Fringes and Piping: The Edges of Fabric

Close-up of soft furnishing details, showcasing decorative fabric edge craftsmanship. A velvet throw pillow has a thin piping sewn around its four edges in a contrasting color to the fabric—a deep green pillow surface with bright gold piping; the hem and sides of the curtains are adorned with a row of handmade long tassels, each twisted from multiple silk threads, slightly fanning out at the ends; the lower edge of the sofa features a woven gimp trim, finished with a regular braided pattern; the seat edge of the chair is studded with a row of evenly spaced brass decorative nails. All these decorations are concentrated at the boundaries and transitions, while the center of the fabric remains plain. The light is soft, clearly revealing the luster and three-dimensionality of the silk threads. Avoid: decorations covering the entire fabric surface, cheap plastic-like trims, tassels drawn too long and messy, mixing decorations of different styles.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

軟裝細部的近景,展示裝飾性的布邊工藝。絲絨抱枕的四邊縫著一圈與布面對比色的細滾邊——深綠的枕面配上亮金的邊;窗簾的下擺與側邊垂掛著一排手工的長流蘇,每一根都由多股絲線捻成,末端略微散開;沙發的下緣有一道編織的緄帶,以規律的辮狀花紋收邊;椅子的座面邊緣則釘著一排黃銅裝飾釘,間距均勻。這些裝飾全部集中在邊界與轉折處,布料的中央維持素面。光線柔和,讓絲線的光澤與立體感清楚。避免:讓裝飾佈滿整個布面、使用塑膠感的廉價飾邊、把流蘇畫成過長而雜亂、加入不同風格的裝飾混用。