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Monasterio de Santa Catalina. Arequipa, Peru

The Monasterio de Santa Catalina is a cloistered convent located in Arequipa, Peru. It was built in 1580 and was enlarged in the 17th century. The over 20000-square-meter monastery is predominantly of the Mudejar style, and is characterised by the vividly painted walls. There are approximately 20 nuns currently living in the northern corner of the complex; the rest of the monastery is open to the public. The founder of the monastery was a rich widow, Maria de Guzman. The tradition of the time indicated that the second son or daughter of a family would enter religious service, and the convent accepted only women from high-class Spanish families. Each nun at Santa Catalina had between one and four servants or slaves, and the nuns invited musicians to perform in the convent, gave parties and generally lived a lavish lifestyle. Each family paid a dowry at their daughter's entrance to the convent, and the dowry owed to gain the highest status, indicated by wearing a black veil, was 2400 silver coins, equivalent to US 000 today. The nuns were also required to bring 25 listed items, including a statue, a painting, a lamp and clothes. The wealthiest nuns may have brought fine English china and silk curtains and rugs. Although it was possible for poorer nuns to enter the convent without paying a dowry, it can be seen from the cells that most of the nuns were very wealthy.
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Stylemaster Hudson 55-Inch by 84-Inch Embroidered Faux Silk Grommet Panel, Truffle

• Faux silk slub fabric
• 55-Inch by 84-Inch size
• 4 Fashion colors: espresso, spa, truffle, vanilla
• Easy care machine wash and line dry
• Metal grommets for hanging

Stylemaster Hudson is an embroidered faux silk Panel. It has iron grommets for easy hanging. It comes in a wide width 55-Inch by 84-Inch size and comes in 4 colors of espresso, spa, truffle and vanilla. The panels are easy care machine wash and line dry

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Question by pammie: Should heavy fringe be glued or sewn onto finished silk draperies? What type glue is best? Thanx?
The curtains are a multi colored, plaid silk, which are lined and inner-lined. The fringe is a medium weight. The drapes get quite a bit of direct sun, so I am concerned that heat might adversely impact glue. The fringe will run from top to the bottom, along the outer edge. I was told that machine sewing the fringe could cause the edges to bunch up and become crooked. I'm not much of a seamtress, but would give hand sewing a shot if that is better than gluing. The curtains were expensive and I don't want to screw them up. However, if I can get away with hot glue or fabric glue, ye doggies, that would be sweet. Thanks for the info.

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Answer by ●Gardener●
Glue can't be depended on in the long run, especially exposed to sun, and the tugging/moving of opening and closing the curtains would hasten the demise of the bond.

I've been sewing for 20+ years and have only found one good way to apply fringe to any object, and that is to hand sew it on. You should do just fine with sewing it. Get a color thread that matches the curtains and fringe and sew stitches about 1/8th inch long each. It'll take awhile, but you'll feel good about it when it's done. I do my hand sewing while on the couch watching TV and the time goes by faster.

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