I'm back- nobody even knew I was gone!- after a minor medical procedure, my world started spinning after a bad reaction to the painkiller I was prescribed, and it took five days to start to feel like myself again. Yesterday I didn't try to sew much- I didn't quite trust myself to cut fabric!- so I went for a ride and delivered projects that were completed before I took off.
Ready to be packed up- here are two extremes of relaxed Romans: a very wide shade- 96", actually to be used as an adjustable valance- with three swoops, made from a lightweight upholstery fabric and lined; on the right, a very narrow one- 22"- functional, with dog-ears. By now you're used to seeing the workroom in all its glorious messiness, right?......
For the wide valance/shade, I showed the client the following pictures of approximately 90" wide shades so she could decide which variation she preferred. As you can see, she chose the flat version with the least droop.
In the first, embroidered sheer linen is lined with batiste, and completely flat along the top.
Here, the top is flat, but the bottom flap that showcases the trim flattens out the droop. I think these shades were closer to 100" so the sections are a little wider than those in the other three examples. These were a plain sheer lined with voile.
Tiny pleats at each section add fullness to this unlined version. The little bead trim at the bottom adds weight and helps accent the droop.
This lined cotton sheer shade has deeper pleats, and tails; it could be called a triple London shade; it was designed to complement the adjacent single London.
To complete my gallery of triple relaxed Romans, here is a center-pleat version made from antique satin, lined with Apollo.
The workroom shelf messiness from 10 months ago looks oddly similar to its current state, doesn't it?
