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Von Tobel, Jackie, author.

The design directory of window treatments / written and illustrated by Jackie Von Tobel.

First edition.

Salt Lake City : Gibbs Smith, Publisher, 2007.

583 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

The Design Directory of Window Treatments features professional illustrations detailing every type of window treatment imaginable, and is an invaluable guide for trade professionals and consumers. Jackie Von Tobel preformed an exhaustive search of current window treatment design and manufacturing trends to identify and name more than 350 individual components that can be mixed and matched to create an infinite number of window treatments. Each of these elements and designs are expertly illustrated in more 1300 color renderings that can be used repeatedly. Black-and-white line drawings of these illustrations are also included on a companion CD-Rom, along with a complete worksheet system for designer use.

Draperies -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Draperies -- Pictorial works.

Window shades -- Pictorial works.

Cornices -- Pictorial works.

Valances (Windows) -- Pictorial works.

Draperies in interior decoration -- Themes, motives -- Dictionaries.

House furnishings industry and trade -- Directories.

Dictionaries.

Handbooks and manuals.

Directories.

Illustrated works.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 573-583).

Introduction -- Design fundamentals. Window treatment design fundamentals (The features and functions of window treatments -- The principles of window treatment design -- The elements of window treatment design -- Rules of thumb -- Specification for soft treatment -- Standard drapery measurements -- Drapery yardage calculator -- Fabric -- Weave -- Coloring -- Pattern -- Pattern repeats and pattern matching -- Fabric widths -- Lining -- Interlining -- Key terms for fabric -- How to measure a window -- Measuring for an inside-mount treatment -- Measuring for an outside-mount treatment -- Key window terms) -- Drapery and curtains (Anatomy of a window treatment -- Specialty stationary side panels -- Standard hardware configurations for multiple treatments -- Key terms for drapery) -- Headings -- Tuxedo panels -- Arched treatments -- Top treatments -- Cornices -- Lambrequins -- Swags -- French doors and awnings -- Fabric shades -- Embellishments (Embellishments -- Panel toppers -- Welting -- Tying back side panels -- Banding, borders, and trims -- Passementerie) -- The workroom.

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2007009579

9781423602163

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