How To Make Faux Roman Shade Valance
Watch as rowley company demonstrates how to make a stationary roman shade.
How to make faux roman shade valance. This will make a faux roman that s 18 inches long. Determine how wide to make your valance by measuring the window width. Typically the folds in a mock roman valance are 4 to 6 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. I settled on sewing a faux aka stationary roman shade for the top third of the window. Cut a piece of fabric for the lining of your faux roman shade the width of your window by 21 inches. I did a quick search and found beth s homestories atoz here.
For a wide valance with many pleats cut your fabric 2 to 3. Step 1 measure the window width. Just inside the window to keep things neat and tidy and non fussy. Decide on the length of the valance.
My shade is actually a faux roman plus it s no sew. Cut your lining fabric. I have always liked the look of roman shades but i was too intimidated to try sewing a functional roman shade myself. Valances that look like roman shades the types of faux roman shades available.
How to make faux roman. For a sleek shallow valance use a fabric piece 1 1 2 times the width of the window. It s sort of in the style of a roman shade anyway i wanted something simple in here. For example for a 3 fold valance a length of 12 15 or 18 inches is preferable.
The red faux shade above is just one way to do a faux roman shade but it isn t the only one. No sew faux roman shade. Since i had applied a privacy film to the window glass the window treatment didn t need to cover the whole window. There s lots of tutorials for this on the web if you do a search.
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. 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. How to sew a faux roman shade.