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		Kirsch, Freeport, IL, products The Studio Coordinates® Collection from Kirsch, Freeport, IL, helps create a graceful setting for any room. Selections from the collection shown in photograph feature soft valances and swags held with brass shell finials
LTL International, Inc., Dallas, TX, Fully Automatic Wood (FAW) Machine HR/Automated headrail machine from LTL International, Inc., Dallas, TX, combines computerization and automation to ensure accuracy and increase productivity. Simply key-in the blind information or use optional bar code scanner. Motorized end-stop moves automatically to each rout and cut position. The machine also calculates two-on-one and three-on-one headrails and can make up to 400 low-profile or two-inch by two-inch headrails per shift.

Redi Shade® from Redi Shade, Inc., Santa Rosa, CA, is an attractive, fully functional, inexpensive window shade that installs in seconds with no tools or hardware. Redi Shade provides privacy for pennies and is ideal any time there is a temporary need for a window covering. The shade fits any window, even arched and specialty windows. Decorative grommets from döfix No*Sew, Inc., Sanford, MI, are offered in 1 5/8-inch diameter, which can be used with standard 13/8-inch wood or metal poles, and are available in brass, silver shiny, silver frosted, black and stainless steel. Drapery panels have a minimum stack when grommetrs are used, plus they offer unlimited design opportunities when combined with döfix fabric stiffen Roller and Roman shades from Eli Custom Window Treatments, Ltd., Long Island City, NY, are offered in 48 different weaves and fabrics for custom-made stock and C.O.M. shades. These shades are offered from its New York factories. A display and sample program is available. Exceptional beauty and vibrance of color best describe this new coastal collection, Marina Bay by Parkview Designs from Brewster Wallcovering Co., Randolph, MA. The wide array of vividly colored sidewalls includes tropical sunsets, pastel tilings and underwater scenes. There are 93 sidewalls and 62 borders. Also offered are 15 coordinating fabrics, valances and shower curtains. 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. VIMCO, Richmond, VA, presents its Motorized Controls catalog, an extensive resource for motorized controls. This catalog integrates the industry's best sources to provide the custom control desired from single wall mount switches to group controls to complete building automation. The KS System from Forest Group USA, Inc., Acworth, GA, is a slimline aluminum powder-coated track system applicable for commercial and residential use. It is easy to bend for wall and ceiling mounting, and offers a complete, versatile system suitable for almost all existing pleat The drapery sample program from Kay & L Draperies, Inc., Waverly, IA, offers hundreds of patterns to choose from. Choices are limited only by the imagination. 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. The MotorDrape[TM] motorization system from H.T. Barnes, Foley, AL, is a modular direct-drive system that is easy to install and operate with no exposed cords, pulleys or sensors. The 12-volt DC motor operates on low voltage for safe operation and easily pulls 60 pounds over 20 feet of track. Automatic motor clutch, timer and wall pad control also are available. The #SSF8 Space-Saver eight-arm fixture from CALHOOK[TM] TMS, Kent, WA, is favored by many dealers and designers as the ideal, small space free-standing display for fabric sample books. It occupies less than nine square feet of floor space. Eight independently adjustable arms accommodate sample books of different lengths. A second version of this all-chrome display features straight, rather than sloping, arms. Merrill Y. Landis, Ltd 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 shows. See what a difference membership can International Wood Shutters, Inc., Tampa, FL, offers custom wood shutters in six standard stains, five painted colors and custom-matched finishes. It also fabricates custom poly-satin vinyl shutters available in standard white and almond. Recently introduced is The Final Touch, a custom arch unit with a framed open channel to accommodate moveable vinyl shutter louvers. Delaware D.G. Co., Newark, DE, offers the Pellon® Wonder-Shade®, a unique, no-sew premium shade-backing material that is easy to use. Available by roll or kit, Wonder Shade can be cut lengthwise or crosswise to make finished shades that are room-darkening. Outside, the shades are white, with no fabric showing through. Inside, the material maintains the decorative fabric's true colors. RD-50[TM] sliding track system lubricant from Textol Systems, Inc., Carlstad, NJ, is the choice of professionals for easing the operation of track systems by eliminating friction. Each can coats up to 1,500 feet of track and dries in seconds. RD-50 reduces wear, will not stain fabrics and eliminates squeaking. Works as an excellent lubricant for vertical and horizontal blinds and shades. CSWC Products, San Bernardino, CA, announces a revolution in blinds . . . the patented Revolution mounting and support system. The Revolution is faster, easier and cheaper to manufacturer and is sturdier and less prone to shipping damage. Its operation is smooth and it provides a child-safe cord tilter. An optional back valance is offered to reach the peak of sophisticated beauty. A finally detailed decorative element can set you apart from the crowd. The Frank Morrow Co., Providence, RI, manufactures an extensive array of decorative metal stampings, bandings, galleries and cast pieces for use as tiebacks, finials, valances, drapery jewelry, corner pieces and hangers. Plaid Enterprises, Inc., Norcross, GA, recently launched a full array of decorating products licensed by Laura Ashley and developed to coordinate with best-selling Laura Ashley fabric and wallpaper. Products include 16 stencils, eight stamp and stencil sets, and 30 waterbase, non-toxic paint colors. Stencils and stamps include floral, architectural and juvenile designs. The collection is showcased in a customized Laura Ashley display that includes specialty finish take-home chips. CSWC Products, San Bernardino, CA, announces a revolution in blinds . . . the patented Revolution mounting and support system. The Revolution is faster, easier and cheaper to manufacturer and is sturdier and less prone to shipping damage. Its operation is smooth and it provides a child-safe cord tilter. An optional back valance is offered to reach the peak of sophisticated beauty. A finally detailed decorative element can set you apart from the crowd. The Frank Morrow Co., Providence, RI, manufactures an extensive array of decorative metal stampings, bandings, galleries and cast pieces for use as tiebacks, finials, valances, drapery jewelry, corner pieces and hangers. Plaid Enterprises, Inc., Norcross, GA, recently launched a full array of decorating products licensed by Laura Ashley and developed to coordinate with best-selling Laura Ashley fabric and wallpaper. Products include 16 stencils, eight stamp and stencil sets, and 30 waterbase, non-toxic paint colors. Stencils and stamps include floral, architectural and juvenile designs. The collection is showcased in a customized Laura Ashley display that includes specialty finish take-home chips.