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Rowley Co., Gastonia, NC, installation and workroom products

Rowley Co.

Rowley Co.
Rowley Co., Gastonia, NC, offers a wide range of products for all installation and workroom needs. All items are kept in stock at all times, ready for same-day shipping. A free, full-color catalog on these and other products is available.


Fully Automatic Wood (FAW) Machine

LTL International


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.


Window Covering Cleaning Systems

On-Site Drapery Cleaning & More


On-Site Drapery Cleaning & More, Hayden Lake, ID, presents a new window covering cleaning process and special tool specifically designed for cleaning Luminette Privacy Sheers®. The process guarantees no shrinkage or damage.


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.

For the best choice for cellular and pleated shades, Verosol, Pittsburgh, PA, presents the Marquis[TM] Collection of cellular shades. Marquis has the features your customers are looking for: superior insulation, UV protection, easy cleaning and uncompromising quality. With seven cellular styles, including the newly expanded Duchess[TM] collection, Marquis adds elegance and individuality to your home.

Experience the vibrant colors of Tiffany glass and bring your window decor to life with Mediterranean Butterflies from Vesta Inc., Anderson, SC. A truly unique collection of hand-crafted finials for the popular Mediterranean wrought iron drapery rods. Elegant but playful, these little touches bring window decor to life.

Exceptional beauty and vibrance of color best describe this extraordinary new coastal collection, Marina Bay by Parkview Designs from Brewster Wallcovering Co., Randolph, MA. Digitally printed borders feature beautiful underwater images and rich island sunsets with a 10-foot repeat. Marina Bay offers a wide array of 93 vividly colored sidewalls, 62 borders, 15 coordinating fabrics, valances and shower curtains.

Dining in this summer porch overlooking the sea is as good as it gets. Why worry about furnishings and fabrics fading, or glare and heat buildup making the porch unusable during the day? These windows sport professionally installed film from Vista® Window Film, Martinsville, VA, for protection and control over the harsh summer sun.

The D25 boiler steam iron from döfix No*Sew, Inc., Sanford, MI, features a tank capacity of 2 1/2 quarts and is available in 110- and 220-volt models. It is built with heavy-duty stainless steel construction and includes a unique anti-drip hand iron.

Delta Woods blinds from CACO, Inc., Johnson City, TN, feature select, kiln-dried American hardwood in one- and two-inch slats. Color coordinated components, ladders and cords are offered.

Hollingsworth & Vose Co., Floyd, VA, offers Hovotex®, washable and dry cleanable non-woven buckram. Shipped from stock and slit to any width, also offered in heat tackable versions.

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 systems.

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.

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.

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.

Soft-Tex Mfg. Co., Cohoes, NY, offers down and feather pillow forms featuring its 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 also are available.

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.

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 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.

Richview Window Coverings, City of Industry, CA, offers single-cell cellular shades designed with nonwoven polyester to provide a sense of softness, yet durability. Three distinctive styles are available: semi-opaque, sheer, room darkening in three cell sizes: 7/16, 3/8 and 3/4 inches. Crafted in today's hottest colors.

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.

Shade Tracks from Solar-Screen Co. Inc., Corona, NY, are easy to install and simple to use. They are designed for dormer skylights, doors, boats, vehicles and specialty locations and are totally fabricated units that are ready to install. Side Tracks are available with many different shade materials.

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 make.


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