Ruffles or Ripples - Stevenson Vestal - Drapery Workroom - Beautiful Artisanship

Ripples yes, ruffles no. Sometimes when watching the ocean you can see the water ripple when the wind blows or the fish are playing, which I find very relaxing. Then other times you can find ripples in your windows as a style of drapery like these lovely Ripplefold Draperies. Ruffles are chips ( I love ruffles with ranch dip!) or decorative gathered fabric strips on window treatments or dresses. Designer Diane Eden told her SV CSR Crystal, "All went well. Thanks to you and the entire team."

Designer: Diane Eden, Diane Eden Design, Miami FL

These draperies utilize a precise ripple fold heading, which creates a consistent, flowing S-curve pattern from the top to the bottom of the fabric.

A Ripplefold Drapery is like the interior of an accordion. The folds in the bellows of an accordion allow a musician to draw air in and out to create sounds. When the bellows are compressed, the folds in the material “scrunch” in the way the S-curve of the Ripplefold Drapery does when pulled to the sides of the window. When the accordion's bellows are stretched wide, the material flattens slightly but the folds remain, just as the drapery will maintain folds when drawn to cover the whole window.

The drapery track is installed directly into a recessed soffit or ceiling pocket, which conceals the track and creates the illusion that the fabric is cascading directly from the ceiling.

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