FAUX SILK DRAPERY PANELS - DRAPERY PANELS

FAUX SILK DRAPERY PANELS – SHUTTER SHADES GLOW.

Faux Silk Drapery Panels

faux silk

Sometimes called Art Silk, faux silk is a artificial silk or “false silk” is usually made up by polyester fibers like viscose, mercerized cotton, or rayon.
Also known as Soft Veiling, this fabric has a larger weave than Fine Diamond Veiling and produces a more draped effect.

drapery

The artistic arrangement of clothing in sculpture or painting
cloth gracefully draped and arranged in loose folds
Cloth coverings hanging in loose folds
Drapery is a general word referring to cloths or textiles (Old French drap, from Late Latin drappus ). It may refer to cloth used for decorative purposes – such as around windows – or to the trade of retailing cloth, originally mostly for clothing, formerly conducted by drapers.
curtain: hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
Long curtains of heavy fabric

panels

A thin piece of metal forming part of the outer shell of a vehicle
A flat board on which instruments or controls are fixed
(panel) empanel: select from a list; “empanel prospective jurors”
A thin, typically rectangular piece of wood or glass forming or set into the surface of a door, wall, or ceiling
(panel) decorate with panels; “panel the walls with wood”
(panel) sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something

2010.06.26 FAUX SILK SHELLS SMALL

This is my first attempt at the Faux Silk technique (there’s a video from Papertrey Ink on the technique, I don’t think I can link it from here). I used Hero Arts Antique Engravings shell, randomly stamping it in Dried Marigold. The ribbon is American Crafts, and the card stock is SU kraft.

88 Events at Pollok House – Champage Faux Silk Chair Cover with Apple Faux Silk Seat Tie

Champagne faux silk chair covers and apple faux silks set tie give a very grand feel to a wedding