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Rowley Co., Gastonia, NC, pinch pleat marking system
Rowley Co.
The pinch pleat marking system from Rowley Co., Gastonia, NC, is an easy-to-use system to figure and mark pinch pleats and spaces on pleated draperies. It allows for even spacing between pleats, consistent pleat take-ups and always places seams where a space and a pleat meet. The system accommodates 36-, 45- and 54-inch fabrics and includes a complete set of instructions, calculator, workroom information pad and stretchable space device. Clamps available separately.

Lacquered Wood Program
Kirsch

The Lacquered Wood Program, part of the Wood Trends[TM] Collection from Kirsch, Freeport, IL, combines the beauty of wood with three high-luster finishes-black, white and mahogany-to create a high-fashion look. Brass accents add a touch of elegance to finials and brackets. The choice of finials includes acorn, banister and button. Awarded best new style concept by the Window Covering Manufacturers Association.

Hunter Douglas Window Fashions

Lutex[TM] verticals
Hunter Douglas Window Fashions
Hunter Douglas Lutex[TM] verticals from Empire Window Fashions, Chatsworth, CA, feature vinyl vanes that are translucent by day, gently filtering light for a soft glow even when in the closed position. At night, Lutex loses its translucence for ensured privacy.

Note: Hunter Douglas is a DWCdesigNET sponsor.
Click here to Hunter Douglas Window Fashions.

Fully Automatic Wood (FAW) Machine
LTL International

The Fully Automatic Wood (FAW) machine from LTL International, Dallas, TX, is designed to increase productivity, enhance quality and reduce labor costs by up to 33 percent. The FAW is capable of producing in excess of 125 wood, PVC or composite blinds per shift and is offered by the leading company with more two-inch automatic machines in use than others.

A new collection of decorative valances is offered exclusively from Daylight Ltd., Feasterville, PA. Distinguish any window treatment with this decorative valance system available in four stock sizes, each in nine popular colors. Provide customers with a major upgrade for a minor investment.
Turnils, Suwanee, GA, is a single-source provider for all the components required to fabricate two-inch aluminum and wood blinds. Turnils inventories a wide selection of colors in two-inch aluminum coils as well as the popular and economical foam PVC slats. Turnils will ship specific components or a complete horizontal blind fabricator's package including cord tilts, cords, ladders, fabric tape and high- or low-profile headrail systems.
Beyond Woods® hardwood blinds from Hunter Douglas Window Fashions, Upper Saddle River, NJ, presents a delightful new world of decorating possibilities with a distinctive collection of beautiful finishes. A special surfacing technique applied to North American hardwoods provides 36 designer-driven wood and faux finish effects from rich burls and elegant bird's-eye to time-tested weathered patterns.
Rainbow Industrial Inc., Anaheim, CA, offers a child-safe vertical blind cord weight that locks into position at the window frame or adjacent drywall and adjusts to keep the sash cord or chain taut, eliminating the hazard of cord loops. It does not require extra effort to operate and the casing closes with a hidden lock so a child cannot accidentally open it. Both cord and chain can be used with the same shell.
Claesson's Wire Elegance available from Conso Products Co., Union, SC, is a rod and clip system for making window treatments that appear to float. European-influenced wire rod design in brass or silver finishes are available with five styles of clips that can be used with sheers to complement any design style.
The latest parts catalog from Satellite Metal, Inc., Sainte-Laurent, Quebec, Canada, details its entire line of hardware and components including VaneSaver[TM], VaneSaver Plus[TM], cord weights, brackets and hangers and more.
Hollingsworth & Vose Co., Floyd, VA, offers Hovotex® non-woven buckram to keep drapery pleats looking new longer without sagging or drooping. Washable and dry cleanable, the buckram is shipped from stock and slit to any width. It also is offered in heat tackable versions for faster sewing. A swatch book and sample rolls are available at no charge.
Textol Systems, Inc., Carlstadt, NJ, presents its catalog for the trade. New items include drapery hardware, Payne® compatible tapes, installation tools, Gossling tapes, scissors, hammers, Wrinkle Out®, elastics, pillow forms, hangers, zippers and various pins. A volume discount program is offered for the first time with the introduction of this catalog.
Retractable exterior awnings from Elegant Awnings, South El Monte, CA, feature powder-coated frames, acrylic fabrics and European styling. These durable, yet beautiful awnings are lightweight, easy to install and provide exterior sun protection and elegance.
CACO, Inc., Johnson City, TN, presents Delta Woods two-inch blinds constructed from kiln-dried American hardwoods and offering the best features and option choices available including a new routless feature. One- and two-inch slats and unique valance options are offered.
HighLite Operable Arch, Inc., Dallas, TX, offers an operable highlight arch. It is easy to operate with matching wand, easy to install and super efficient. Available in a wide array of colors and stains (custom matching available). No templates; 10-day production. U.S. patent #5564229.
Plantation vinyl blinds from Lotus & Windoware, City of Industry, CA, offer the real look of wood, but won't bend. Ready-made and made-to-order programs are offered. One- and two-inch slats are available in six-mm gauge thickness in stain resistant white, oak or antique white finishes.
Facades, available from Elmar Inc., Willow Grove, PA, is all about valances, cornices and architectural moldings that beautifully accent any Hunter Douglas installation. There are three profile sizes that feature five design styles to provide the opportunity to coordinate cornices, valances and moldings in the same decor.
The drapery sample program from Kay & L Draperies, Inc., Waverly, IA, features hundreds of patterns to choose from. Choices are limited only by the imagination.
Slatwall paneling, recognized by retailers for its appearance benefits, is available from industry supplier CALHOOK[TM] TMS, Kent, WA. Slatwall is available in a variety of finishes, along with the specialized sample display fixtures used on it. Designers and decorative products retailers also will find a complete one-stop resource for bags, gift wrap and other point-of-purchase supplies. A helpful catalog including fabric sample racks, fixtures and hangers is free.
Complete custom manufacturing services for most types of draperies, bedspreads, top treatments and accessories are available from Merrill Y. Landis, Ltd., Telford, PA. For unique home fashions, designs can vary from ornate to simple. Specialty shapes and sizes also are available.
The Window Coverings Association of America (WCAA) is the only national non-profit trade association dedicated to the retail window coverings industry and to the dealers, decorators and designers who are its members. WCAA presents the Certified Window Treatment Consultant Program at major industry trade show. See what a difference membership can make.
One- and two-inch wood blinds from Richview Window Coverings, Duluth, GA, are available in 14 natural hardwood choices with a choice of two-inch fabric color tapes plus a cord tilter option. Quick lead times and economical prices are featured.
With expansion plans for approximately 200 stores throughout North America by the year 2005, the opportunities with Expo Design Center, Westbury, NY, are incredible. Expo Design Center is a full-service interior design center featuring eight designer showrooms under one roof to enable customers to see how various design elements fit together. Join the team and be a part of this new concept.
Royal Capital Stamping & Tooling Ltd., Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada, announces the Multi System. It offers the versatility of a wall or ceiling mount while reducing your inven-tory of brackets and snap-on clips. All you need is one bracket style and the clips that twist on. Also available as extension brackets. The solution for inventory cost reduction.
Environmental Graphics, Hopkins, MN, leads the way in pre-painted wall mural design for remarkable interior transformation. Murals are a simple, inexpensive way to give a room the feeling of expanded space, and add character and aesthetic beauty. Shown is Storybook Hollow, one of a collection of photographic and painted mural designs, including children's, scenic/nature, sports and outer space themes.
Fabric Quilters & Window Fashions, Westbury, NY, provides custom design elegance with the designer's own fabrics. Fifty years of handcrafting combined with the latest in stitching technology allows the company to transform the most lavish ideas into reality.
Rip-Off[TM] draperies and cubical curtains from Gary & Associates, Lomita, CA, use a patented system with Velcro® to affix the fabric to the carriers. The material is secure for normal functions but breaks away when abused, assuring against damage to ceilings, walls, track and fabric and the danger of pin hooks. Heavy-duty aluminum architectural track with master carriers using six nylon rollers provide an effortless, long lasting traverse. Maintenance time is reduced by 60 percent.
E Z Products, Vista, CA, introdces E Z Tilt Spiral Wand to replace the standard straight wand on horozintal and vertical blinds. The E Z Tilt Spiral Wand tilts blinds with one easy motion, just slide the operator up or down the spiral wand. Fits most blinds with adapter kit supplied.
Meridian Home[TM] from ITA, Inc., St. Augustine, FL, announces the expansion of its Capri[TM] product line. A successful collection of natural texture woven fabrics that imitate the look of hand-woven shades made from reeds, grasses and fibers, Capri shades gently filter light to create beautiful patterns. The newest style, Oriel, is an attractive weave featuring a grass-like pattern over a woven fabric background.
Designed with fun in mind, durable, sturdy play tables from Play n Store, Cleveland, OH, capture children's imagination for hours and are ideal for shopping venues where families spend time together. Tables come with a choice of snap block construction system or spinning gears building system surfaces. Easily cleaned and sturdy enough to take daily use by hundreds of children.

| DWC Magazine | Index to Articles | Back Issues | July'99

	Rowley Co., Gastonia, NC, pinch pleat marking system Rowley Co. The pinch pleat marking system from Rowley Co., Gastonia, NC, is an easy-to-use system to figure and mark pinch pleats and spaces on pleated draperies. It allows for even spacing between pleats, consistent pleat take-ups and always places seams where a space and a pleat meet. The system accommodates 36-, 45- and 54-inch fabrics and includes a complete set of instructions, calculator, workroom information pad and stretchable space device. Clamps available separately.
	Lacquered Wood Program Kirsch The Lacquered Wood Program, part of the Wood Trends[TM] Collection from Kirsch, Freeport, IL, combines the beauty of wood with three high-luster finishes-black, white and mahogany-to create a high-fashion look. Brass accents add a touch of elegance to finials and brackets. The choice of finials includes acorn, banister and button. Awarded best new style concept by the Window Covering Manufacturers Association.
	Lutex[TM] verticals Hunter Douglas Window Fashions Hunter Douglas Lutex[TM] verticals from Empire Window Fashions, Chatsworth, CA, feature vinyl vanes that are translucent by day, gently filtering light for a soft glow even when in the closed position. At night, Lutex loses its translucence for ensured privacy.

Note: Hunter Douglas is a DWCdesigNET sponsor. Click here to Hunter Douglas Window Fashions. Fully Automatic Wood (FAW) Machine LTL International The Fully Automatic Wood (FAW) machine from LTL International, Dallas, TX, is designed to increase productivity, enhance quality and reduce labor costs by up to 33 percent. The FAW is capable of producing in excess of 125 wood, PVC or composite blinds per shift and is offered by the leading company with more two-inch automatic machines in use than others. A new collection of decorative valances is offered exclusively from Daylight Ltd., Feasterville, PA. Distinguish any window treatment with this decorative valance system available in four stock sizes, each in nine popular colors. Provide customers with a major upgrade for a minor investment. Turnils, Suwanee, GA, is a single-source provider for all the components required to fabricate two-inch aluminum and wood blinds. Turnils inventories a wide selection of colors in two-inch aluminum coils as well as the popular and economical foam PVC slats. Turnils will ship specific components or a complete horizontal blind fabricator's package including cord tilts, cords, ladders, fabric tape and high- or low-profile headrail systems. Beyond Woods® hardwood blinds from Hunter Douglas Window Fashions, Upper Saddle River, NJ, presents a delightful new world of decorating possibilities with a distinctive collection of beautiful finishes. A special surfacing technique applied to North American hardwoods provides 36 designer-driven wood and faux finish effects from rich burls and elegant bird's-eye to time-tested weathered patterns. Rainbow Industrial Inc., Anaheim, CA, offers a child-safe vertical blind cord weight that locks into position at the window frame or adjacent drywall and adjusts to keep the sash cord or chain taut, eliminating the hazard of cord loops. It does not require extra effort to operate and the casing closes with a hidden lock so a child cannot accidentally open it. Both cord and chain can be used with the same shell. Claesson's Wire Elegance available from Conso Products Co., Union, SC, is a rod and clip system for making window treatments that appear to float. European-influenced wire rod design in brass or silver finishes are available with five styles of clips that can be used with sheers to complement any design style. The latest parts catalog from Satellite Metal, Inc., Sainte-Laurent, Quebec, Canada, details its entire line of hardware and components including VaneSaver[TM], VaneSaver Plus[TM], cord weights, brackets and hangers and more. Hollingsworth & Vose Co., Floyd, VA, offers Hovotex® non-woven buckram to keep drapery pleats looking new longer without sagging or drooping. Washable and dry cleanable, the buckram is shipped from stock and slit to any width. It also is offered in heat tackable versions for faster sewing. A swatch book and sample rolls are available at no charge. Textol Systems, Inc., Carlstadt, NJ, presents its catalog for the trade. New items include drapery hardware, Payne® compatible tapes, installation tools, Gossling tapes, scissors, hammers, Wrinkle Out®, elastics, pillow forms, hangers, zippers and various pins. A volume discount program is offered for the first time with the introduction of this catalog. Retractable exterior awnings from Elegant Awnings, South El Monte, CA, feature powder-coated frames, acrylic fabrics and European styling. These durable, yet beautiful awnings are lightweight, easy to install and provide exterior sun protection and elegance. CACO, Inc., Johnson City, TN, presents Delta Woods two-inch blinds constructed from kiln-dried American hardwoods and offering the best features and option choices available including a new routless feature. One- and two-inch slats and unique valance options are offered. HighLite Operable Arch, Inc., Dallas, TX, offers an operable highlight arch. It is easy to operate with matching wand, easy to install and super efficient. Available in a wide array of colors and stains (custom matching available). No templates; 10-day production. U.S. patent #5564229. Plantation vinyl blinds from Lotus & Windoware, City of Industry, CA, offer the real look of wood, but won't bend. Ready-made and made-to-order programs are offered. One- and two-inch slats are available in six-mm gauge thickness in stain resistant white, oak or antique white finishes. Facades, available from Elmar Inc., Willow Grove, PA, is all about valances, cornices and architectural moldings that beautifully accent any Hunter Douglas installation. There are three profile sizes that feature five design styles to provide the opportunity to coordinate cornices, valances and moldings in the same decor. The drapery sample program from Kay & L Draperies, Inc., Waverly, IA, features hundreds of patterns to choose from. Choices are limited only by the imagination. Slatwall paneling, recognized by retailers for its appearance benefits, is available from industry supplier CALHOOK[TM] TMS, Kent, WA. Slatwall is available in a variety of finishes, along with the specialized sample display fixtures used on it. Designers and decorative products retailers also will find a complete one-stop resource for bags, gift wrap and other point-of-purchase supplies. A helpful catalog including fabric sample racks, fixtures and hangers is free. Complete custom manufacturing services for most types of draperies, bedspreads, top treatments and accessories are available from Merrill Y. Landis, Ltd., Telford, PA. For unique home fashions, designs can vary from ornate to simple. Specialty shapes and sizes also are available. The Window Coverings Association of America (WCAA) is the only national non-profit trade association dedicated to the retail window coverings industry and to the dealers, decorators and designers who are its members. WCAA presents the Certified Window Treatment Consultant Program at major industry trade show. See what a difference membership can make. One- and two-inch wood blinds from Richview Window Coverings, Duluth, GA, are available in 14 natural hardwood choices with a choice of two-inch fabric color tapes plus a cord tilter option. Quick lead times and economical prices are featured. With expansion plans for approximately 200 stores throughout North America by the year 2005, the opportunities with Expo Design Center, Westbury, NY, are incredible. Expo Design Center is a full-service interior design center featuring eight designer showrooms under one roof to enable customers to see how various design elements fit together. Join the team and be a part of this new concept. Royal Capital Stamping & Tooling Ltd., Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada, announces the Multi System. It offers the versatility of a wall or ceiling mount while reducing your inven-tory of brackets and snap-on clips. All you need is one bracket style and the clips that twist on. Also available as extension brackets. The solution for inventory cost reduction. Environmental Graphics, Hopkins, MN, leads the way in pre-painted wall mural design for remarkable interior transformation. Murals are a simple, inexpensive way to give a room the feeling of expanded space, and add character and aesthetic beauty. Shown is Storybook Hollow, one of a collection of photographic and painted mural designs, including children's, scenic/nature, sports and outer space themes. Fabric Quilters & Window Fashions, Westbury, NY, provides custom design elegance with the designer's own fabrics. Fifty years of handcrafting combined with the latest in stitching technology allows the company to transform the most lavish ideas into reality. Rip-Off[TM] draperies and cubical curtains from Gary & Associates, Lomita, CA, use a patented system with Velcro® to affix the fabric to the carriers. The material is secure for normal functions but breaks away when abused, assuring against damage to ceilings, walls, track and fabric and the danger of pin hooks. Heavy-duty aluminum architectural track with master carriers using six nylon rollers provide an effortless, long lasting traverse. Maintenance time is reduced by 60 percent. E Z Products, Vista, CA, introdces E Z Tilt Spiral Wand to replace the standard straight wand on horozintal and vertical blinds. The E Z Tilt Spiral Wand tilts blinds with one easy motion, just slide the operator up or down the spiral wand. Fits most blinds with adapter kit supplied. Meridian Home[TM] from ITA, Inc., St. Augustine, FL, announces the expansion of its Capri[TM] product line. A successful collection of natural texture woven fabrics that imitate the look of hand-woven shades made from reeds, grasses and fibers, Capri shades gently filter light to create beautiful patterns. The newest style, Oriel, is an attractive weave featuring a grass-like pattern over a woven fabric background. Designed with fun in mind, durable, sturdy play tables from Play n Store, Cleveland, OH, capture children's imagination for hours and are ideal for shopping venues where families spend time together. Tables come with a choice of snap block construction system or spinning gears building system surfaces. Easily cleaned and sturdy enough to take daily use by hundreds of children.