Fringe adds style to plain household decor, such as throw pillows and lamps.
Fringe, beads, tassels and other embellishments add glamour and an opulent look to home decor. You can purchase fringe trim at craft and hobby, discount or fabric stores, and add it to just about any fabric item in your home that needs a bit of pizazz. Fringe comes in pompom, tassel, loop, bullion and chainette varieties of different lengths. Decorate with fringe for a low-cost alternative to buying costlier items with the fringe already attached. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
1. Hold the fringe around the edge of the item to see how much trim you will need. Add about 1/4 to 1/2 inch extra to fold down and secure at the end of the fringe trim to keep it from unraveling.
2. Cut the fringe trim in the length needed. Attach the fringe to the item with straight pins.
3. Sew the fringe with a needle and coordinating thread around the seam or border of a throw pillow. Plain prints or solid-colored pillows are often on sale at bargain prices. Adding fringe gives an expensive-looking embellishment to the pillow and allows you to coordinate it better with other decor in your room, such as bedding or upholstery.
4. Glue long fringe to the bottom of a couch that does not have a dust ruffle or skirt. Adding long, decorative fringe hides the dusty surface underneath the couch.
5. Attach fringe to the top or bottom edge of a lampshade with a hot glue gun. The hot glue takes only a few seconds to dry, and the fringe will give the lamp a Victorian look.
6. Sew or glue long fringe to the bottom edge of curtains that are too short. Some fringe comes in lengths up to 4 or 6 inches long.
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