Sew a DIY Roman Shade
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Learn to make yourself some personal DIY window covering to add some pizzazz to your decor.
Turn a a piece of fabric into a roman shade the easy way!!
Now, press the sides and bottom of the fabric over 1/2" to the wrong side. Fold another 1/2" and press again. Sew these hems down. Remember to leave the two ends of the bottom hem open so you can slide a dowel through it later.
Next, we will make the rest of the dowel canings. Subtract 3' off of the remaining height of your fabric (this is for stapling your blind to your wood later on) and divide that by 4. The resulting number will be how far apart you will make each dowel casing. Start measuring from the bottom, and mark where your dowel will be with a pin,
Fold your blind right sides together at each mark and pin. Sew a 1/2″ seam at each mark and then insert a dowel into each casing you’ve created.
Next, hand sew the small blind rings onto the blind. Sew one on each side of the dowel casing, about 3″ from each end.
Prep the wooden hanger by screwing on the brackets about 1″ from each end, and screwing in the eye screws about 3″ from each.
Finally, it’s time to tie on the nylon string that will pull the drape up and down. Use the photo above as a guide, and tie one end of the string onto the bottom right ring. Thread it upwards and through each ring above, through the right eye screw, through the left eye screw, and down through all of the remaining rings on the left. Leave at least 6″ of extra string and cut off the rest.
Mount your roman shade above your window using the brackets.
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I did this to my shades probably 20 years ago , and it is easy as pie to do
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I love your instructions and clear pictures. I have my supplies written down. Some supplies I have. I've been wanting to make one of these. All other instructions made it look hard. I'm off to look for fabric. Thanks so much. 💓
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Hello,
I’ve been looking for a clear set of instructions to try my hand at diy Roman shades. Your instructions seem clearer than many others!! Since your shades have the rings sewn on the dowel casings, do you think adding a layer of insulating batting in between the decorative fabric and liner would keep the shades from operating and hanging as they should? Maybe it would be too bulky? Thanks for the great instructions!