How to make a roman shade
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There are a couple of ways to do it depending upon your sewing skills (or lack thereof). The traditional method, and one that works better for a lined shade, uses little rings sewn vertically at the edges and in the middle of the shade. The string is then threaded through the rings and pulled to create the folds. The other method involves using a mini blind as the base, the excess slats are removed and the remaining slats are glued on the material. There are very good step by step directions for either method on Pinterest. I have done both types and find that the mini blind method works better if the shade needs to be operational, the sewn method is better on a decorative shade with lining
Here are a couple of links for you! The video is really good.
http://m.wikihow.com/Make-a-Roman-Shade
https://youtu.be/g3VW44HvdfM
There is a wonderful tutorial available at http://www.allfreesewing.com on making a roman shade. It is easy to understand & there are pictures to help you with each stage. I hope this helps!