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Quick-Tip: Swag Window Treatments From "Ask DIY" episode ADI-507

Swags make wonderful soft window-treatments, but getting them to drape properly can be challenging. Nancy Golden offers the following designer tips.

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• Lay your material out flat and smooth, right-side-down.

  
  

• Start at the top and begin by folding the material toward you in a 4 or 5-inch strip.

  
  

• Make the next fold, turning away from you.

  
  

• Continuing in this manner will result in an "accordion" or fan-pleated style.

  
  

• Have a friend help you position the fabric evenly in the decorative brackets.

  
  

• Now you can separate and fluff the folds in the material to achieve the desired swag effect.

  
  

• If you don't want to use brackets, consider tying your swag directly to a drapery rod.

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