How to Make Your Own Roman Blinds

Roman blinds can really improve the look of your home. Even if you can't afford high quality blinds for your entire house you could always think about spending some money to make your own. Firstly, don't think it's complicated. With just a little sewing experience you will be able to make a complete set of blinds, and as each set becomes better with practice you will soon be making quality blinds to adorn your home. Roman blinds have an improved structure when they have wooden poles that sit between the slats, which support the blinds when they are raised or they can be constructed from 100% fabric and thus have no solid parts within the structure.

Almost always Roman blinds are fitted to a dust board that contains the string and pulley system that will ultimately lift the shades up. This is simply a 1 x 3inch piece of wood and the fabric is held around it via staples. The pulley mechanism is then screwed onto the wood. Finally, the strings are attached that will lift and lower the blinds. After making the dust board you will then have to make the Roman blinds. Should you desire the slatted type then simply measure your fabric to the length that you desire for each slat of the blinds and add an extra ½ - ¾ inch slat so that it becomes a closed piece of fabric for the wooden slat that sits inside the Roman blind. The slats don't need to specifically be any size but usually they're about 4-6 inches. In the event that you are following a pattern, the instructions you will guide you.

Making straight fabric Roman blinds is virtually the same process as for the slatted type with the exception that the fold on the side facing you (when finally hung) will have the actual fold on the inside to make the pleat. If you sew these pieces so that they are contained and then create a fabric loop. Of course the slatted type will hold wooden poles, whereas the fabric variety will create a simple pleat. If you follow the instructions on your pattern then you will readily be able to make Roman blinds that will be the envy of all your neighbours. Firstly, don't think it's complicated. With just a little sewing experience you will be able to make a complete set of Roman blinds, and as each set becomes better with practice you will soon be making quality blinds to adorn your home.

Roman blinds have an improved structure when they have wooden poles that sit between the slats, which support the blinds when they are raised or they can be constructed from 100% fabric and thus have no solid parts within the structure. Almost always Roman blinds are fitted to a dust board that contains the string and pulley system that will ultimately lift the shades up. This is simply a 1 x 3inch piece of wood and the fabric is held around it via staples. The pulley mechanism is then screwed onto the wood. Finally, the strings are attached that will lift and lower the blinds.

After making the dust board you will then have to make the Roman blinds. Should you desire the slatted type then simply measure your fabric to the length that you desire for each slat of the Roman blinds and add an extra ½ - ¾ inch slat so that it becomes a closed piece of fabric for the wooden slat that sits inside the Roman blind. The slats don't need to specifically be any size but usually they're about 4-6 inches. In the event that you are following a pattern, the instructions you will guide you.

Making straight fabric blinds is virtually the same process as for the slatted type with the exception that the fold on the side facing you (when finally hung) will have the actual fold on the inside to make the pleat. If you sew these pieces so that they are contained and then create a fabric loop. Of course the slatted type will hold wooden poles, whereas the fabric variety will create a simple pleat. If you follow the instructions on your pattern then you will readily be able to make Roman blinds that will be the envy of all your neighbours.