How to make a patterned Roman blind

• How to make a patterned Roman blind
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Create a beautiful window treatment for your home with our guide on how to make a Roman blind.

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• 2.5cm-square wooden batten the width of the blind

• Length of self-adhesive hook and sew-on loop fastener the width of the batten

• Main fabric (we used Gabrielle Lavender, ref 3274/805/CU, £60 a metre, Prestigious Textiles)

• Border fabric (we used Mojo, ref LF053C/22, col Lilac, £33.90 a metre, Linwood)

• Lining fabric

• Matching thread

• Lengths of narrow wooden dowelling, the width of the finished blind minus 3cm

• 12mm plastic rings

• 4 screw-in eyelets

• Wooden acorn

• 3 lengths of cord, each the width of the finished blind plus twice the length

• Wall cleat

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