Modern Drapery Fabrics

MODERN DRAPERY FABRICS. GARDEN SHADE COVER.

Modern Drapery Fabrics

drapery

Cloth coverings hanging in loose folds

curtain: hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

Drapery is a general word referring to cloths or textiles (Old French drap, from Late Latin drappus). It may refer to cloth used for decorative purposes – such as around windows – or to the trade of retailing cloth, originally mostly for clothing, formerly conducted by drapers.

Long curtains of heavy fabric

cloth gracefully draped and arranged in loose folds

The artistic arrangement of clothing in sculpture or painting

fabrics

(fabric) framework: the underlying structure; “providing a factual framework for future research”; “it is part of the fabric of society”

Cloth, typically produced by weaving or knitting textile fibers

The walls, floor, and roof of a building

The body of a car or aircraft

(fabric) artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; “the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent”; “woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC”; “she measured off enough material for a dress”

A textile is a flexible material consisting of a network of natural or artificial fibres often referred to as thread or yarn. Yarn is produced by spinning raw wool fibres, linen, cotton, or other material on a spinning wheel to produce long strands.

modern

Denoting the form of a language that is currently used, as opposed to any earlier form

Of or relating to the present or recent times as opposed to the remote past

a contemporary person

Characterized by or using the most up-to-date techniques, ideas, or equipment

belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages; “modern art”; “modern furniture”; “modern history”; “totem poles are modern rather than prehistoric”

a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes

Neutral bedroom + colorful modern art: Interior design by Thad Hayes

“The precision may make it look severe to some people,” says interior designer Thad Hayes, “but the fabrics are tactile, and the house is made for comfort.” The cedar paneling in the master bedroom of this rural Massachusettes home, as elsewhere in the house, reinforces the interior’s relationship to the outdoors. The painting is Day and Night by Monique Prieto. Drapery fabric from Donghia.

Photo by Scott Frances, Architectural Digest, June 2007.

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