday, September 25, 2008

Drapery Details, at the Top!

Pleats, trim embellishments, banding embellishments, header styles... Many techniques can be applied to dress up the top of a drapery panel. Here are some examples. Let's look at pleat styles..... Goblet Pleat Euro PleatThis is an old Calico ad that illustrates popular pleat styles. The inverted pinch pleat is my new favorite.

I really like gathered headers like these.... Linda Massey, Custom Sewing for the Home, Massachusetts

Linda Massey, Custom Sewing for the Home, Massachusetts

Window & Wall Ideas Fall 06 Suellen Gregory

Traditional Home Oct 03

Window and Wall ideas Spring 04, Phillip Sides Who could forget this one... I love this box pleated studded panel!

Window and Wall ideas

Inverted Pleats, I love these they're so clean looking...

Window & Wall Ideas Spring 04

Window Accents Workroom - Vanessa Downs Chattanooga, TN

Ashli Mizzell, Phil PA Designer

Grommet Top Panels

Traditional Home

Valance Topped Panels

Black Eyed Susan Interiors, Yardley, PA

Linda Massey, Custom Sewing for the Home, Mass

Cute little bias banding at the top

Cute little butterfly pleat - Window & Wall Ideas

New England Home Magazine - Great Tie Tops

These actually look like mock Ties. Love these colors!

Tavern Hill Workroom, VA

I really love how Susan Shurz makes these soft and casual goblet pleats...

Great pleater tape - Suellen Gregory (Window & Wall Ideas Summer 2005)

Pate Meadows Pattern Company

Cuff Top panels

Black Eyed Susan, Yardley, PA

CC's Designs, Savannah, GA

Pate Meadows Patterns

Floppy Top Panels

Window & Wall Ideas Spring 08

A few years ago the chignon top or scrunchie top was very popular....

Nashville Parade of homes (sorry don't know the designer)

This is so sweet for a little girls' room

Romantic Home Magazine

Custom Home Furnishings Trade Show Display

This is interesting.... could be very cool on a big arched window

image from EuroAntiqueMarket.blogspot.com

This reminds me of a pretty vintage cotton nightgown

Southern Living Magazine online gallery

Decorative Expressions, NC (Debi Weeks)

Buttoned Bow Tie Header

Linda Massey, Custom Sewing for the Home, Mass

Pretty Banded Panel

Nashville Parade of Homes

What a cute idea. A Sweater was used on top with embroidered faux silk... cute cute cute

Next time let's examine the Leading Edge...............