I'd like to make one using a table cloth for the dining room. It's a NEST table cloth that pefectly co-ordinates with the nice panels and a valance that are already up but the panels don't close properly and I think something for evening privacey might be a good idea;)
So would I buy a roller blind the correct width of the window and just stick on the fabric or what? I thought about having a roman blind made but it seems a bit elaborate when I could easily and quickly do a roller blind perhaps.
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Well I have this type shade in my home, made to match the Roman Shades on french doors. The material for the backing is available at Hancock's. I bought an inexpensive shade to fit the window like Shutter Cleaning Orange County, removed the shade material and discarded. Cut the shade material and fabric to fit shade, carefully iron on, staple to the roller and there you have a shade. I also added one of the clear plastic "things" on the bottom to protect where you place your hand to raise and lower the shade. Not hard to do, just takes a little patience to iron fabric on.
Hi Arizona
Just wondering how you made out with your roller blind?
Did it turn out o.k.?
Lisa
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Hope it works!
Of course I have to make it more difficult for myself :rolleyes: Thank you for your connect the dots explanation :) I've ordered a roller bind on clearance from JC Penney for only $10 so I'll give that a try using it and the tablecloth. If it doesn't work out I'll buy a kit. Thanks so much, I had no idea they even sold those kits.
Arizona, when I suggested using fusible webbing or Stitch Witchery, I meant to fuse your fabric to the existing fabric of the roller shade. Just unroll the shade all the way and apply it to as close to the roller as possible, then glue the remaining couple of inches that you can't iron. I think, if you take the original shade fabric off and just use your own, it won't be stiff enough to operate as a roller shade. The kits you can buy are a kind of stiff white fabric -- they may even be fusible on one side so that you can apply your fabric directly to them.
You could use a credit card to smooth out air bubbles.
Or get a lightweight fabric that won't fray like microfiber of some sort so you don't have to worry about edges. If you keep it light you also don't have to worry as much about if the roller will take the extra thickness or not either.
To attach, just get a really good spray glue. You should be able to find some in a craft store or art shop if not at the hardware stores. As long as you have a bit of working time with it you can spray the blind, lay the fabric on and work the wrinkles and air bubbles out like wallpaper (from the middle with a hard flat smoother). As long as it's good glue (one that doesn't get brittle) it should be fine.
Push comes to shove, the glue will keep edges from fraying and can cover them by gluing a nice ribbon on the edges.
The tablecloth is the correct width AND length so there would be no edges to worry about. I just thought if I glued the fabric to a roller shade roller mechanism it might become unglued after a few pulls.
I love the look of those soft shades but I've had them before and they really drive my crazy if you have to raise and lower them on a daily basis.
Stitch Witch or fuseable webbing won't work as it would be too hard to iron on a circluar roller, for me anyway.;)
Maybe I could glue the fabric to a roller shade (removing the orginal shade and just using the mechanism) and then hand sew doing a back stitch for added stability where the edge meets the rest of the fabric around the roller?
It's definitely do-able. The edges can always be finished with something like Fray Check instead of being hemmed -- eliminates the bulk problem.
Check out this website for kits:
[url]http://www.draperysewingsupplies.com/Roller-Shade-Kit-p/rcs.htm[/url]
Joann's also has them on their website but they're out of stock.
Damn, I had a feeling it wouldn't be so simple. I'll give it more thought.
I am afraid it will not work out to place the fabric on an inexpensive roller shade, as the fabric is going to shift as it rolls. Also, the edges will be bulkier if you turn a side hem on the fabric. Gluing may result in bubbling.
Your best bet would be to make or have someone else make a roman shade out of your cloth.
Just my 2 cents.
Here's one that isn't a conventional roller shade (the one with the ties) but that looks like it can be done without the roller mechanism if you don't mind leaving it stationary most of the time.
[url]http://www.mccallpattern.com/item/M5646.htm??tab=home_decorating&page=1[/url]
Fabricland sells that stuff -- I think it's called "Stich Witchery". Just be careful that the original blind isn't made of something that will melt under the relatively high heat you need to create the bond.
The pattern companies (e.g., McCalls, which has a line called "Home Dec in a Sec") also sell patterns where they give you step-by-step instructions on how to make roller blinds. I think you can buy kits from places like Joanne's in the States but I've never seen them here. You may be able to order them on-line, though.
Thanks Reginagirl, I found those instructions kind of hard to follow though.
I worry if I glue the fabric to a roller shade it won't stick very well and pull off.
Someone on RMS added how to instructions. She used wall paper but someone else used these instructions and used fabric and her's where successful!
[url]http://ratemyspace.hgtv.com/snc/ViewItem.aspx?pguid=6db6be3f-1720-4ba3-a081-999042c09b6b&itemguid=d40c460d-b2b1-4eba-ab12-3337f74e4cd3[/url]
I saw a designer take a very inexpensive plain white roller blind shade and hot glued some nice fabric on it and voila - an easy to do DIY window covering.