Window Treatment Glossary
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Tafeta
Silk fabric that uses two different colors of thread making it appear a different color depending on how it is held in the light or how folded. Tightly woven luxurious fabric. Can also be crushed with permanent wrinkles, casts both colors used in the thread weaving.

Tapestry
Hand woven wools or silk that denotes a scene usually or floralsor paisley patterns. Usually bold in nature and very heavy.Used mainly for upholstery pieces or scarves over fine drapery.

Toile
Usually cotton in nature, fabric is usually one color on whiteor beige background depicting a scene that is randomly repeatedall over the fabric. Very common in drapery and bedding, isan ageless choice, always fresh looking.

Toppers
See "Window Toppers" below

Top Treatment
This is used in conjunction with Valances and Cornices - sometimes referred to as "toppers" - these treatments can be stand alone window dressing or accompany drapes by framing the window top to add a more finished look to drapery ensemble. They also hide unsightly hardware and installation brackets.

Types of Drapery Styles
There are literally thousands of types of drapery styles to choose from, or create a new one of your own. In essence, Just know, that in essence, long window coverings that are usually lined and hung from rods and have some sort of uniform top like pleats, grommets, etc., that open and close for privacy are the true meaning of drapery. These may vary into many many styles from this base. (Look for other types of drapery styles and fabrics in this Window Treatment GlossaryT-Z).

Unique Drapery Ideas
Any window covering you can think of that is unique and that will work as a drapery window treatment, and that it's style is "out of the box" thinking can be called "unique". Unique means different things to different people. What is unique to one, might not be to another.

Unique Window Treatment Idea
An idea you have that is different and unique that will work as drapery window treatment, and that it's style is not ordinary can be called "unique". Unique is a personal judgment. What is unique to one, might not be to another. But for purposes of simplifying the term, it is "out of the ordinary" in style.

Uniquely Yours
Long Window Coverings that are usually lined and hung from rods and have uniform tops like pinch pleat, etc. that open and close for privacy.

Valance
A window top treatment can function alone or accent and finish drapery treatments or shades under them. They hide the unsightly hardware and internal workings of shades and drapery. And with all the beautiful Valances and Cornices that have many styles and depths, one must only imagine how many patterns and styles there are for them.

Velvet
A luxuriously thick fabric for drapery with a deep pile that is cut during weaving two face fabrics together then separating themby cutting in two, or cutting the loop of one fabric to make a thick deep pile. Silk and mohair are the more popular but can be done with linen and synthetic fabrics, too. Like Chenille, it can look a different color depending on the direction; can look iridescent even though iridescent threads were not used.(look for other fabric definitions in this Window Treatment GlossaryT-Z).

Window Covering Designs
Window Covering designs is a compilation of many stages of design. One must have a thought in order to design a window covering. First the thought, then transfer it to paper, then make sure all the elements of the drawing can actually be fabricated. What is on paper cannot necessarily be produced. But the actual idea put on paper is the actual window covering design.

Window Toppers
This term is used very loosely today, but it really does have a specific definition. These are drapery valances and rod pocket valances that are mounted to a board and are mounted above the window by L-Brackets. These are non-operable valances due to their stationary nature. Topper Styles are commonly balloons with a pouf at the bottom, box pleated with returns wrapping on the ends, and a mock roman or hobble with multiple horizontal folds resembling a roman shade except it is non-operable and sometimes accompany ties on the ends or borders.

Window Top Treatment
This is used in conjunction with valances and cornices - sometimes referred to as "toppers" - these treatments can be stand alone window dressing or accompany drapes by framing the window top to add a more finished look to drapery ensemble. They also hide unsightly hardware and installation brackets.

Wool
Excellent fabric for drapery and upholstery. Usually made intoother fabric finishes like chennile or damask. Often used fortartans of very colorful patterns claimed by countrymen anindividual pattern to belong to that clan. A very strong andsoft fabric when worsted or combed. A few different kinds include cashmere, alpaca, mohair, and angora.

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