DIY curtains

For hundreds and thousands of years in history, a huge number of options for curtains and blinds were invented. Blinds can be both vertical and horizontal. Such a practical decor item is made, usually from plastic, fabric or wood. In this article, you will learn about several methods of how do-it-yourself blinds and blinds are made from various materials.

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Popular types of blinds:

• Vertical - for this design, strips of material (lamellas) are arranged vertically. In addition, they can rotate at different angles. For example, if you pull on the lace of such blinds, then their lamellas will begin to fold together or stretch along the window.
• The horizontal version has a different arrangement of fabric strips. Often such blinds have a "ladder" system. She closes and opens the blinds with a special drum.
• Pleated blinds are the best solution for windows of non-standard shape. Such designs are suitable not only for arched, but also trapezoidal, round or triangular windows. Such a curtain is a cloth of fabric or paper, which is folded with an accordion. Here, the guide cords, which have special clamps at the ends, adjust the position of the blinds.

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Making blinds from wallpaper

In order to make curtains blinds with your own hands out of paper, you need to stock the following materials:

1. Wallpaper of the desired color.
2. Ruler.
3. Tape measure.
4. Stationery knife.
5. Awl (hole punch).
6. Latch.
7. Double-sided tape.
8. Trailer (it can be replaced with a large bead).
9. Strong thread or cord.

Let's move on to the technology of making the decor item:

• Using a measuring tape, measure the window. For the blinds from the wallpaper, you need to add 30-40 cm to the size of the window.
• Using a knife and a ruler, cut off a piece of wallpaper of the required length.

Important! If the width of the selected wallpaper is less than the width of the window opening, then using double-sided tape or glue, it is better to glue two paper sheets.

• Fold the prepared material with an accordion. The width of the strips should be about 3-5 cm. Try on the blank to the window and, if necessary, cut off the excess.
• Further, to make the blinds-blinds with your own hands, you need to make a hole with the help of an awl or hole punch in the center of the folded accordion.
• Thread a rope, cord or any other thread into the hole and secure with adhesive tape on top. Cut off the extra centimeters of the rope.
• As a curtain fastening, it is better to use double-sided tape. It needs to be glued to the upper band of the folded accordion. The lower strip should only be sealed by half.
• Glue the lower part of the blinds with a fan.
• Put the end bead and retainer on the end of the thread.
• Attach the finished blinds to the window.

The work is done!

Important! While you are doing the blinds with your own hands, you can experiment as you like. For example, you can glue rhinestones or butterflies on the canvas, draw something, and insert a satin ribbon instead of a cord.

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Fabric curtains

Such blinds will be simply irreplaceable in a room where some furniture or any other piece of furniture is near the window.

Important! They are perfect for dimly lit rooms, because when they open, a lot of light will enter the room.

In order to make such an irreplaceable thing, you need to stock up on the following materials:

• The fabric of the desired color.
• Threads matching color.
• The fabric to be used as the lining.
• Sharp scissors.
• Roll of nylon cord.
• Small cloves or screws.
• Velcro fasteners.
• Plank for weighting blinds made of wood or metal.
• Wooden plank with a diameter of approximately 4 mm.

To make fabric curtains-blinds with your own hands, you must follow the algorithm below:

1. Measure the window opening. The width of the blinds should be the same as the opening (do not forget that you need to add a few centimeters for allowances). Independently select the desired curtain length - here everything will depend on how wide the folds will be.
2. According to the allowances you noted, hem the edges with a thin line inward.
3. From the prepared nylon cord, make two segments that will be equal to twice the height of the blinds with the addition of one centimeter. Using these shoelaces, you will adjust the height of the lift, as well as the lowering of the interior.
4. Let's move on to the hem for the blinds. First you need to mark up places for them. Fix the hem with the pins - for this you need to take the pin, put it on your marking, and then bend the desired distance of the canvas.
5. Make two main stitches: on the top of the hem and near the bar. In the same way, process all the folds and attach the remaining trims.
6. Sew symmetrically the rings for the cord at the bars on the finished hem.
7. Sew two slats on the bottom and top of the blinds to make it heavier. Drill holes for the cord symmetrically on the rings.
8. Pass the cords into the holes and rings and fix them with knots.
9. Attach the finished product with small carnations or screws to the window opening.

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Roman curtains from old blinds

In order to make curtains, blinds with your own hands, you need to stock up on the following items:

• Old horizontal blinds.
• Material of the required color and size.
• "Liquid Nails".
• Adhesive for fabric.
• Sewing machine.
• Sharp scissors.

Let's move on to the manufacturing process:

• The first step is to double up, carefully iron and stitch the edges of the fabric on the machine.
• Now you need to prepare the old blinds - remove all the connection details, leaving only the central threads.
• Remove the lower limiters, as well as all the crossbars of the old design.
• On the inside, make markings, glue the crossbars according to the measurements.
• Attach the frame, skip the louvre warp threads into the holes of the crossbars.

Important! Do not be scared if in some places you need to separate the fabric and the crossbars - this will in no way destroy the structure.

• Using “liquid nails”, glue the fabric to the base.
• Thread the thread through the holes, secure it with a knot.
• Glue the hanging ponytails to the wrong side.
• Go to decorating the upper crossbar: take a cut of the required size, process the edges and glue.

Roman curtains are ready!

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Blinds are universal curtains that are used in many rooms. However, in stores they all look alike and begin to seem boring. From this article you learned how to make curtains blinds with your own hands, which means that now you can decorate the room in accordance with your own style.