ROMAN BLIND MAKING

 

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I have been making roman blinds for about 25 years.

It is a good way of brightening up a room without spending a fortune on fabric

Supply your own fabric or old curtains for remaking

(clean, with old lining and headings removed please)

 

 

 A Word about Fabric

 

The best fabric for blinds is a medium weight cotton/linen/poly curtain fabric.

Nothing too thick or heavy or velvety or with any stretch in the weave.

And no thin or slippy slidey silks please.

It needs to keep it's shape when cut.

I cannot guarantee a perfect finish if the fabric is not suitable.

 

 

If in doubt about any of this, please phone me.

 

 

How to work out Fabric Required

 

Maximum width/drop - 1.8 metres

Maximum overall size 2.20 square metres

 

Add 10cms to the width and 20cms to the length of the finished blind size.

So - If the blind measures 117cms wide x 163cms long

You will need a piece of fabric which measures approx.

127cms wide x 183cms long

 

 

Making-up Prices

 

Cost includes lining, wood battens and dowelling, screw eyes, velcro, cord, rings, breakaway safety clips, cleat hook and a wooden acorn.

Blinds will be made up ready corded and attached to a fabric covered 2x2cms wooden batten

ready for drilling and fitting to your wall or frame (screws not supplied)

 

Price per square metre - £75.00 (minimum price per blind £70)

So - For the above blind you would multiply width x length in metres

(1.17 x 1.63) = 1.90 square metres x £75

Which makes the cost to you £143.00 (+ your fabric)

 

 

Extras

 

Sewing contrast edging - £8 per running metre

Blackout lining - add £1 per square metre

Interlining - add £12 per square metre

 

 

 

Blue to match the paintwork
Sunlight shines through to show the beautiful design.
Cording seen from back
Contrast edge at top fold
Tweed for a cosy blind
Blind and matching cushions piped with contrast.
Cool kitchen enhanced by this beautiful blind
Matching the pattern, very important.
Blind made from recycled vintage curtains
Abstract blind.
I love upcycling vintage curtains
Sewing on the velcro to a vintage barkcloth blind
Abstract print makes for a jolly blind
Back of blind close up
Jolly seagull blind
3 blinds in a square bay. Note pattern matches all the way round.
Bright bold kitchen blind
Cheer up your kichen
Blind back
Pretty interlined blind.
Back of blind showing cording
5 children's blinds with red ric rac and gingham edge on a curved bay
Cords thread through screw eyes
Blind is attached to top batten with velcro
Wide blind in progress on my work table
Ticking always looks smart. I can supply this for £14 per metre + carriage.
Pretty blinds to brighten up your bathroom
Blinds pulled right up off the window to let in lots of light.
Contrast edging and matching cushions
Checks have to be completely horizontal on the fabric!
Blinds can look good set at different hieghts
Bay window blinds use a lot less fabric than curtains.
Pretty roman blinds and matching self piped cushion covers.
Create a feature in your hall with a lovely fabric
Bedroom blind with best part of the pattern at the top so it's always seen
Stripey sitting room blind. You can't go wrong with stripes!
Beautiful embroidered linen
Pretty over a plain blackout roller
Roman blinds fitted in 1930's bay window
Tweed wool blinds are very cosy
Lovely remake of vintage fabric curtains
Matching blind and cushion covers