How to make roller blinds?

So that in the morning and afternoon hours the sun does not annoy you with bright light, and the house looks cozy, but not a relic of the past, it is best to decide how to make the roller blinds and decorate the windows with them. You can make such an interior item original and at the same time practical. Design possibilities are practically unlimited, but depend on the style of a room you choose, a riot of imagination and an affordable amount of money. You will learn how to quickly and easily make a simple design for roller blinds in this article.

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Where to begin?

Before you make a roller blind, you need to prepare all the necessary materials and tools.

Main materials

For the base of the curtain, select

• 2 tissue cuts;
• decorative elements - ribbons and garters for trimming textiles and so that it can be folded.

To choose the material that organically fits with the overall interior, consider these secrets of professional designers:

1. For combination with plain walls, variegated colors of the canvas to match the tone of furniture are perfect.
2. To visually expand the space, use a fabric with horizontal stripes to increase the height of the ceilings - vertical.
3. To make roller blinds, take a fabric of the same texture as the bedspreads, pillows, upholstery on furniture. So a single design line will be viewed.
4. Do not buy the canvas exactly to the tone of the wall covering or with the same pattern - there the curtains will merge with the rest of the surfaces and the room will look uninteresting.

Important! Directly in terms of the type of fabric - it all depends on your preferences for price and tactile sensations. Take the material that is pleasant to the touch and accessible. For example, many people prefer to make roller blinds with their own hands. polyester or fabrics with protective impregnation. In this case, the practical side is also pursued, since caring for such textiles is much simpler, more convenient, does not require much time, and these curtains will last much longer.

Mounting Materials

To make the design reliable and easy to handle, prepare:

• a wooden lath slightly longer than the window and 2 cm wide;
• another bar with dimensions 2.5 * 2.5 cm;
• wood screws.

Instruments

So that you can assemble the structure correctly, it is strong, fits perfectly into the window space, prepare all the tools for the job:

• centimeter;
• a ruler;
• pencil;
• screwdriver;
• needles, threads, scissors;
• stapler with staples.

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How to make roller blinds with your own hands?

After you have prepared all the necessary materials and tools, they are at your fingertips and you do not have to be distracted by the search for the right equipment during the sewing of the curtains, complete the work in 2 stages:

1. Make the right measurements.
2. Sew the curtain itself.

Taking measurements

Take this process with full responsibility, take your time, act clearly. On how correctly you measure all the necessary parameters and correctly cut it tightly depends on how successful the result of your needlework will be.

Before you make roller blinds, proceed as follows:

1. Measure the width and length of the window.
2. Determine the length of the canvas according to this rule: window height + 15 cm + 2 cm.
3. Calculate the width of the curtain in this way: window width + 2 cm.

Important! Depending on what shape you are going to make decoration for your window, the sizes may increase. The main thing is that the initial parameters of the tissue should be no less than the indicated sizes.Then you will be able to correctly make the roller blind.

Sewing curtains

1. Cut 2 pieces of fabric according to your parameters.
2. Sweep them with wide stitches to the inside out.
3. Sew 3 sides from the inside out.
4. Turn the canvas to the front side.
5. Gently stitch the last line,
6. Iron the sheet well by periodically spraying it with water from a spray bottle or using the steam function.
7. Turn the bottom edge enough so that the prepared wooden lath fits inside.
8. Zip this pocket.
9. Insert the rail.
10. Wrap the second block with the opposite edge of the canvas, secure with brackets from the stapler.
11. If you plan to change the fabric, sew a zipper instead of a stapler.
12. Decorate the curtain with ribbons or garters.
13. Fasten to the window with screws.

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Useful Tips:

1. Periodically clean the roller blinds with a vacuum cleaner or regular detergent with a sponge.
2. Dry such canvases unfolded.

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Now you know how to quickly and effortlessly make roller blinds. Fantasy a bit and you will definitely be able to design a beautiful, cozy and original interior that you won’t get bored for a long time.