How To Make Fabric Window Roller Shades

Unroll the shade and remove the.

How to make fabric window roller shades. Burlap is a heavier fabric so i recommend using roller shades meant for thicker vinyl. Insert dowel in pocket. Replace pull down paper shades with this diy custom roller shade idea. Paper blinds are no more.

All you need is a roller shade kit fabric cut to size and iron on adhesive to finish the edges. Cut the ribbon to match the shade s bottom measurement with an extra 2 inches on each side. For this project we repurposed our existing vinyl roller shades we had purchased from lowe s roughly two years ago but if you don t have roller shades on hand you can generally find them at your local hardware store ikea or amazon. Customize the fabric to match your room design.

Again a grid board really helps. Roller style window shades are great for privacy but most are awful for style. I ve seen several tutorials and youtube videos on how to make no sew fabric covered roller blinds and i wanted to try to make some for little c s windows i wanted the blinds to fit inside the windows so that they wouldn t hide the casing. Glue or sew the tassel s top to the back of the shade at the bottom.

Trim and tassels give a finished stylish look. Roll top of fabric over roller. Use staple gun to attach top of shade to roller. If you want absolutely no sun peeking out the sides of the shade i d recommend hanging the blind over your casing.

Hang your shade in the window and enjoy. Use masking tape to smooth down edge of fabric against roller. Fabric and a roller shade kit add up to a budget custom window treatment.