An article to take you to understand the basics of curtains in soft furnishings

Curtains occupy an important position in the design of soft installations, with aesthetic and practical functions, different materials, different types of curtains also play different roles.

Curtains are an integral part of interior design. On the basis of meeting the practicality, its aesthetics is emphasized. There are many types of roman shade, cotton and linen, high precision, blinds, roller blinds and so on.

Curtains have many functions, sunshade, heat insulation, privacy protection.

1. Types of curtains

Cotton and linen curtains:Moisture-absorbing and breathable, soft to the touch. As the fabric of curtain cloth, it also has a certain role in absorbing dust in the air. It has a simple and natural aesthetic appearance, soft luster and good dyeing properties.

Blinds: aesthetic design is simple, and cloth curtains compared to the obvious visual much better, and blinds will not appear fading and discoloration, and insulation material performance, good shading performance, can effectively protect the furniture from the effects of ultraviolet rays and fading.roman blind

Roller blinds: Roller blinds are varied, affordable, generous and simple, good shading performance, easy to install, more suitable for office space and commercial space.

Roman blinds: (according to the shape can be divided into folding, fan, wave type) Roman blinds simple and smooth appearance, natural and fresh, with sunshade, heat insulation, dust, ventilation, comfort and coolness, etc., commonly used in homes, hotels and other high-grade entertainment and leisure places of decoration.

Vertical Curtain: Named because the leaves are hung vertically on the track, so it can be adjusted to achieve the purpose of sunshade. This utility model has the characteristics of sun shading, sun blocking, heat insulation, dustproof, easy to clean and colorfast.Roman blind curtain

Honeycomb curtain:Side like honeycomb, honeycomb structure, with moisture-proof, heat insulation, UV protection, anti-static characteristics.

2. Common fabrics

The fabric of the curtains of the fabric product categories a large number of common fabrics mainly include fiber for material, blended, suede, cotton and linen, high precision, satin, composed of the main fabric, lining and yarn. In the actual project there are different fabrics, different touch, different price points, quality issues will affect the understanding of different.

Blend: waterproof, sunscreen, wrinkle-resistant, commercial use.

Velvet: heat insulation, sound absorption, good shading, mostly used in modern style, European style, Scandinavian style.

High precision: smooth texture, cost-effective, more suitable for modern style.

Satin: smooth and silky, soft texture, mostly used in luxury, post-modern American new Chinese style.

Silk: delicate and silky, soft and smooth, mostly used in the production of high-grade space.

3. Common styles

Curtain head curtain: mantle head and curtain head slightly different, curtain head relative to the curtain is more simple, curtain style modeling. Commonly found on the market are pleated curtain head, finished curtain head.

Lace: generally open and close in the curtain or the bottom, lace pattern, color, pattern, jacquard

Patchwork: two or more colors of patchwork, common in the opening and closing and the upper and lower parts.

Tiebacks: various kinds, fabric tape, hanging ball tape, ear tape, craft tape, choose the right one according to different styles.

Hanging spikes: generally can be used to control the opening and closing of curtains, there are tassels, crystals, etc.

4. Common Crafts

Plain fabric: plain fabric without pattern or pattern, commonly used in modern, Scandinavian, light luxury style

Printed fabric: dyed and printed patterns on the fabric, mostly natural fabrics.

Embossed Fabric: Embossed fabric with patterns, pressed onto the fabric with an embossing machine.

Jacquard fabric: interweaving warp and weft threads in the weaving process woven with patterns.

Embroidered fabric: various flower shapes are presented on the cloth in the form of embroidery carried out by hand, jacquard has a strong sense of three-dimensionality, and the pattern can be selective.