Valance
Volant is a sewn trim on a textile product .
In clothing , it is especially a pleated trim sewn onto its upper edge, for example a shirt or skirt . The flounce differs from the ruffle in that it is cut in a circle. The fabric falls softer and more pleasing. A flounce is usually sewn on smoothly and not gathered like a frill.
In the interior equipment a is valance At the lower edge of a window decoration or a piece of upholstered furniture sewn passementerie . Likewise, the one on the outside of a sunshade and the one on the front panel of an awning or on the roof of a Hollywood swing, as well as the length of fabric hanging down under the covers, is called a valance .
Volant on the roof of a porch swing
Flounces on a chaise longue
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