Since it was released in 1996 the ' Encyclopaedia of Curtains' has been an essential resource for curtain-makers around the world Now Merrick & Day have revisited their original publication & comprehensively revised it to present this second edition They have included hundreds of new descriptive photographs & diagrams & greatly expanding the technical step-by-step curtain-making details They have reviewed the techniques & sewing skills described & adapted & updated them to keep in tune with the changing demands of furnishing fashion Everything described in this second edition has been tried in their professional workroom This an opportunity to access their hard-earned knowledge gathered over more than twenty years & adapt it to individual situations so that time-saving shortcuts & professional techniques can be utilised to create beautiful window treatments