Show 0 stitch a sherred shirred valance to buckram PLANNING draperies is as ex citing as planning a new frock curtains sound the keynote of a whole room and this is the time of year to be thinking about them the chintz draperies with shirred sherred valance shown here are dignified and yet charmingly informal they are easy to make they have the smart tailored effect that is usually obtained only by using a valance board yet they are hung on ordinary double curtain rods of the type shown here at A the side drapes are made of full widths of the chintz and are hung on the inside rod with plain casings at the top cut the valance material the desired depth and twice as long as the space it is to fill after it is shirred sherred shi hem the ends and bottom now make a row of gathers along the raw edge at the top another row 2 inches below the first and a third row vi 12 inch below the second cut a piece of buckram 4 inches deep and as long as the outside curtain rod bind the ends of this strip place the shirred sherred valance edge wrong side down on the strip of buckram as at B cut a casing strip wide enough for the rod to slip under it after the edges are turned and place it over the valance edge as at C stitch the casing strip and the valance to the buckram as shown turn the valance over to the other side of the buckram and stitch through the other two rows of shirring as shown slip the outside curtain rod through the casing and the valance is ready to hang are you in a rut about your curtains do you know the different methods that decorators use to give windows individuality in her book SEWING for the home decorator mrs spears has told the whole story with sketches and text slipcovers Slip covers difficult dressing tables and making of lamp shades how to bring furniture up to date and many other technical problems are treated in this useful dollar saving book readers wishing a copy shoula should send name and address enclosing 25 cents coins preferred to mrs spears so desplaines st chicago ill |