How To Make Faux Roman Shade Valance
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Decide on the length of the valance.
How to make faux roman shade valance. My shade is actually a faux roman plus it s no sew. Watch as rowley company demonstrates how to make a stationary roman shade. The red faux shade above is just one way to do a faux roman shade but it isn t the only one. If the top of your window is really close to the ceiling you may want to make a shorter faux roman.
I did a quick search and found beth s homestories atoz here. Since i had applied a privacy film to the window glass the window treatment didn t need to cover the whole window. There are many types of roman shades out there yet each time it s shown as a faux shade somehow it seems to always be just one or two styles. That s the best of both worlds if you don t know how or want to sew and don t want to spend a lot of money on fabric.
This will make a faux roman that s 18 inches long. Make roman shade valances easily in an all fabric style using the directions provided below. Just a little bit of fabric at a window makes such a huge difference in a room. No sew faux roman shade.
How to make faux roman. I settled on sewing a faux aka stationary roman shade for the top third of the window. Typically the folds in a mock roman valance are 4 to 6 inches long. Our step by step demo is easy to follow.
Cut a piece of fabric for the lining of your faux roman shade the width of your window by 21 inches. For a sleek shallow valance use a fabric piece 1 1 2 times the width of the window. Cut your lining fabric. It s sort of in the style of a roman shade anyway i wanted something simple in here.
I have always liked the look of roman shades but i was too intimidated to try sewing a functional roman shade myself. There s lots of tutorials for this on the web if you do a search. For example for a 3 fold valance a length of 12 15 or 18 inches is preferable. Just inside the window to keep things neat and tidy and non fussy.
Step 1 measure the window width. First i measured the window and realized that i wanted a finished shade that was about 47 wide by x 18 long so i cut a rectangle of fabric that was 49 wide to account for an inch of hemming at the sides and 30 long to account for the looping i was going to do with the fabric to make it look like a roman shade. For a wide valance with many pleats cut your fabric 2 to 3.