Making sure to put a couple of staples going down the sides and also in the center pleat.
How to make a faux relaxed roman shade valance.
Your valance should look like this at this point.
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To mount the shade to the wall turn it so that the face of main fabric is facing toward you.
How to sew a faux roman shade.
Watch as rowley company demonstrates how to make a stationary roman shade.
Typically the folds in a mock roman valance are 4 to 6 inches long.
Run a glue stick along the excess fabric along the side of the shade and the edge of the shade.
April 6 2016 at 9 18 am so glad you found it helpful.
Decide on the length of the valance.
No sew faux roman shade.
Press with your fingers to make sure it sticks.
Just inside the window to keep things neat and tidy and non fussy.
The bathroom just said relaxed roman to me and a faux shade was just the thing.
Staple the fabric to the board.
Pre drill holes through the board in preparation for attaching it to the wall.
This will make a faux roman that s 18 inches long.
Our step by step demo is easy to follow.
If the top of your window is really close to the ceiling you may want to make a shorter faux roman.
We had no choice but to call ours a relaxed roman balloon valance.
It s sort of in the style of a roman shade anyway i wanted something simple in here.
Fold the 5 inches below that to meet the edge of the shade but not around to the back.
How to make faux roman.
There s lots of tutorials for this on the web if you do a search.
So they can handle a valance like this without blocking too much light.
Once a generous amount of fabric starts being added to the overall design the window treatment becomes an interesting hybrid between a relaxed roman shade and balloon valance.
Cut your lining fabric.
Black banding on a solid white relaxed roman faux shade.
Measure from the top of your board where your valance is going to end in your window and put a pin to mark it.
A roller shade behind will b for more privacy.
Cut a piece of fabric for the lining of your faux roman shade the width of your window by 21 inches.