Pin your fabric and lining together with right sides facing each other. I like to use plenty of pins to keep everything secure when I'm sewing. Make a couple of pilot holes on either side of the headrail for your screws. Then attach the headrail to the shade with the velcro, and carefully drill the screws into your window frame. Once you have sewn three seams, you can trim the excess fabric, and snip diagonally across the two bottom corners (being careful not to cut any of the stitching.) This will give you a nice crisp finish when you eventually turn it right side out. This plan does not cover measuring errors. Following the easy measuring instructions will ensure a proper fit.

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Then machine stitch along the top of the tube tape/ribbon all the way across your shade. Smooth the fabric as you go, and take your time! Now, there's one more detail at this stage that's very important, and then it gets easier from here! Promise! Magnets have two sides to them, and you need to make sure you have the right side facing the right way, so that they will attract rather than repel. From the top, your first set of magnets will be face up, and the other two sets will be face down. Again, it's hard to explain in writing, but if you do it this way, the magnets will be attracting each other when folded up: For adaptable blinds that offer choice when it comes to letting in light, vertical and venetian styles are ideal. They’re very similar, but venetian blinds have horizontal slats, and surprise surprise, vertical blinds have vertical slats. For those looking for a more minimalist approach, our roller blind and roman blind designs incorporate simple style and function. Alternatively, if you already have a set of curtains, then we also have a range of discreet options that can be used alongside your current fittings. Storage & organisation Furniture Textiles Kitchenware & tableware Kitchens Lighting Decoration Rugs, mats & flooring Beds & mattresses Baby & children Smart home Bathroom products Laundry & cleaning Plants & plant pots Home electronics Home improvement Outdoor living Food & beverages Christmas Shop Shop by room

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In the event that a product, color or product feature has been discontinued and it is no longer available we will provide a substitute product as similar as possible to the original blind or shade. In summary: if you can sew in a vaguely straight line and you are not in a hurry, then you are probably in good shape to take this project on!

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If you've been following along with my One Room Challenge from the start, you might remember that one of my biggest anticipated hurdles of this project was to make make five cordless fabric shades— without crying or losing my mind. I'll admit there were a few tears along the way, but I'm happy to say that I have survived to tell the tale and my windows are now fully covered! cut away stabilizer or interfacing (you only need a small amount—I used leftover scraps from another project) Alright. So now you want to turn your blind the right side out, and give it a good iron around the seams. Now cut down your weight bar (I used a piece of pine casing) slightly smaller than the width of your blind, and insert it into the bottom of the shade.

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If there are multiple blinds/shades in the same room, only the defective product will be replaced/repaired. Next, get your sewing machine all threaded up, and sew along each side and the bottom of your shade. Leave the top seam open! These seams will determine the width of your blind, so it's worth taking a little bit of time to measure again, and perhaps even draw a line with tailor's chalk to guide you. At this point I wanted to give my Mum a special mention, as she came up with the genius idea of using magnets to make these cordless. She also gave me a lot of advice and help along the way via FaceTime—thanks Mum!

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If you've made it this far, then you're doing GREAT! The rest of the process is a little fiddly, but it won't make your head hurt quite as much. Pin your two widths of tube tape/ribbon on to the lining in between the bottom two sets of magnets. (You won't need a dowel for the top set.) Use plenty of pins so that it doesn't slip around.

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This is very important and a common mistake made by consumers when it comes to choosing their integral blinds. It’s well known that across the industry there are many low quality systems that are difficult to raise and lower, the controls are stiff and it really does provide a poor user experience. As a rough formula, though, take three inches off the length of your blind (you want a little bit of room at the top) and divide the remainder into 5 (three pleats=5 sections.) This number is how long each pleat will end up being. Then, from the bottom of the shade, your magnets will go 1/5 of the way up, 3/5 of the way up, and 3 inches from the top.