Britain: Cornwall, Devon & Somerset. Wendy Shorter

Britain: Cornwall, Devon & Somerset - Wendy Shorter


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      PROFESSIONAL

      SOFT FURNISHINGS

      Whether you hope to develop your passion into a rewarding career or simply want to add finishing touches to your own home, this book will show you how to produce schemes and specify effectively for them. Learn the techniques the pros use to create beautifully finished makes. The section at the front of the book takes you through all the essential techniques, which are clearly explained and illustrated with step-by-step photography.

      Featuring nine detailed projects, this book shows you how to make curtains, blinds, scatter cushions, bed valances and everything in between. Packed with practical information on every aspect of soft furnishings, you’ll have the know-how to make elaborate pieces for every room in the home.

      After gaining her professional qualifications, Wendy Shorter worked on a number of private commissions before going into teaching. She now runs her own upholstery and soft furnishings training centre in Hertfordshire, England. She is a Fellow and Director of Training for the Association of Master Upholsterers and Soft Furnishers. She is also a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Upholders charged with improving skills within the crafts.

      Also by New Holland

       Professional Upholstery

       Malcolm Hopkins

      A must-have guide for anyone interested in the art of upholstery. Features a comprehensive techniques section followed by seven projects showing the intricacies of this beautiful craft.

      ISBN 978 1 84773 057 2

      160 pages, £14.99

      New Holland Publishers (UK) Ltd

      Garfield House

      86–88 Edgware Road

      London W2 2EA

      www.newhollandpublishers.com

      PROFESSIONAL

      SOFT

      FURNISHINGS

      WENDY SHORTER

      Dedication This book is dedicated to my daughter, Louise, in the hope that one day she will also enjoy my love of working with fabulous textiles.

      First published in 2010 by New Holland Publishers (UK) Ltd

      London · Cape Town · Sydney · Auckland

      Garfield House

      86–88 Edgware Road

      London W2 2EA

      United Kingdom

      www.newhollandpublishers.com

      80 McKenzie Street

      Cape Town 8001

      South Africa

      Unit 1

      66 Gibbes Street

      Chatswood

      NSW 2067

      Australia

      218 Lake Road

      Northcote

      Auckland

      New Zealand

      Copyright © 2010 text: Wendy Shorter

      Copyright © 2010 photographs: New Holland Publishers (UK) Ltd

      Copyright © 2010 New Holland Publishers (UK) Ltd

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be

      reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form

      or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying,

      recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of

      the publishers and copyright holders.

      ISBN 978 1 84773 511 9

      Senior Editor: Corinne Masciocchi

      Photographer: Edward Allwright

      Production: Marion Storz

      Editorial Direction: Rosemary Wilkinson

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      Reproduction by PDQ Digital Media Solutions Ltd, UK

      Printed and bound by Craft Print International Ltd, Singapore

      Contents

       Introduction

       GETTING STARTED

       Equipment

       Sundry equipment

       Sundry materials

       Curtain and blind sundries

       Suspension systems

       Fabrics

       Measuring and estimating fabrics

       Sewing techniques

       Closures

       Fastenings

       Passementerie

       Decorative techniques

       BASICS

       Window treatments

       Standard roman blinds

       Cascade pleated roman blind

       Roll-up/reef blinds

       Curtains

       Machine-made lined curtains

       Hand-stitched unlined curtains

       Hand-stitched lined curtains

       Interlined curtains

      


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