46:
546:
592:
525:
489:
273:, etc. Sheer curtains allow a majority of light to be transmitted through the fabric, with the fabric weave providing a basic level of UV protection while retaining maximum visibility outward through the curtain. Sheer curtains are sometimes referred to as "privacy curtains" in reference to their screening abilities; during the day most sheer fabrics will allow people inside the home to see the outside view while preventing people outside the home from seeing directly into the home. Due to the loose weave in sheer fabrics, these types of curtains offer very little in the way of heat insulation.
534:
634:
242:
513:
604:
477:
501:
619:
561:
136:
580:
38:
1137:
362:
312:" because of the fabric's ability to absorb approximately 50-70% of a direct light source. To improve the light absorption of a fabric it is possible to re-coat a fabric up to a maximum of "3-pass-coated", which is considered sufficient to block out 100% of a direct light source, hence such fabrics are referred to as "blackout-coated".
195:, ornately decorated Italian Renaissance fabrics, including brocades, velvets, and damask, began to be imported. These ornate fabrics, as well as fabrics decorated with crewel embroidery, were used in curtains during the English Elizabethan and Jacobean periods. Solid wood shutters were used during cold seasons.
453:
are formed by pulling cords attached to "rufflette tape" to gather the fabric into pleats that look like a row of pencils. These curtains are then hung under a pole or attached to a curtain track with plastic hooks fitted in every 4th "pocket" along the rufflette heading. Typically a 1.5 m width
319:
curtain, which typically consists of an uncoated fabric at the front to provide the look and feel of the curtain, with a separate coated fabric attached at the rear to provide the insulative qualities. The coated fabric is typically referred to as a lining, which simply refers to a coated fabric that
288:
when viewed in ambient light. Uncoated fabrics provide a reasonable level of heat insulation due to their tight weaves, but are too thin to completely absorb strong light. As a result, when curtains made from uncoated fabrics are closed in an attempt to block out direct sunlight, light will still be
122:
Curtains are a form of window decor and complete the overall appearance of the interior of the house. Curtains help control the ambiance and flow of natural light into the room. The effect of drapery or curtains is best seen in daylight, and with proper indoor light positioning, can look attractive
253:
and heat insulating qualities. For maximum temperature control, the curtain gap to the window should be small, with minimum convection drafts below or above the curtain. Various architectural structures around the curtain can minimize these air drafts, but usually they are just used for decoration
460:
are usually formed by machine stitching together either 2 or 3 pleats, then leaving a gap of typically 10cm before repeating the pleating process. These curtains are then hung under a curtain pole using either metal pinch pleat hooks or vertical sliding plastic hooks sewn into the reverse of the
146: with: This section is insufficiently lacking in detail, assurance of long-term quality or encyclopedic value, and it requires both significant expansion with regards to the widespread historical adoption of practices to do with the subject as well as additional citations.. You can help by
389:
curtains are simple and versatile: to make them, pieces of fabric are hemmed on all four edges and the final rectangular or square piece is hung from curtains poles with clip-on rings or something similar. If pleated, the look is strongly influenced by the fullness of the
299:
backing applied to the rear of the fabric to provide improved light absorption. To create a coated fabric, a liquefied rubber polymer is applied in a single coat to an uncoated fabric and subsequently fused dry by means of a heated roller, in much the same way that a
115:, ultraviolet light deterioration, oil and dust retention, noise absorption, fire resistance, and life span. Curtains may be operated by hand, with cords, by press-button pads or remote-controlled computers. They are held out of the way of the window by means of
862:
446:
are attached to a pole (usually metal). A number of circular holes are cut into near the top of the curtain and edged with a metal ring (eyelet). The pole is then threaded through these holes, with approx. 4cm of fabric showing above the
225:) would then pull it back to reveal the caliph seated on his throne. The sahib al-sitr was also combined with the duties of chamberlain, master of ceremonies, and bearer of the caliph's sword, and was often chosen from among
190:
towards the end of the 16th century. In
Medieval England, the earliest form of window treatments were leather panels threaded onto iron rods. These were eventually replaced with woven wool panels. During the reign of
96:, or to stop light from escaping outside the building (stopping people outside from being able to see inside, often for privacy reasons). In this application, they are also known as "draperies". Curtains hung over a
178:, portieres, a curtain hung over a doorway, appear to have been used as room dividers in classic antiquity. Mosaics from the 2nd to 6th century show curtains suspended from rods spanning arches.
402:
curtains are made with narrow straps, that loop or tie at the top edge and hung from the curtain pole. This curtain style is often designed as two stationary panels at the sides of a window.
793:
408:
are hung by threading the curtain pole through a hole in the top of the fabric. This could be either a cut-out hole with the edges finished by a row of stitching or it could use a
308:
to a sheet of paper before fusing it dry. A fabric that has been through the coating process once is considered a "1-pass-coated" fabric, anecdotally referred to as "dim-out" or "
284:. Uncoated fabrics constitute the vast majority of fabrics used in curtains, and are composed of a tightly woven fabric, most typically a cotton/polyester blend, which is mostly
351:
which are attached either to the runner or to the first hook. A curtain hook stopper is a device used to stop the curtain from falling off the end of the curtain rail.
545:
454:
of fabric will be gathered to 750 mm width. Rufflette Tape was originally developed from tape which held ammunition (bullets) for semi automatic machine guns.
354:
Although some curtains may employ pulley systems, they should not be confused with roller blinds or roller shades. They may be generally referred to as
119:. Measuring curtain sizes needed for each window varies greatly according to the type of curtain needed, window size, and type and weight of curtain.
434:
use very tightly woven fabric, usually in multiple layers. They not only block out the light, but can also serve as an acoustic or thermal dampener.
331:, etc., placed around a curtain to hold it open to one side; typically passed through a ring on a hook attached to the wall, and fastened with a
396:
are also known as double panel curtains. They refer to two curtain panels hanging on either side of the window. This is the most common style.
591:
801:
1155:
347:) or may be closed and opened with sticks called draw-pulls (rods made of plastic, wood, or metal that can be twisted and/or pulled) or
281:
45:
1032:
1005:
978:
951:
618:
358:, which are cover or modification of the window, often with the aim to enhance the aesthetics of the window and the room.
104:. Curtains come in a variety of shapes, materials, sizes, colors, and patterns. They often have their own sections within
1116:
1089:
1062:
875:
833:
776:
673:
551:
560:
488:
374:
Curtains can be used to give a room a focal point. There are at least twenty different styles of curtains and
500:
424:
curtains have a channel sewn into the top of the fabric. A curtain rod is passed through the channel to hang.
633:
533:
603:
512:
1141:
968:
476:
31:
17:
861:
Halm, H. (1997). "SITR". In
Bosworth, C.E.; van Donzel, E.; Heinrichs, W.P.; Lecomte, G. (eds.).
899:
579:
524:
823:
147:
741:
257:
A sheer or net curtain is one that is made from translucent fabric, such as a loosely woven
1173:
1106:
249:
Curtains are manufactured from a variety of thick fabrics, each with a differing degree of
8:
1149:
924:
765:
1178:
1112:
1085:
1058:
1028:
1001:
974:
947:
871:
829:
772:
336:
309:
204:
1054:
The
Complete Photo Guide to Curtains and Draperies: Do-It-Yourself Window Treatments
1022:
241:
1183:
898:
Chrysostomou, Beth
Mahoney last updated Contributions from Christina (2022-07-12).
663:
379:
355:
250:
116:
105:
1079:
1052:
995:
941:
277:
211:("veil") was used to conceal the caliph at the beginning of an audience session (
74:
688:
683:
316:
315:
Maximum light absorption and heat insulation in a curtain is created through a
187:
66:
1167:
678:
301:
292:
716:
668:
655:
112:
659:
348:
324:
262:
192:
175:
1027:. Internet Archive. Upper Saddle River, NJ : Merrill. p. 337.
285:
135:
101:
37:
1084:(Revised + Expanded ed.). Creative Publishing Int'l. p. 352.
78:
610:
258:
1081:
Singer
Complete Photo Guide to Sewing: 1200 Full-Color How-To Photos
650:
230:
167:
693:
767:
Window
Dressings: Beautiful Draperies & Curtains for the Home
624:
409:
375:
171:
108:, while some shops are completely dedicated to selling curtains.
929:. Universal Digital Library. Medill Mcbride Company. p. 47.
1136:
344:
340:
296:
226:
213:
85:
1148:
49:
Theatre curtains on a small stage (Canberra Albert Hall, 2016)
570:
566:
305:
266:
93:
89:
70:
62:
58:
289:
visible through the curtain because its textiles are shiny.
332:
328:
270:
97:
900:"How to cool down a room: 10 easy ways to lower the temp"
361:
711:
709:
236:
794:"The History of Curtains and Drapery Through the Ages"
84:
Curtains are often hung on the inside of a building's
706:
440:
are used to protect actual curtains from getting wet.
295:
consist of a standard uncoated fabric with an opaque
736:
734:
1108:
Windows with Style: Do-ItYourself Window
Treatments
1104:
1077:
764:
970:Textiles for Residential and Commercial Interiors
731:
1165:
1021:Tortora, Phyllis G.; Collier, Billie J. (1997).
762:
418:are used to cover the lower sash of the windows.
88:to block the passage of light. For instance, at
320:does not have any particular color or pattern.
77:in a theatre that separates the stage from the
61:or other material intended to block or obscure
27:Cloth or other material used to block out light
1020:
864:The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Vol. IX (SAN-SZE)
186:In England, curtains began to replace wooden
922:
897:
323:Curtains may be held back with tie-backs (a
1046:
1044:
993:
856:
854:
852:
828:. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 116–117.
276:Uncoated fabrics provide the next level of
166:From evidence found in excavation sites at
1111:. Creative Publishing Int'l. p. 224.
1057:. Creative Publishing Int'l. p. 128.
73:. A curtain is also the movable screen or
81:or that serves as a backdrop/background.
1050:
1041:
849:
365:Curtains in a window opening to the sea.
360:
240:
44:
36:
973:. Harper & Row. pp. 199, 214.
939:
821:
14:
1166:
966:
245:Translucent curtains hung on a window.
627:with curtain at the Bernheimer House
237:Light and heat control and insulation
994:Bendel, Peggy; Moore, Helen (1986).
860:
791:
198:
130:
597:Bedroom of Queen Charlotte Mathilde
65:, air drafts, or (in the case of a
24:
987:
946:. Pearson Education. p. 230.
926:How To Make Curtains And Draperies
25:
1195:
1129:
933:
674:Theatre drapes and stage curtains
1135:
1000:. Harper & Row. p. 18.
632:
617:
602:
590:
578:
559:
544:
532:
523:
511:
499:
487:
475:
134:
1098:
1071:
1014:
960:
719:. The Free Dictionary By Farlex
554:used as a backdrop at a cinema.
254:and make rooms feel more cozy.
916:
891:
870:. Leiden: Brill. p. 685.
815:
785:
756:
13:
1:
699:
41:Typical curtains for a window
1105:Creative Publishing (1998).
1078:Creative Publishing (2009).
7:
792:Bane, Deklyn (2017-07-17).
644:
506:Safety curtain in a theater
111:Curtains vary according to
10:
1200:
822:Nielson, Karla J. (1989).
465:
261:voile, silk or nylon made
217:). A servant known as the
181:
126:
29:
997:Vogue Sewing for the Home
798:SBF Curtains & Blinds
763:Brian D. Coleman (2006).
744:. Encyclopædia Britannica
569:(Japanese curtain) at an
369:
1051:Neubauer, Linda (2006).
32:Curtain (disambiguation)
1156:Encyclopædia Britannica
207:, a curtain known as a
1159:(11th ed.). 1911.
1024:Understanding textiles
366:
246:
50:
42:
923:Barbara Baer (1950).
451:Pencil Pleat Curtains
378:which can be used in
364:
343:; often adorned with
244:
48:
40:
1144:at Wikimedia Commons
967:Yeager, Jan (1988).
458:Pinch Pleat Curtains
30:For other uses, see
539:Waterfall curtain
412:to prevent fraying.
394:Panel Pair Curtains
585:Bottle top curtain
367:
247:
51:
43:
1140:Media related to
1034:978-0-13-439225-7
1007:978-0-06-181129-6
980:978-0-06-047318-1
953:978-81-317-2570-2
825:Window Treatments
639:Seashell curtain
432:blackout curtains
356:window treatments
223:muṭawallī al-sitr
205:Fatimid Caliphate
199:Fatimid Caliphate
164:
163:
117:curtain tie-backs
106:department stores
16:(Redirected from
1191:
1160:
1152:
1139:
1123:
1122:
1102:
1096:
1095:
1075:
1069:
1068:
1048:
1039:
1038:
1018:
1012:
1011:
991:
985:
984:
964:
958:
957:
940:Kadolph (2009).
937:
931:
930:
920:
914:
913:
911:
910:
895:
889:
888:
886:
884:
869:
858:
847:
846:
844:
842:
819:
813:
812:
810:
809:
800:. Archived from
789:
783:
782:
770:
760:
754:
753:
751:
749:
738:
729:
728:
726:
724:
713:
664:curtain tie-back
636:
621:
606:
594:
582:
563:
548:
536:
527:
515:
503:
491:
482:Chateaud Amboise
479:
406:Grommet curtains
380:window treatment
251:light absorption
159:
156:
138:
131:
21:
1199:
1198:
1194:
1193:
1192:
1190:
1189:
1188:
1164:
1163:
1150:"Curtain"
1147:
1132:
1127:
1126:
1119:
1103:
1099:
1092:
1076:
1072:
1065:
1049:
1042:
1035:
1019:
1015:
1008:
992:
988:
981:
965:
961:
954:
938:
934:
921:
917:
908:
906:
896:
892:
882:
880:
878:
867:
859:
850:
840:
838:
836:
820:
816:
807:
805:
790:
786:
779:
771:. Gibbs Smith.
761:
757:
747:
745:
740:
739:
732:
722:
720:
715:
714:
707:
702:
647:
640:
637:
628:
622:
613:
607:
598:
595:
586:
583:
574:
564:
555:
549:
540:
537:
528:
519:
518:Hotel Transvaal
516:
507:
504:
495:
494:Austrian blinds
492:
483:
480:
468:
444:Eyelet Curtains
372:
278:heat insulation
239:
201:
184:
160:
154:
151:
144:needs expansion
129:
123:even at night.
35:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1197:
1187:
1186:
1181:
1176:
1162:
1161:
1145:
1131:
1130:External links
1128:
1125:
1124:
1117:
1097:
1090:
1070:
1063:
1040:
1033:
1013:
1006:
986:
979:
959:
952:
932:
915:
890:
876:
848:
834:
814:
784:
777:
755:
730:
704:
703:
701:
698:
697:
696:
691:
689:Pipe and drape
686:
684:Safety curtain
681:
676:
671:
666:
653:
646:
643:
642:
641:
638:
631:
629:
623:
616:
614:
608:
601:
599:
596:
589:
587:
584:
577:
575:
565:
558:
556:
550:
543:
541:
538:
531:
529:
522:
520:
517:
510:
508:
505:
498:
496:
493:
486:
484:
481:
474:
472:
467:
464:
463:
462:
455:
448:
441:
438:Curtain liners
435:
425:
419:
413:
403:
397:
391:
371:
368:
293:Coated fabrics
238:
235:
200:
197:
183:
180:
162:
161:
141:
139:
128:
125:
67:shower curtain
57:is a piece of
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1196:
1185:
1182:
1180:
1177:
1175:
1172:
1171:
1169:
1158:
1157:
1151:
1146:
1143:
1138:
1134:
1133:
1120:
1118:9780865733480
1114:
1110:
1109:
1101:
1093:
1091:9781616733773
1087:
1083:
1082:
1074:
1066:
1064:9781616732998
1060:
1056:
1055:
1047:
1045:
1036:
1030:
1026:
1025:
1017:
1009:
1003:
999:
998:
990:
982:
976:
972:
971:
963:
955:
949:
945:
944:
936:
928:
927:
919:
905:
901:
894:
879:
877:90-04-10422-4
873:
866:
865:
857:
855:
853:
837:
835:9780471289463
831:
827:
826:
818:
804:on 2019-09-02
803:
799:
795:
788:
780:
778:1-58685-816-5
774:
769:
768:
759:
743:
737:
735:
718:
712:
710:
705:
695:
692:
690:
687:
685:
682:
680:
679:Front curtain
677:
675:
672:
670:
667:
665:
661:
657:
654:
652:
649:
648:
635:
630:
626:
620:
615:
612:
605:
600:
593:
588:
581:
576:
572:
568:
562:
557:
553:
547:
542:
535:
530:
526:
521:
514:
509:
502:
497:
490:
485:
478:
473:
470:
469:
459:
456:
452:
449:
445:
442:
439:
436:
433:
429:
426:
423:
420:
417:
416:Sash curtains
414:
411:
407:
404:
401:
398:
395:
392:
388:
385:
384:
383:
381:
377:
363:
359:
357:
352:
350:
346:
342:
338:
334:
330:
326:
321:
318:
313:
311:
307:
303:
302:laser printer
298:
294:
290:
287:
283:
279:
274:
272:
269:, and cotton
268:
264:
260:
255:
252:
243:
234:
233:backgrounds.
232:
228:
224:
220:
219:ṣāḥib al-sitr
216:
215:
210:
206:
196:
194:
189:
179:
177:
173:
169:
158:
149:
145:
142:This section
140:
137:
133:
132:
124:
120:
118:
114:
109:
107:
103:
100:are known as
99:
95:
91:
87:
82:
80:
76:
72:
68:
64:
60:
56:
47:
39:
33:
19:
1154:
1107:
1100:
1080:
1073:
1053:
1023:
1016:
996:
989:
969:
962:
942:
935:
925:
918:
907:. Retrieved
903:
893:
881:. Retrieved
863:
839:. Retrieved
824:
817:
806:. Retrieved
802:the original
797:
787:
766:
758:
746:. Retrieved
721:. Retrieved
669:Khus curtain
656:Curtain ring
552:Main curtain
457:
450:
443:
437:
431:
427:
421:
415:
405:
399:
393:
386:
373:
353:
349:curtain rods
322:
314:
291:
275:
256:
248:
222:
218:
212:
208:
202:
185:
165:
155:January 2024
152:
148:adding to it
143:
121:
113:cleanability
110:
83:
54:
52:
1174:Furnishings
841:2 September
660:curtain rod
651:Attic hatch
263:marquisette
193:Elizabeth I
176:Herculaneum
1168:Categories
909:2023-08-06
904:Real Homes
808:2019-09-02
700:References
422:Rod pocket
387:Flat panel
327:of cloth,
282:absorption
280:and light
79:auditorium
742:"Curtain"
717:"Curtain"
611:baldachin
609:Bed with
376:draperies
259:polyester
102:portières
1179:Textiles
1142:Curtains
943:Textiles
645:See also
471:Curtains
310:blackout
304:applies
231:saqaliba
188:shutters
168:Olynthus
94:sleeping
18:Curtains
1184:Windows
625:Bathtub
466:Gallery
461:pleats.
428:Thermal
410:grommet
400:Tab top
390:pleats.
345:tassels
227:mamluks
203:In the
182:England
172:Pompeii
127:History
98:doorway
92:to aid
86:windows
55:curtain
1115:
1088:
1061:
1031:
1004:
977:
950:
883:18 May
874:
832:
775:
723:23 May
370:Styles
341:velcro
337:button
297:rubber
286:opaque
214:majlis
868:(PDF)
748:5 May
694:Kichō
571:onsen
567:Noren
447:pole.
339:, or
317:lined
306:toner
267:ninon
229:from
90:night
75:drape
71:water
63:light
59:cloth
1113:ISBN
1086:ISBN
1059:ISBN
1029:ISBN
1002:ISBN
975:ISBN
948:ISBN
885:2022
872:ISBN
843:2019
830:ISBN
773:ISBN
750:2012
725:2012
333:knot
329:cord
325:loop
271:lace
221:(or
209:sitr
174:and
430:or
265:or
150:.
1170::
1153:.
1043:^
902:.
851:^
796:.
733:^
708:^
662:,
658:,
382:.
335:,
170:,
69:)
53:A
1121:.
1094:.
1067:.
1037:.
1010:.
983:.
956:.
912:.
887:.
845:.
811:.
781:.
752:.
727:.
573:.
157:)
153:(
34:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
.jpg)
