My service switched to a new platform, and I have to go back and add all the photographs. Sorry. You can still see most of everything at http://deansdraperies.blogspot.com
Where did you begin? Where are you now? Where do you want to go?
I wonder what percentage of soft home furnishings fabricators began in the clothing industry, and what percentage of fabricators of clothing began in the soft home furnishings industry? If you are in either industry, what are your thoughts about switching to the other?
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Note To Self:
Never again hand sew a bolster pillow closed. Always use a zipper!
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Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
The Jacksonville, FL chapter of Window Coverings Association of America (WCAA) has received a load of fabric, and for the next 3 days, we’ll be working on draperies, bedding, and pillows for Ty Pennington’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. The new home is located in Middleburg, Florida. The show will air on Mother’s Day, 2011.
Homeowner, Carrie Prewitt, a coach for 25 years at a local high school, adopted 3 sisters after both of their parents died.
http://abc.go.com/shows/extreme-makeover-home-edition http://www.news4jax.com/news/26624206/detail.html
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Don’t Delay Your Order!
The 2010 holidays are quickly approaching. My workroom already has quite a bit of work, so if you need any draperies or soft furnishings before the holidays, please order now.
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Q: Who makes great draperies?
A: Someone who pays attention to details, understands proportion, and someone who has a superb sense of design and function.
I have a passion for making draperies.
I was thinking this morning about what I would be doing if I never started making draperies. Hmm… Probably would be working for a large corporation doing the daily grind. Window Treatments are my passion. I love to create beautiful things with fabric. Check out some of my photographs at http://www.picturetrail.com/deanfountain/.
http://www.deanfountain.com/
What is Italian Stringing?
These angled draperies with a straight hem line are a somewhat difficult treatment to fabricate, even for some of the most experienced drapery workrooms. Italian Stringing is a method of “stringing” or “opening” your draperies. Draperies with Italian Stringing are typically “fixed” at the top, so the only parts that move are the bottoms of the drapery panels, and there is a cord or multiple cords attached to the back of the panels that are pulled to open the draperies. The panels in this photograph are stationary, so the Italian Stringing is not functional. Also notice that the hem line is straight across the floor. If this were not taken into consideration when fabricating the panels, the leading edge would be raised off of the floor.
1/2 Arch Cuffed Valance
Here is a valance that I created. It is a Cuffed Valance, and I skillfully altered my pattern to frame a 1/2 arch window. This treatment is made from two decorator fabrics, one for the face of the treatment, and one for the contrast lining. The transom window on the left of the photograph has the straight Cuffed Valance, and the window on the right of the photograph has the 1/2 Arch Cuffed Valance. There were two 1/2 arch windows in this room (on each side of a fireplace), and there is a mirror image of the treatment on the right on the other side of the fireplace.