DIY Roman Blinds- How to Make Roman Blinds

This interesting video on how to make Roman Blinds gives an excellent insight into how roman blings are made.

To make a roman blind you will need to measure the inside width of your window frame, add 10 cm to this number and cut your fabric. Now measure the inside height of your window frame and add 10 cm, for top and bottom hems, to the length plus and additional 5 cm for each rod you wish to add. An average roman blind will have 4-6 rodded sections.

Now that you have your fabric cut to size you need to finish your side edges by folding, pinning, ironing 2.5 cm on each side. Repeat and top stitch for a beautiful finished edge, you may wish to use a fancy stitch on your machine.Measure and mark each section of your blind, remember to add the 5 cm rod pocket space between each section. Fold, pin, iron and sew the rod pocket for each section. Measure your rods to be sure they are 3 cm shorter than your blind panel to allow room to hand stitch the rod pockets closed.

Fold, pin, iron and stitch the top and bottom edges of your blind. Stitch the fuzzy side of a strip of Velcro along the top and bottom edges. Glue the scratchy side of the Velcro strip to the top and bottom batten. Use the Velcro to attach the blind to the top and bottom battens.

Measure 12 cm in from each edge and hand stitch a plastic ring to the back of the rod pocket. You may wish to adjust this measurement depending on the width of your window or add a third row of rings. Measure 12 cm from each edge and add a screw eye to the top and bottom battens. Begin at the bottom with a large knot below the screw eye and thread a heavy cord up through all the plastic rings. End with a large knot above the top screw eye and leave extra cord hanging to act as your pull string. Add a coordinating pull bob to the bottom of your pull cord and use an L bracket to secure your blind to the wall.

To personalize your blinds you may wish to add fancy trim to your blind. These are easily stitched to the rod pockets when you create the pockets. Another nice touch is to use ornamental push pins across the top batten and smaller matching pins across each rod pocket.

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