Overview
A fabulous display of the best curtain styles for today's homemaker, Heather Luke's book also provides an essential guide to designing and making the complete range of window dressings. It features glorious examples of her work, photographed in her client's homes. Here are master methods for basic blinds, curtains, pelmets and tiebacks and a wealth of close-up details demonstrating her flair for getting the most out of modern fabrics, whether luxurious or plain, functional or purely decorative. The book provides inspiration for every room in the house.
Synopsis
From tiebacks to attached pelmets, roman blinds to kitchen ginghams, this complete curtain guide has it all! Internationally known designer Heather Luke has produced a gorgeous, comprehensive volume: not only does it offer a fabulous display of today’s best styles, it also provides essential information on designing and making a wide range of window dressings. Glorious examples of her finest work are photographed in clients’ homes, followed by master methods for measuring the space; stitching hems, side seams, pleats, pin tucks, bindings, and borders; adding trimmings and piping; and caring for the finished curtain. Close-up details demonstrate her flair for getting the most out of modern fabrics, whether luxurious or plain, functional or purely decorative. There’s something tasteful for every room in the house.