Love it! Much easier than the technique I made up and used before. I am ready to make new ones and will use this technique. THANKS!! By the way, I would have wasted the fabric to center the pattern, but they still look great.
I wish I saw this video 2 years ago when I was thinking to make my own Roman shades for my kitchen. I was struggling at the time finding the right size and price window treatment. Thank you for the tutorial I’ll keep this in mind for future.
I love your version which is so much easier than the one I did with a friend but she was a professional drapery maker. I believe I can do this on my own, thanks. Jackie
I watched several videos on how to make this. Looking for easy but also quality of the end product. This one is the best in my opinion. LOVE the fabric!
I have watched a few other video's on how to make these & Your video is the the best one I have seen, explained very well an easy steps into making a Roman shade, Thank you for sharing.. 😀
This looks like a great project I can accomplish. Much better than other tutorials that are sooo complicated love it, and I think the way you're fabric pattern laid out looks beautiful. Thank you!
I have sewn a light fabric one like this before, using this same method... l would now like to make one out of heavier material... to screen light n summer heat out n kept winter heat in... been hesitating because it's hard to handle... lol ...thank you for the great refresher...
Great! I have make These before, but only lined. I have to make a single fabric blind, so have been looking for ideas which would save a bit more time and money. Your tutorial wis just what I was looking for. Thank you 😊
Thank you for explaining how the string is run through all the rings. That was very helpful. Now I can make over my existing drapes to fit my new bay windows! Super excited to add the buffalo plaid ties to further match my pillows etc.
Christina very beautiful DIY Roman Shade, You did an amazing job! Thank you for sharing with us! Have a wonderful, safe and bless rest of your weekend.🕊👍👏🙏👍👏🙏🕊
Absolutely lovely! The fabric is gorgeous and the design is great the way you have done it... i recently made a faux roman blind for a small 2nd window in my bedroom, using tension rods and gave it a fab pom pom trim - the blind is the same fabric as my curtains on the main big window so looks great together. I love roman blinds and your tutorial is easy to follow. Thanks for sharing 😘
@@survivinglife101 If I can upload a photo I will, but have a look for tutorials showing 'faux roman blinds using tension rods' - it's a really easy alternative. Hope that helps
Thanks for this video, I will attempt one for my new bathroom. The pattern looks quite full as you cut it, so well done! (the material is gorgeous!) Cost-wise, this is an amazing project to keep replicating all around the hosue!
Thank you SO much for sharing this video! I have wanted to do this for the longest but couldn't remember which RU-vid video i had saw it on a few years ago. I'm so excited to create several of these for my windows. Thanks again!
Omg this shade and tutorial are a treasure! I'm kn the middme of a house reno and i have an awkward window in my bathroom. This is so great because it gives privacy, style and it looks quite manageable to make. Thank you! :)
I just finished making 3 for my bedroom windows. I used blackout lining as well on the back for better sleeping which is a little more complicated to make but then you don’t have the pleats on the front which looks nicer when they’re down, since they’re on the back side. But I only used two dowels and 4 would have made it look more structured. I also used Velcro on top so that I can remove them if they need to be cleaned. It also makes it easier to install them when you don’t have to have the whole blind in your face while screwing them in. I did one the way you did on top and the other two using Velcro and I am still undecided which way I want to go for my living room blinds. 🤔 I’ll have to see. I also didn’t use the attachment up top. I just used the eye hooks and use a cleat on the side to keep them up. Great tutorial! Thank you💕.
You're so welcome! I'm glad you liked them! Velcro sounds like a great idea - let me know what you think after you've lived with both versions for awhile! Thank yoU!
Hi. Just found this one. If I understand right, you have 3 times to go through the left side. Note: have hearing problem so little hard to understand. Thank you. Yours look awesome.
I am wondering if making the spacing between the dowels slightly different (longer at the bottom to slightly shorter at the top), would the dowels sit layered under each other instead of resting on top of each other when the blind is up? Hope I explained that well enough.
Thank you for sharing this! I hope I can adapt it to my needs: I need to make a half-round window shade for the top half of a round window! So far, I have had a paper tube shade, easily rolled up, but it makes it difficult to open that window (rare, but summer is coming...).
The shade is very pretty. I like both of them and they are very different. I have made Australian Shades before. I was thinking about making some for our beach house. But the sun is so harsh, we have blackout drapes and keep them closed most of the day. We just had new windows installed. I'm curious to see how the electric bill is in the next couple months. We do keep the front windows opened so we can see the ocean and pelicans fly by several times a day. Once the morning sun is up a bit, say 10am or so, we can open the front ones and enjoy our view. HUGS~Donna
I'm attacking this project. I'm not new to sewing, but have never attempted Roman shades. They are so expensive and her windows are oddly shaped, so wish me luck. Thanks for this video, you make it look so easy.
It's better to use polyester thread! And a seam gauge will help with more accurate hemming :) I've been wanting to make a set of roman shades for my dressing room. This is a nice, simple tutorial.
May be I will use the cloth in horizontal way, by the way a is beatiful cloth, looks like rice paper for decoupage. But if you are happy that is the main thing. 💞🤗😊👏👏👏
I definitely want to try this. But I think instead of mounting it into a piece of wood, I’d rather use a tension rod, that way I can wash it or change it up if needed.
These work really great with blackout fabric, or a fabric for temperature control as a liner. My husband and I love a dark bedroom but we also love the extra privacy because the homes in our neighborhood are very close together.
WOW! Christina is there anything you can't do? I absolutely love it. Looks perfect with all the white it really makes everything pop. I would love to try making one but, I'd screw it up for sure lol. BTW, beautiful home. Your wood floor is gorgeous! Did you put that in too?
Thanks Christine! I love this tutorial and am in the middle of making roman shades for my bathroom, kitchen, office and bedroom windows. I've got the shade for the bathroom almost done. The only thing you did not say in your video is approximately how long the cord should be. I'm cutting my extra long just so that I have enough.
I’ve been wanting to make 3 of these for my kitchen windows. Thanks for the tutorial. You made it seem so easy compared to written instructions. Did you use a lining for this shade? When you were showing the back of the fabric, it looked like you lined it. If so, how much smaller is you lining when you cut it out? It also looked liked you sewed the side hems over the lining keeping the lining attached to the fabric. Or am I way off base? Great job! I love your tutorials because you will sew when needed instead of using hot glue, giving the decor a more polished look. ❤️
No, I didn't line it. That's just how the fabric looks - I think it's just the difference in my lighting as I shot the video. You can check out my printable instructions here - sometimes they're handy to follow along while watching the video: thediymommy.com/sew-a-diy-roman-shade/#jump
I loved the video thank you but I too was confused by the string part which seemed like the most important part to go slower on. So you tie the end of string to the bottom right side..go up the rings across the top and down the left leaving 6 inches and tie it to that last ring THEN you tie another string to that end and pull it just up the left side and down again and tie that?
I'd love to have these in my two bedroom windows with matching long drapes for the French doors. I say drapes because I'm unsure if Roman shades work well being that long. Do you know? I'm a little confused on lining techniques but I'm sure there's tutorials somewhere.😄 Tfs. Beautiful fabric!
