Swags soften a room’s décor with elegance and formality.   They are usually paired with cascades, which are decorative side panels, and often combined with jabots, which hang between different sections of swags.  Swags can be used alone, over blinds or shades, or as the finishing touch to a custom drapery.

Swags are the semicircles that swoop and overlap across the face of the window.

Jabots are the pieces placed in between the swags to hide seams.  Jabots can be shaped like a tie cone, cylinder, or mini-cascade.

Cascades are the end pieces that hang down on either side.  When used with contrast lining, they are very dramatic.