Ruffles and Hems: How to Finish the Bottom Edge of Fabric

A set of textile details with draped edges. The bottom edge of the sofa cover is a pleated ruffle that drapes to the floor, concealing the sofa legs; the bedspread has floor-length skirts on three sides, concealing the bed frame and under-bed area; a round table is covered with a floor-length tablecloth; the chair cushion has a short ruffle around its edge. These hems make the furniture legs and bottom completely disappear, transforming the volume into a soft, draped mass of fabric, which is one of the most recognizable features of this style. The fabric is washed cotton or linen, naturally draped with wrinkles, not stiffly stretched. The image shows close-ups of these hems and their overall effect.
Avoid: using stiffly stretched skirts, exposing furniture legs and bottoms, using shiny fabrics, making ruffles too dense and fluffy.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一組以垂墜收邊的織品細節。沙發套的下緣是一圈打褶的荷葉邊垂到地面,遮住沙發腳;床罩的三邊有及地的裙擺,遮住床架與床底;圓桌鋪著一塊落地的桌布;椅子的座墊有一圈短的荷葉邊。這些下擺讓家具的腳與底部完全消失,量體變成一團柔軟垂落的布,是這個風格辨識度最高的特徵之一。布是水洗棉或亞麻,自然垂墜有皺,不是硬挺撐開的。畫面呈現這幾處下擺的近景與整體效果。避免:使用硬挺撐開的裙擺、露出家具的腳與底部、使用有光澤的布料、把荷葉邊做得過於密集蓬鬆。