Swags and
Jabots The most formal, traditional and elegant
window treatments are often topped by swags with jabots or tails,
cascading down on each side. A single swag might be draped across the
top of a window, or multiple swags can be arrayed across the top of a
larger window or group of windows. Jabots on each side frame the
curtain in a S-shaped or zigzag fold. Often jabots are lined with
contrasting fabric and outlined with piping or braid for greater
emphasis. The soft gathered swoops of the swag may be accentuated with
fringe or trim or crowned with fabric rosettes or another detail at each
point across the cop. Designer Cathy Kincaid framed arched French
Doors (right) with an elegant swag design punctuated by three rosettes.
While these elaborately gathered and draped treatments are commonly
made in silk or other fine fabrics, they can be quite charming executed
in cotton ticking or another similarly modest fabric. Click Here to see what is on Sale!
