SIMPLE DRAPERY SCHEME.
Figure [19] is similar in style, with a pleated scallop, and is made after much the same plan. Make a scale or full-size drawing of the festoon and pipe, and measure the bottom of the festoon, as a regular or straight festoon. Lay the measurement out on your pattern paper, as per rule for straight festoon, chapter I, except that points E E are raised one-quarter the distance from A to B, instead of one-sixth, as formerly explained.
The depth for cutting is twice the depth of the finished festoon, and the top measurement and centre cut are found and determined as explained for plain scallop in Figure [18A].
Mark out the full pattern as illustrated in Figure [19A], measure the circumference of bottom of pipe, and lay out the distance horizontally from E to E parallel with the bottom line. From the centre of line E——E erect a perpendicular line as a centre guide, and on it mark the length of the pipe from F to G and G to H. (See dotted outline of pipe pattern in Figure [19A].)
The circumference of the small part of the pipe is laid out horizontally at G, and also the upper sweep at H, as explained for pipe in Figure [18B]. Then rule from the extremities of dotted line G, dropping slightly to raking edge of festoon, add pleating allowance as dotted line from D to pipe, and the pattern is complete.
This festoon and pipe can be repeated indefinitely, as in Figure [19A], and make a very pretty effect as a valance. If necessary stiffen the top edge with wiggin or fine canvas. The festoon is pleated up as hereafter explained for Figure [22]. The design can also be made with separate pipes, if so desired, by following the instructions for Figure [22] and using pipes instead of tails.
Another simple valance is that illustrated in Figure [20]. It is very easily constructed. The goods are cut to the required length to allow for top and bottom hems and as many widths as are necessary to give double fullness across the space. Starting at one end make three or four pleats about one and one-half inches wide, and fasten them temporarily together at a distance of six or nine inches or more, according to the design of the goods and width of the space, repeat pleating, and so on to the end of the goods.
If you have correctly spaced and estimated your goods so that they come out even to the desired length, fasten the pleats permanently together about two and one-half inches down from the top and through the centre of the pleat. (See X in Figure [20].) Draw down the top of each outside pleat behind and stitch them in fan shape, as shown in back view, Figure [20A], the top edge turns over to the back between each bunch of pleats and is sewn flat.
Figure [21] is another form of lambrequin in which the corners to form the festoons are obtained by piecing out. Draw out on paper the full-size sketch of complete lambrequin, as in Figure [21A], and from the pleated ends of festoons represented by the letters O, A, D and I, mark out on the sketch each festoon pattern, allowing them to overlap each other as they will, taking double the depth of the pleated parts for the depth of the festoon from dotted line to bottom (Figure [21A]).