How can I make my own roll up curtain for a large living room window?
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Living room double window pull up fabric blind won't roll up. It's old and dingy but offers some privacy facing parking lot. I roll it up and have a loop of string on each end that holds it up. I have a bolt of fabric about 4'tall beige heavy duty trying to think of ideas. I don't have a sewing machine, but I do have a hot glue gun and iron
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Are you talking about the old spring loaded roll up shades? Have you tried to take it down and roll it up the reinstall it to see if the spring still works? If you can use the old shade for a patterns and replace the shade with your new fabric if you feel you can get it on the dowel squarely.. You can replicate the fastener that the original used.. staples or glue, to adhere the new fabric. If the spring mechanism is broken you can try to replace that too.. steal one from a new working shade. Of you can make roman shades pretty easily. there are lots of tutorials on line. Good luck.
If it's this style, here's a good link to get you started.
https://www.google.com/search?q=making+roll+up+curtains&rlz=1C1BLWB_enUS700US700&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjXh4yyg8vXAhUGS2MKHZj9D-8Q_AUICygC&biw=1422&bih=629&dpr=1.13
If it's this style, another way to do it. Hope they help.
https://www.google.com/search?q=making+roll+up+blinds&rlz=1C1BLWB_enUS700US700&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi8rOfUg8vXAhVQ8WMKHZJbDf8Q_AUICygC&biw=1422&bih=684&dpr=1.13
Save yourself some time and aggravation, and buy a Levlor, or Bali cordless shade, which if you look at the side it is honeycomb pleats. Get one with the solar panel, which keeps out heat in the summer and cold in the winter.