Home Interior Decoration with Trims or Passementerie
Trims or passementerie are high quality decorative textile bands, which are an easy way to provide detail and smarten up a simple curtain or drapery.
They range from tassels to cords, lace, velvet and ribbons.
The most important thing to remember is to keep the scale, weight and proportion in keeping with the dimensions of the curtain.
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To follow are a few types that are available, most come in natural fibers and synthetic fibers, the luxury end of trims are often made from silk or linen. Often rayon or viscose is added to cotton or wool to provide sheen to them.
GimpThis has looped or scalloped edges and is a narrow type of braid. It is often used to cover over upholstery tacks on chairs.
Loads of trim used on the curtains in this period ballroom. |
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