| Stackback |
The wall area at the side
of the window covered by the curtain. The
curtain 'stacks back' or folds into this
area when opened. |
| Track |
A metal or plastic rail
from which the curtains are hung from
gliders |
| Valance |
A gathered band of fabric
hung from the front edge of a pelmet board
or valance rail. It hides the track and
curtain heading. A valance is the fabric
equivalent of a pelmet and serves the same
purpose. |
| Pelmet |
A fabric covered band of
buckram or plywood which is fixed onto the
front edge of a pelmet board. It conceals
the curtain track and heading. |
| Pelmet Board |
A piece of planed timber
fixed to the wall like a shelf, used to
support a curtain track or valance. |
| Piping |
Cord sandwiched inside a
strip of fabric, often in a contrasting
colour, and inserted into a seam. |
| Return |
The space between the front
of the window treatment and the wall. This
is covered to give a neat finish. |
| Heading |
The way the top of the
curtain is finished |
| Architrave |
The wooden surround to a
door or window frame. |
| Contrast
Binding |
Strips of contrasting
fabric sewn onto the edges for decorative
effect. |
| Finial |
A round or pointed shape,
screwed into a curtain pole at both ends to
contain the rings. |
| Puddling |
Extra length to allow
curtains to lie on the floor |
| Interlined
Curtains |
A layer of fabric is sewn
between the main curtain fabric and the
lining |
| Blackout Lined
Curtains |
Blackout lining is
available in white, cream or beige and looks
similar to ordinary lining but has a rubber
coating on the inside to block out light. |
| Voiles |
Sheer fabric |
| Pencil Pleats |
Curtains with the heading
gathered on tape, they can have a 1", 2" or
3" heading. |
| Double Pinch
Pleats |
Curtains made with a
handmade buckram heading made with a double
pleat and a space before the next pleat |
| Triple Pinch
Pleats |
Curtains made with a
handmade buckram heading made with a triple
pleat and a space before the next pleat |
| French Pleats |
French Pleats is another
term for Triple Pinch Pleats |
| Box Pleats |
A row of folds in alternate
directions. The extra folds can be taken
either to the front or the back for the
desired effect. The folds butt on to each
other to form a box shape with no space in
between. |
| Goblet Pleats |
Pleats made like pinch
pleats with a proportionate amount of space
between each pleat but instead of being
pleated they are shaped like small goblets |
| Curtains with
Attached Valances |
This is a drop down valance
attached to the curtain, it draws open with
the curtains if space is limited. |
| Shaped Headings |
Curtain headings which are
shaped to outline the shape of the window |
| Shaped Pelmets |
As above they are made to
follow the shape of the window |
| London Blinds |
A soft pleated blind with
inverted pleats at each side giving a little
fullness, falling into a shallow scoop with
drop down sides |
| Austrian Blinds
/ Festoon Blinds |
Gathered pull up blinds,
originally hung in Georgian houses with
elegant tall windows |
| Roman Blinds |
Elegant blinds which look
like flat
panels when down, but pleat up into even
horizontal folds |
| Roller Blinds |
A simple & inexpensive
window covering. A flat piece of fabric
rolled a metal roller. |
| Venetian Blinds
|
Slatted blinds running
horizontally made in aluminium |
| Vertical Blinds |
Slatted blinds running
vertically |
| Wooden Venetian
Blinds |
Slatted blinds running
horizontally made in wood |
| Eyelet Curtains |
Eyelet curtains are made
with metal edged holes at the top which can
then be inserted on to a metal curtain pole.
They produce crisp pleats and are the best
solution to avoid too much stack-back. |
| Tiebacks |
Tiebacks hold curtains away
from the glass to let in the light. Many
different styles can be made, ruched,
platted, plain with a piped edge, etc. |
| Tab Headed
Curtains |
A modern look. The curtains
are made with individual loops (tabs) which
hang over the curtain pole |
| Bed Valances |
A skirt or frill which is
placed underneath the mattress to conceal
the divan side of a bed |
| Bed Covers
|
A plain flat cover for a
bed with rounded edges |
| Bolster |
A cushion shaped like a
tube and covered often to fit at the top of
the bed over the pillows |
| Loose Covers /
Slip Covers |
Made to cover sofas and
chairs. These can easily be removed and
washed. |
| Swags and Tails |
The ultimate way to dress a
window, fitted onto a pelmet board or draped
on a pole. They give the illusion of
continuous fabric, although made up and
fitted separately. |
