Draperies and Top Treatments - silk/tafetta drapes info?

Hi,
I know this isn't for "advertising" This is a question more of any suggestions of WHERE I might buy what I THINK are tafetta drapes?
I do NOT sew- and don't know anyone who does though I'm sure that'd be the cheapest way to go so I'll keep looking...
The curtains I'm looking for are sort of shiny like and at times may have almost more than one shade in it depending on how you're looking at it
(like sage green with a gold hue or purple in it) They're kind of heavy and drape well, often you see them on HGTV bunched at the floor- not sheer at all. Does anybody know what I'm talking about? I don't think it's raw silk either with the "horizontal lines" through it but maybe?
How pricey are they and where in New England might I find them or online?
thanks,
deb

is it dupioni silk, like this (http://ww2.potterybarn.com/cat/pip.cfm?src=shpcprwwinsol%7Crshop%2Fshpcprwwinsol%7Crshop%2Fshpcprw%7Crshop&pkey=cprwwinsol&gids=p3554) ? or maybe taffeta? moire? satin? the fabrics that are more iridescent and 2-tone are actually woven with those different colors, so there are several different fabrics that could have that iridescent quality.

take a quick trip to a fabric store or a drapery department & see the different fabrics in person.

actually, i think it's probably taffeta. my bridesmaids' dresses were made out of fabric just like you're describing - one color when you saw it one way, and another when the fabric moved. i'm pretty sure that was taffeta.

Hi,
I was being lazy and haven't visited a fabric store yet. I did look around at Linen's and Things but didn't quite see what I had in mind. I am sure it isn't satin- the soft/shiny stuff. I read one of your long back & forth threads from a husband who was doing his French doors and having trouble with tab tops vs other "slidable" drapes and I learned a lot, I also have that issue but will likely just go with either no treatments or just fixed sheers- but now I know there are more options- the shade looked nice too.
For this though I think I want to go with this kind of fabic described and use the rings/clips without the pinch pleats (though I admit the pic he sent looked pretty nice)
Iridescent- that's the word I couldn't think of- and this fabric is a little
"stiffer" I think than the dupioni silk (and that has those horizontal snags I'm not too fond of) but it's similar. I think it is tafetta- like your bridesmaids dresses.
I'll make the trip and at least know the terminology before I start looking. I want to use it behind my bed and maybe have it come down from ceiling height. It's a very small room and my bedframe is sage wrought iron so I thought I'd try to have it blend in and give the illusion of a tall headboard. Plus I don't plan to use the window behind the bed (only wall I can put the bed on- need others for dresser) and want it dark in there. Would this fabric need a liner?
deb

Would this fabric need a liner?


any fabric that will be hanging directly in front of the window (as opposed to pulled to each side of a window & hanging mostly in front of the wall) needs to be lined. sunlight will destroy fabric in no time, especially jewel-toned fabrics. lining also helps give draperies body so they hang nicer, and since it's white, your windows will look nicer from the outside view. lining is inexpensive, so there's really no excuse to not use it.

Thank you!