A Sham bed is a pillowcase with a façade. Shams are more elegant, more substantial tapas for bed rests serving a decorative purpose; Combine the quilt, assemble the colors of the room, or help set up a theme. Shams are sold in the bedding department or specialty stores in sizes for slipping on regular bed pillows and some more decorative pillow shapes.
Shams Sizing
Buy pillows in sizes that slide over the most common bedding pillows. A standard scam measures 26 inches by 20 inches to fit a standard pillow. A King Sham is 36 for 20 inches and is usually used for the Queen and King pillows. An embarrassment of euro or European rest Farce-fits the large 26-to 26-inch square pad used for decorating and as additional support while reading in bed.
Open and close the case
Most Shams open in the back, not on one side as a regular bed pillow cover. The front is the elegant part, if the farce is very decorative, and the back is clearer, with an open slit overlay in the middle in which the pillow slides. A scam can have a zipper closure, which is more likely when the scam is designed to be a tight fit. Conventional decorative bedding sets often have a quilt or duvet cover and two matching pillow pillows made from the same fabric.
Historical textiles
The Shams pillow is nothing new. The Shams made centuries ago by specialized sewers and designers are collectibles and museum pieces today. Pillowcases have made excellent sewing practice designs with a practical application. Young women could learn to make rents and apply development skills to create one or more Shams. A fine linen scam, embroidered with an early family, could have entered the bosom of the hope of a young girl. Fancy Shams patchwork reflected the patterns of Handmade Quilts. A decorative art seam style called Redwork was a very popular fake technique at the end of the 19th century America; Contour of a pattern or design has been stitched on a background of white cloth or cream on high contrast wire. Red was the common color of the thread as a red dye available at the time was colorfast and did not bleed on the rest of the fabric.
Stitch your own Sham
Anyone with an interesting fabric, a good idea, and minimal sewing skills can create Shams decorative pillow. Fabrics with a body, such as flax, fabric, and brocade, are suitable for rest Shams. The inserted panels of ethnic embroidery or textiles are also suitable; Hand-painted or applied fabrics; Grain with Oversize side-knob closures; Romantic button house lined with ruffles and thread with satin ribbon; Parts recovered from elaborate silk saris, Japanese kimonos or Chinese tunics; Sentimental T-shirts celebrities; or the designs of periods together, such as zigzag or chevrons.
