How To Make a Roman Blind

HOW TO Make a ROMau Blind of What have the Romans ever done for us? Well, there's the aqueduct, sanitation, roads, irrigation, medicine, education, public order and public health. and, of course, the Roman blind. Here's a simple step-by-step guide for making and installing one of your own. 13 Siuple Steps to Make your Romau Blind What you'll ueed FABRIC TAPE MEASURE RULER PINS SEWING MACHINE VELCRO TAPE SCISSORS CORD TAPE RODS 2XI BATON BLIND CORD BLIND RINGS PENCIL What to do Measure and cut the fabric to the required size using the ruler. (Add 5cm for the hems.) Pin the seams along the line you plan to sew. Stick the soft part of a Velcro tape strip to the seam along the top of your blind. 4 Sew the edges of your fabric to secure the hems and Velcro. Remove the pins from the seams and stitch the Velcro again so it's sturdy. Using a pencil and ruler, divide the blind vertically into 3 even sections. Sew the cord tape on to the lines of division. Sew the cord rings to the cord tape: one at each end, and the others at 30cm intervals. Push the rods through the tape. 10 Run the blind cord through the cord rings - from the top, down the sides, and through Attach the blind cord to the Attach the hard part first cord ring by tying it in a of the self-adhesive Velcro to the baton. knot, and then repeat until all the cord rings are the same. the bottom. Match up the Velcro - your blind should hang from the baton HOall a Romau Blind TO with a Pull Cord What you'll ueed PENCIL TAPE MEASURE EYE HOOKS SCREWDRIVER SCREWS DRILL WALL PLUGS STEP LADDER CLEAT What to do Choose the fixing position for the blind - inside or outside Using the pencil, mark up where the cord meets the baton. Attach the eye hooks to the baton. the window reveal. Ensure the cords are pulled to the same tension, cut off any Peel the Velcro of the blind Mark out the screw away from the baton, allowing it to hang from the cord. positions and drill the holes in the wall. excess cord, and then thread into knot ends. Screw the baton to the wall. Align Velcro tape strips and attach the baton to the blind. Attach the cleat to the wall at a comfortable height. 10 Wrap the cord around the cleat. НOW HOWall a Romau Blind Tath Sidewinder Mechauisu What you'll ueed 00 mm 00 PENCIL TAPE MEASURE SPRING CLIP SCREWDRIVER SCREWS DRILL WALL PLUGS STEP LADDER SAFETY DEVICE What to do Decide on the fixing position for the blind - inside or outside of the Press in spring-clip to detach the head rail from the brackets. Mark the position for the brackets on the wall, leaving a gap of at least 30mm window reveal. between the brackets and the head rail ends. 5 U Drill screw holes and fix the brackets. Hold up the head rail with the Velcro facing you and attach the front lip of the head rail to the spring-clip on the front of the brackets. Peel apart the Velcro to detach the blind from the metal head rail. Then attach the clips on the brackets to the back lip of the head rail. This will secure the bracket in place. Align the Velcro strips Fix the safety device to the wall to ensure the sidewinder mechanism is safe. and attach the Roman blind to the head rail. And once you've finished, why not start planning that Roman holiday you've been dreaming of? good to be home www.anglianhome.co.uk/goodtobehome SOURCES: How to Make a Roman Blind - uktv.co.uk How to Make a Roman Blind with Pull Cord Mechanism - johnlewis.com Instructions to Install a Roman Blind with a Sidewinder Mechanism - janeclayton.co.uk Tutorial for Putting up Roman Blinds - youtube.com