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Not antique.

I bought bunches of these fringe-things. I know they have something to do with furniture or curtains BUT what kind / style and where do you put these?

 

Usually along the bottom edges of upholtery or curtains, not a fashionable practice nowadays, common enough not all that many years ago.

 

Could be used for decorating fabric shades "for old look". Old kind of "heavy" tapestry kind table-cloth, or just tapestry .

 

Actually I am calling this kind of decor: Dust collectors.

 

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sewing supplies twisted fringe trim

 

Still used on furniture, drapes and lamp shades as wanttoknow posted. Here are some examples.

https://www.google.com/search?q=rou...ved=0ahUKEwjBjsnU-uvMAhVMbT4KHfrtAcAQ_AUIBygC

https://www.google.com/search?q=swa...ved=0ahUKEwjFz-ew--vMAhXM1R4KHQyTD2IQ_AUIBygC

 

We used to call that long thick fringe, "bullion" fringe.

 

We used to call it: бахрома

 

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It is in Russian..edging, fringe

 

Good Lord, there are some UGLY ottomans out there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

This one is pretty:


http://www.wieserandcawleyfurniture.com/lib/modules/product_image.php?product=401

Although I'd prefer it faded and little worn-out.

 

Wanttoknow: I always think it is cool how the Russian language (Cyrillic--too lazy to look it up) uses what we call numbers (I think) in it. Coolio!

 

it is called GIMP , I used to build woven wood window shades for abbey blinds in Vancouver and we had a lady that work in the gimping department for pretty much all her life, she would show me all the different patterns of gimp so i could glue them on the sample boards as i had a hard time remembering their pattern names , there is a lot .

 

I collect Victorian fringing, tassels, braid ect wherever I can find it.
I have quite a lot and always tell myself it will come in handy