How To Make Simple Roller Blinds

To roll up the blinds repurpose parts from old store bought ones or sew dowel rods onto the fabric.

How to make simple roller blinds.

Roll up the blind with the wrong side facing out. Since the bottom will be held frequently turn the fabric over and glue down. Place the bottom bar in its channel. Customize the fabric to match your room design.

All you need is a roller shade kit fabric cut to size and iron on adhesive to finish the edges. Insert another screw eye into the base of the top batten 5cm from the edge of the blind. Place your fabric back end on the adhesive and use your hands to smooth out. The steps in making your own roller blinds can be summarised as follows.

Flip over and trim the excess. Cut the material cut according to the desired width. Crease the material crease on the line where the cut will be made. Pull the cord and test the roller blind.

See to it that it rolls up and down smoothly. Push the chain mechanism into one end of the top of the roller and the pin into the other end. This video shows you the basic method to make easy diy roll up blinds please scroll down for the various steps on how to make roll up blinds good luck step. Paper blinds are no more.

Mark the material with a pencil while ensuring that the measurements are accurate and straight from top to bottom. Make adjustments as needed. Fabric and a roller shade kit add up to a budget custom window treatment. Use a piece of white ribbon to cover so the edge is less noticeable from outside of the window.

Replace pull down paper shades with this diy custom roller shade idea. The wooden dowel will prevent the fabric from twisting and folding when the roller blind is in use. Insert the screw eyes. Insert the wooden dowel at the bottom folded part.

Stick the top edge of the fabric to the double sided tape on the roller bar and secure with masking tape.