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	The Windsong[TM] S-shaped blind U.S. Polymers The Windsong[TM] S-shaped blind from U.S. Polymers, Commerce, CA, features the softness of a free-flowing shade. The two-inch horizontals, shown, coordinate with the matching Exel Softly Vertical Collection, for a total decorating concept combining elegance and function.
	Country Woods Atrisan Series[TM] Hunter Douglas Window Fashions Country Woods Atrisan Series[TM] from Hunter Douglas Window Fashions, Upper Saddle River, NJ, includes the Country Woods Select[TM] program of five exotic species of woods: genuine cherry, maple, pine, ash and oak. The Artisan Series palette consists of 47 colors. Also offered is a custom color-matching program and an array of Fashion Tapes[TM] and decorative trims.
Claesson, a Conso Co., Union, SC, introduces Jewelled Reflections, a collection of handcrafted beads assembled into swags, tiebacks and jewelry. Reflecting the shimmering beauty of hand-blown glass and crystals, every bead is individually handcrafted. Each of the seven styles of swags and tiebacks are available in transparent, frosted or brillantly colored glass. With six styles of jewelry, you can design interiors of grace and elegance. Mirage, from Brewster Wallcovering Co., Randolph, MA, has created a fashionable legacy with Mirage Mystique VII featuring traditional silk and satin in-register wall coverings and borders. The collection features floral patterns accented with architectural detail highlighted in soft silver and definitive copper and gold metallics. The border designs feature arabesque scrolls and ornate botanical urns. Colorways range from deep navy and plum to softer tones of salmon and sage. Lafayette Interior Fashions, West Lafayette, IN, lets the natural beauty of its Woodland Harvest[TM] wood Venetian blinds give this room its warm glow. These natural cherry wood blinds with decorative tapes help set the stage for the welcoming furnishings featuring rich, deep colorways and natural materials. The casual look of the Roman shade from Window Concepts, Wilson, NC, creates a comfortable yet stylish setting. Built-in quality includes a steel headrail and a concealed bracket mounting system. The shades are light-filtering and allow for privacy; are available in hunter green, white and ivory; meet ANSI regulations; and are merchandised in clear packaging with full-color retail labels. Classico Window Covering Corp., Fairfield, NJ, offers Nantucket[TM], a new collection of Silhouette® window shadings from Hunter Douglas that offers retailers an opportunity to expand sales and achieve sound profits. Nantucket features 2 1/2-inch rotating fabric vanes suspended between sheer white facings, color coordinated headrail and a choice of 12 subtle translucent vane colors. One vane fabric option and one standard rectangular application for simplified ordering. Customize new fabric samples with Headers 'N Hangers[TM] from CALHOOK TMS[TM], Kent, WA. Headers 'N Hangers make it easy for companies of any size to personalize the identity of their fabric samples, and is a method of thwarting comparision shopping. The easily attached header fits all the familiar sample sizes. A generic style and customized versions are available. Textol Systems, Inc., Carlstadt, NJ, has been an authorized distributor of Velcro® products for more than 15 years. It is equipped to cut, die cut and fabricate all Velcro products. Orders from stock usually are shipped the same day they are received. The new Velcro catalog incorporates the complete line of products available. Also available is a new, enlarged drapery workroom catalog. Eli Custom Window Treatment, Long Island City, NY, offers a range of soft treatments including C.O.M. Austrian shades, shown, soft-fold Romans, balloons and Atheys. You supply the fabric or choose from its sample book. Manufacturer and distributor of SheerWeave® fabrics, roller and Roman shades and vertical blinds nationwide. A display and sample program is available. The KS System from Forest Group USA, Inc., Acworth, GA, is a slimline aluminum powder-coated track system applicable for commercial and residential use. Easy to bend for wall and ceiling mounting, the track offers a complete, versatile system suitable for almost all existing pleat systems. Bamberger Kaliko, Winston-Salem, NC, presents its European collection of decorative window shade fabrics. Made of 100 percent high-quality polyester fabrics that are free of environmentally harmful PVCs. Available as light-filtering or 100 percent room darkening, these fabrics also are flame retardant for contract applications and available in new colors and finishes for fashionable custom shade treatments. Soft-Tex Mfg. Co., Cohoes, NY, offers down and feather pillow forms featuring Soft-Tex Mfg.'s Stuffy pillow forms and Popinjay standard polyester fill pillow forms. Soft-creations is filled with synthetic microfibers. Pillow inserts, bed pillows, down comforters and bulk fibers all are available. The full range of workroom products available from H.T. Barnes Co., Foley, AL, includes piping cord, thread, hardware, shirring tapes and many other products. Videotapes and how-to brochures also are available to aid in workroom projects. Kay & L Draperies, Inc., Waverly, IA, presents its drapery sample program featuring hundreds of patterns to choose from. The choices are limited only by the imagination. The BTX MotorDrape[TM] from BTX/Elero Motorization Supply, Dallas, TX, is an affordable drapery motorization system requiring no professional wiring or installation. It can be plugged into any three-prong wall outlet and requires neither batteries nor hard-wiring-power is transmitted by low-voltage wiring. The system operates on an infrared hand-held remote control powerful enough to transmit through most draperies. Mariak Industries, Inc., Torrance, CA, offers a full line of vertical blind fabrication machinery to assist current and new fabricators from simple hand punches for top, keyhole and buttom hole to manual bench-mounted machinery for cutting and punching PVC and channel panel. Machinery for cutting, punching and creasing top and bottom 3 1/2-inch fabric also is available. The CDH Collection from Bamboo Abbott Florida Corp., Hollywood, FL, presents affordable decorative accessories and hardware for workrooms and designers. An extensive array of hook and loop fasteners, drapery rings, shirring tapes, drapery pins, bendable extrusion rods, holdbacks, trims and tassels are offered along with wrought iron accessories with matching finials and steel rods. 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. 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 inventory 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. Grand Blinds, Inc., City of Industry, CA, offers a pneumatic cutting machine for one-inch aluminum mini-blinds. This machine will increase profit by reducing inventory and labor costs. Its newest and smallest manual cutting machine will fill any cutting need. Priced right, it also fits right in any fabrication area. Noted designer Michael Graves has created the Artifact Collection, a new collection of curtain hardware for Blome, Secaucus, NJ. The group consists of seven basic rod designs each supplemented by finials, brackets and rings plus matching hardware accessories such as holdbacks, swag holders, drawer pulls, coat hooks and stair rods. Minutes do mattter. Minutes Matter Measuring Systems and Minutes Matter Work Order Systems from Debbie's Designs are professional and easy to use. Using preprinted forms ensures you do the same thing the same way every time. Never again forget those crucial measurements or important figures. These systems are designed to save time and money while making your business run smoother. Danielle[TM] custom blinds from BlindVisions, Alpharetta, GA, can transform windows into personal expressions and customize any room in limitless ways merely by exchanging the inserts. A unique expression of both hard and soft window treatments, Danielle blinds block out all the light when closed to provide total privacy. Biran Ltd., Norcross, GA, is an importer and exporter of fine trimmings, fabrics and embroidered sheers. Its extensive line offers buyers many opportunities to find the exact items for their needs. In addition, custom programs can be developed using special spevifications in addition to many exclusive items. South Florida Vertical Suppliers, Inc., Port St. Lucie, FL, is a full-line supplier of PVC and fabric offering low prices, superior quality, flexibility and quick delivery. A one-stop source for vertical blinds, track and hardware by the box, piece or cut.