Fabric Magic. [Fabrics: Choosing Fabrics; Transforming Fabrics; Windows: Choosing a Style; Shades; Curtains; Beds and Bedding;: Choosing a Style; Covers & Linen; Coverings: Choosing a Style; Fabric Surfaces; Fabric Furnishings; Beds & Bedding; etc]

1st pbk. ed. ; 216 pp. : color illustrations ; 28 cm. ; ISBN: 0679725989 (pbk.) ; 9780679725985 (pbk.) ; LCCN: 87-43004 ; LC: TT387; Dewey: 747/.5 ; OCLC: 20377688 ; full-color, stiff paper wrappers ; slight foxing ; "A complete sourcebook of both design inspiration and professional techniques for soft furnishings. Techniques include transforming fabrics by layering, joining, pleating, stitching, adding edgings, and inserting borders; coloring fabrics by painting, patting, daubing, spattering, stenciling, tie-dye and wax resist; Making roller, Roman, Austrian, and festoon shades; Making lined and interlined curtains with pencil pleat, French pleat, box pleat, gathered, bunch, goblet, and scalloped headings; Draping and dressing sheers and curtains with swags and tails, tie-bands, cornices, and valances; Making bed linen for a wide range of bed styles--comforters, pillowcases, dust ruffles, and bedspreads; Covering screens; Making box, throw and "hamburger" pillows; Making table cloths; Basic sewing technioques from mitering corners to inserting zippers; Complete glossary and suppliers."--back cover ; photographs feature the homes of John Alexander, Patricia Boulter, Barbara Douglas, Paul Dyson, Anne and John Fraser, Toby Kalitowski, Shirley Mitchard, Gill SHepherd, Andrew Speak. Debbie and Mike Staniford, Althea Wilson, and Christabel Brown ; FINE. …