Making Ornamental Trimmings Instructions
Ornamental
trimmings cab be added to most soft furnishings to enhance the look
and add a personal touch. Bows, rosettes and decorative tails can liven
up plain pelmets, valances, bed drapes and swags and tails. Smaller
versions can be stitched onto tie backs to coordinate the effect.
They can be made to match, contrast or coordinate with the main fabric,
or perhaps to accentuate a particular shade in a multi-coloured design.
There is no rigid rule for the size of the ornamental trimmings, but
the larger they are the more of a dramatic effect they will make. For
an idea of how big to make the trimmings, cut out the shape in paper
and pin it in position. The paper can be easily trimmed until the required
effect is achieved.
Braid, fringing, ribbon and covered buttons can be added to the ornamental
trimmings to coordinate them with the rest of the soft furnishings in
any room.
The following free instructions are on this site with further examples
in our e-book.
- Bows can be made in all weights of fabric
from the finest silks to the heavier velvets, as long as the size
is adjusted to accommodate the weight of the fabric.
- Rosettes are a flower shape trimming
made from a length of light to medium weight fabric which is gathered
along one edge. They can be made as a single layer or as a double
rosette with 2 layers in different sizes and colours. However, double
layered rosettes are only suitable for lightweight fabric.
- These Flat
Tasseled Tails can be added to pelmets as well as swags for a
decorative finishing touch, but they do not cover the return of the
pelmet board.
Tasseled tails are attached to the top of a pelmet board with Velcro
and have a pointed edge from which the tassel falls.
- Trumpets are decorative cones of fabric
that can be added to pelmets, valances as well as in between swags
and tails to finish off and personalize the window treatment.
Trumpets can be made in most weights of fabrics and can be stiffened
with fusible buckram or Vilene to add extra body and help it keep
its shape.
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go much further than these web pages will permit. All the ebook instructions
are interactively linked to the comprehensive Sewing Guide.
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