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How To Make Your Own Roman Shades

Do it yourself Roman shades are not tooone side of hook and loop tape along the
difficult or too time consuming. Gettinglining side on the top edge of the shade.
custom made Roman shades can cost you a smallMeasure and mark the lining along both sides
fortune. Do it yourself Roman shades are easyto the bottom of the shade. Fold and pin the
to make and look like you have got aone-inch areas to the back of the shade to
professional to do it. Materials required forcreate flaps. Sew them and mark along each
do it yourself Roman Shades: 1. fabric 2.flap every six to eight inches, depending on
lining fabric 3. tape measure 4. scissors 5.the width. Count the number of marks along
scallop template 6. pencil 7. hook and loopone flap and cut the same amount of cords at
tape 8. thin cording 9. small wooden dowelleast double the length of the shade plus one
10. 1?x1? board 11. needle 12. staple gun 13.shade width. Use a needle to sew the cording
screw eyes 14. drill 15. screws How to makethrough the flaps at the marks, starting at
do it yourself Roman Shades: Measure thethe bottom and working upwards. To keep the
width of the window. To determine theshade sturdy and neat you can slip a wooden
necessary length, divide the window length bydowel into the bottom flap. Attach screw eyes
five, and then add that number to the lengthto the adjoining side to line up with the
of the window and add seam allowances. Cutcords on the shade. Then, attach the header
the fabric and lining according to theto the shade with the hook and loop tape.
measurements. Pin the fabrics with rightFeed the cords through the screw eyes and
sides together and trace/ cut scallops alongthen tie them together at one end. Screw the
the bottom. Sew the two pieces together afterheader board to the frame of the window. If
leaving about a six-inch opening along thethe length of the shade doesn't come out
top in the middle for turning. Snip smallevenly, make the bottom scallops a little bit
cuts in the seam allowances along thelonger to make up the difference. Roman
scallops so they lie flat, and then turn theshades are easy and convenient to make once
shade right side out. Iron the edges tillyou follow these right steps.
they are crisp and sew the opening shut. Sew



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