How can I alter the swag?
Angles and shapes would have to change. We cannot give you alteration instructions.

How can I alter the jabot?
We don’t provide alteration instructions. It is too difficult for this style jabot.

I have a window that is 60” wide. How do I determine the length of the pole? It appears that the jabots are 12” wide, do I subtract 24” from the 60” to determine the width of the swag?
The jabots are only 11” wide from the center of the high swag pipe and the center of the jabot low pipe. Therefore, subtract 22” from your width measurements. Divide the remaining measurement into equal units to determine your swag size. Swag size must be between 18” to 30” only. The pole would need to be cut long enough for the swags, plus 2”, plus room for the decorative brackets.

When using the swags with a regular return (no jabot), subtract a total of 2”, then divide into equal units.

I would like to know how long the pole measurement should be. It appears that in the drawing on the front page of the instructions for this valance that the pole is slightly shorter than the width of the window. So I would like to know how much shorter than the window width the pole should be.
There is no restriction on the pole length. It is a choice you are open to make. It is up to you to decide how much, if any, you want to extend beyond the window. You can install well above the window facing where the jabot drops down. Or you can extend beyond the window so the top of the window facings are hidden behind the swags (when doing this the wall area will show at the bottom of the jabot unless draperies are used). Or you can allow the jabot to drop and show off the corner of the window trim.

My customer is extremely pleased and so am I. I was a little unprepared however that you can see the corner of the window trim. I hope this is supposed to be this way, because I measured exactly as specs. Thank you for the detailed instructions that were easy to follow. This was a kitchen/living room installation with an open floor plan, so both matched. I used the jabots in the LR and not in the kitchen. I also modified so I could have pipes at both ends in the kitchen. It turned out great.
Thanks for your note. We love getting them. Having the corner molding to show is a choice. Some of the designs in our Designer’s Digest do. This is a great when it is ornate molding. The option is to install the jabots high enough to cover them.

I am wondering what the “pipe” is exactly.
“Pipe” is a term used by the old masters of window treatments in the early 20th century. It means a smooth tapered portion of a top treatment much like that of a horn, only more narrow. The pipe pattern referred to on the yardage is the one between the swags. Pipes on the jabot are included with the jabot pattern.