Piping and Cording: The Edges of Fabric Craft

Close-up detail of soft furnishing edges. A thin corded piping is sewn around the four sides of a throw pillow, contrasting in color with the pillow face—cream base with dark red cord; the lower edge of an armchair slipcover has a hand-braided gimp trim, finished with a regular braided pattern; a row of short tassels hangs from the side of a curtain, slightly fanned out at the ends; the top and bottom edges of a lampshade are wrapped with a thin bias tape. All these decorations use low-saturation wool or cotton threads, with subdued colors; and they only appear at the edges and transitions, while the center of the fabric remains plain or retains its original pattern. The light is soft, allowing the three-dimensional quality of the cord trims to be visible. Avoid: ornate trimmings with gold and sequins, decorations covering the entire fabric surface, overly long and messy tassels, using ready-made plastic-textured trims.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

軟裝邊界的細部近景。抱枕的四邊縫著一圈細的繩狀滾邊,顏色與枕面對比——奶油底配暗紅的繩;扶手椅的椅套下緣有一圈手工編織的緄帶,以規律的辮狀花紋收邊;窗簾的側邊垂著一排短流蘇,末端略微散開;燈罩的上下緣包著一道細的斜紋布條。這些裝飾全部使用低彩度的羊毛或棉線,顏色沉穩;而且只出現在邊界與轉折處,布面的中央維持素面或原本的圖案。光線柔和,讓繩飾的立體感可見。避免:使用金色與亮片的華麗飾邊、讓裝飾佈滿整個布面、把流蘇畫得過長雜亂、使用塑膠質感的現成飾條。