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The Complete Curtain Book is the ultimate guide to making curtains and blinds, from measuring-up and cutting-out to the finishing touches, enabling professional results within a limited budget. Supremely practical, it also acts as an invaluable sourcebook of styles, fabrics and techniques.
The book begins with the first steps: choosing the right design for your style of room or period of house and shape of window. Innovative ideas illustrate the complete spectrum of curtain styles room-by-room -from kitchens to living rooms and bedrooms to children's rooms, suitable for any home be it a city apartment or a coimtry cottage.
A comprehensive fabric directory shows the colours and patterns, textures and... Tovább

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THE
Complete Curtain
BOOK
The Complete Curtain Book is the ultimate guide to making curtains and blinds, from measuring-up and cutting-out to the finishing touches, enabling professional results within a limited budget. Supremely practical, it also acts as an invaluable sourcebook of styles, fabrics and techniques.
The book begins with the first steps: choosing the right design for your style of room or period of house and shape of window. Innovative ideas illustrate the complete spectrum of curtain styles room-by-room -from kitchens to living rooms and bedrooms to children's rooms, suitable for any home be it a city apartment or a coimtry cottage.
A comprehensive fabric directory shows the colours and patterns, textures and weaves most appropriate for curtains and blinds, from simple cottons to floral chintzes and sumptuous brocades. Accompanying window schemes highlight the draping qualities of the various fabric types.
Detailed instructions follow for making up over 35 step-by-step projects, each combining detailed information with easy-to-follow illustrations and photographs of the finished effect: unlined, lined and interlined curtains, simple no-sew curtains, lavish swags and tails, decorative pelmets, a multitude of headings, pull-up and Roman blinds, and finishing touches from tassels to rosettes. The complete range of curtain treatments is covered, with helpful cross-referencing to styles and fabrics.
The successful fitting of curtains and blinds calls for the right tools and methods, which are lucidly explained. An appendix of sewing techniques provides essential reference.
Finally, a unique resource compendium gives details of suppliers and craftspeople as well as textile collections and country houses to visit for inspiration.
Packed with all the information required to achieve a truly professional finish, this is a unique and essential guide for every home-maker. Vissza