Roman Shade Styles - Video Tutorials & Instructions
We are pleased to provide video tutorials and instructions to assist you in the fabrication of your shades. Please start with the basic Flat Roman shade and work you way through the more advanced fabrication styles and features. We will support your fabrication process when you follow the steps. If you vary the steps and use other fabrication methods, you may have different results and we may or may not be able to help you if you have a problems with your shades.
For each style, we offer a size that can be made and used as a sample shade to use with clients or test it out yourself before moving on to more expensive fabrics or larger sized shades. Each video and each step is organized so that you can get to a finished shade with the best outcome. Please watch the series completely before jumping into your shade. Do all the planning and calculations on paper ahead of cutting out fabric so that you know how the shade will fold.
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For each style, we offer a size that can be made and used as a sample shade to use with clients or test it out yourself before moving on to more expensive fabrics or larger sized shades. Each video and each step is organized so that you can get to a finished shade with the best outcome. Please watch the series completely before jumping into your shade. Do all the planning and calculations on paper ahead of cutting out fabric so that you know how the shade will fold.
Please subscribe to our YouTube channel following and of the links below. Click on the "bell icon" to subscribe and you will be notified when new videos publish.
Make Your Own Flat Roman Shade - 12 STEPS
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Start here on your path to making beautiful Roman shades using the Widget kits. You can change the dimensions to match the window and shade size you need to make. This shade fabrication will get you familiar with the components needed to build a successful shade. If you follow along with our dimensions you will have a nice "hand sample" to use for future demonstrations.
The hem grip is on the very bottom of the shade but you may want to do a Concealed Hem instead. Follow those directions as shown in the "Single Thread" playlist. You need to make this decision prior to cutting out your fabric, so plan first on paper! 
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Make Your Own Relaxed Roman Shade - 9 STEPS
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There are several ways to make a Relaxed Roman shade. We will talk about the 2 different cutting silhouettes and different fabrication methods. The tutorial includes one path and includes a 1/2" flat trim, flannel interlining, and lining. We talk about the options for fabricating an unlined Relaxed Roman shade as we fabricate to other specifications.
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Make Your Own Hobbled Shade - 15 STEPS
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This shade has fixed soft folds and a longer stack when the shade is in the full upright position. Make a sample shade in this style and it will quickly become your new favorite. It uses twice the amount of fabric due to the hobbled folds so plan ahead of time if you are making this style, so that you have enough fabric. We feel our fabrication steps walk you through a successful shade style that is often overlooked because it looks complicated. Following each step will ensure that you have a beautiful shade when you are finished.
Optional step #8 in this series includes adding vertical banding stripes down the shade length. This feature can be added to other shade styles. Structure is also added to this shade in step #5 by pressing Buckram strips to the lining instead of using ribs.
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Make Your Own Top Down/Bottom Up Roman Shade - 8 STEPS
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This is an "advanced" fabrication style shade. You should be comfortable with making a Flat Roman shade using the Widget kit before attempting to make this shade. This shade provides both the standard hem being 'bottom up' and the shade releasing from the mount board so the "top down' feature opens the shade for visibility at the top of the shade, as well.
This shade requires a valance and we show how to do a return on the valance in step #7, which is a feature that can be added to an outside mounted shade of another style. Ribs are added to this shade in step #3 so that you can have a longer span between lift cords, a feature that can be added to another shade style.
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Single Threads - Playlist for Individual Techniques or Features to Add to Your Shade
Published in this Playlist:
- Concealed Hem Grip
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Can I put a Concealed Hem Grip on a Roman Shade?
Yes...here is a technique for a Concealed Hem Grip/Permanent Fold/Edge Trim on a Roman Shade |
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Videos coming soon...
Can I put a Return on a Roman Shade?
Integrated Returns add a more complete look to Roman Shades. Here is a pattern to print full-size and use.
Integrated Returns add a more complete look to Roman Shades. Here is a pattern to print full-size and use.
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Hitch Knot Video Coming Soon...
Print the diagram and use it for reference to tie off your cord at the brass rings. No other fastening components will be supported. They often cause the shade to become uneven and will cause more problems in the future. Use only the products provided in the kit.
Print the diagram and use it for reference to tie off your cord at the brass rings. No other fastening components will be supported. They often cause the shade to become uneven and will cause more problems in the future. Use only the products provided in the kit.
Determining Number of Cords for your Roman Shade
Safety Labels for Your Shades... Print Yourself and Place on the Mount Board
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Building and Connecting with our Community!
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We are very active on Instagram and Facebook. The link for Facebook is Centurion Roman Shade and on Instagram centurionrs_widget. Please tag us and collaborate in posts where you show Centurion Roman Shade Widget kit shades. We have posts that have gone viral and we have a growing international following of Roman shade enthusiasts, like yourself!
Check out our mostly weekly Widget Blog posts here on our site. This is where we share quick ideas from the past week in our studio and business and topics that come up over tech help calls. Twice a month we send out Widget News through Constant Contact. If you have ordered from us, you should be on the distribution list. The only way to see the newsletter is to subscribe, it's FREE and the best way to get timely information about product updates, new education, and events. Monthly we host Widget World Wednesday via Zoom. We alternate with fabrication sessions and General Q&A's. The link to register is in the newsletter and sometimes posted on social media. Previous Zoom sessions are recorded and posted on out website. You can view past sessions at any time by going to the Widget World Wednesdays page and click on the session you want to view. |
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