Complete Photo Guide to Window-Top Treatments: Do-It-Yourself Valances, Swags, and Cornices [Paperback]

Linda Neubauer (Editor), Kathleen Stoehr (Contributor)

Book Description

Series: Complete Photo Guide | Publication Date: March 1, 2006

Window top treatments - swags, valances, and cornices - are very popular DIY home-decor projects. Quick and easy to sew, they soften and finish off a window and often are combined with blinds, curtains, or drapes. The Complete Photo Guide to Window Top Treatments is the only book that tells how to choose the right style and construct it step by step. Color photographs show twenty top treatments in a variety of room settings, fabrics, and decorative hardware.

Each window treatment has detailed, step-by-step instructions for measuring the window, calculating yardage, cutting, sewing, and installing.

Following in the tradition of CPi's Windows with Style and Creative Window Treatments, The Complete Photo Guide to Window Top Treatments launches a new how-to series of window decor books.

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About the Author

Linda Neubauer is the senior editor for the lifestyles books of Creative Publishing international. She has written and edited dozens of books on sewing, quilting, and crafting. She lives in the Twin Cities.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Creative Publishing international (March 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1589232526
• ISBN-13: 978-1589232525
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #763,665 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A How To Book, July 15, 2007

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This review is from: Complete Photo Guide to Window-Top Treatments: Do-It-Yourself Valances, Swags, and Cornices (Paperback)

I combined several books for both ideas and how to guides. Window Top Treatments is an excellent resource for a nice variety of ideas, many of which are classic window treatments, but the how to instructions are definitely worth the purchase.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Clear, concise and helpful, November 13, 2007

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This review is from: Complete Photo Guide to Window-Top Treatments: Do-It-Yourself Valances, Swags, and Cornices (Paperback)

The designs are great. There are good, clear pictures throughout the book, How-to directions are easy to understand. The only flaw is there are no pictures of the final product at the end of the how-to tutorials. After following the directions and pictures for the how-to sections, there are no pictures of the final product. It would be more helpful to see a picture of the final product to get a better idea of what the window treatment should look like when completed.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty helpful for a beginner sewer, January 19, 2008

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arlie (New Jersey) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Complete Photo Guide to Window-Top Treatments: Do-It-Yourself Valances, Swags, and Cornices (Paperback)

As a beginner sewer, I found the book to be pretty comprehensive with its instructions. There are a few treatments which are beyond my abilities at this point. My only complaints about the book would be that some of the sewing terms were not explained in the glossary and there were no photos of the finished products.