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2. Hardanger embroidery - Wikipedia

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   In the period between 1650-1850 Hardangersom (meaning: work from Hardanger area) flourished in Norway.Flax was grown, carded, spun and woven into white fabric and thread which was used to make and decorate traditional Norwegian costume items called bunads (national costumes) as well as other items of clothing and household linens such as mats, curtains and bedspreads.

3. Window valance - Wikipedia

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   Window valances are also called window top treatments.The earliest recorded history of interior design is rooted in the renaissance Era, a time of great change and rebirth in the world of art and architecture, and much of this time saw understated, simple treatments, eventually moving towards more elaborate fabrics of multiple layers of treatments, including, towards the end of this period ...

4. Pelmet - Wikipedia

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   A pelmet (also called a "cornice board") is a framework placed above a window, used to conceal curtain fixtures. These can be used decoratively (to hide the curtain rod) and help insulate the window by preventing convection currents. [1] It is similar in appearance to a valance, which performs the same function but is made of fabric. A pelmet ...

5. Pleat - Wikipedia

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   The pleated blinds are curtains made of a dense fabric that folds up in an accordion when lifted. The model was developed in Germany in the middle of the 20th century. Today pleated blinds are popular all over the world due to their functionality, variety of design and effective protection from sunlight.

6. Front curtain - Wikipedia

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   A brail curtain or drape [nb 1] in its lowered position appears as a pleated panel much like a traveler curtain; it is rigged, however, as an Austrian curtain: The multiple lines leading through rings sewn to along the seams on the back side of the curtain cause the fabric to gather along the bottom in swags as the curtain is raised. It has a ...

7. Curtain - Wikipedia

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   Flat panel curtains are simple and versatile: to make them, pieces of fabric are hemmed on all four edges and the final rectangular or square piece is hung from curtains poles with clip-on rings or something similar. [13] If pleated, the look is strongly influenced by the fullness of the pleats.