Thank you so much for reposting this video and covering some of the questions that we had after your first one. This is a lot clearer and I do appreciate your efforts as understanding the cord looping mechanisms, for those of us who are spatially challenged, is not easy.
How funny that the next commenter (me) is named Shawn, too! Thank you so much for this! Excellent drawings and explanation!!!!! I may have a couple tips that may help others. If you are near a place that sells acrylic rods, those work very well to support the top AND the bottom if you want to. My first home-made shade used the cord locks purchased online. When they stopped locking, I just added one of those things you screw into the wall to wrap the cord around. This would work for these, too, though you may need two of them. Also, I used medium thick eye hooks for the cords to run through, and slinky ribbon/cord instead of the usual. Using slinky cord meant I could buy a nice color, so I won't mind if they show. Thank you so much, Jenny T!
Great explanation and illustrations. AS it happens, I am wanting to replace sun damaged cellular (top down bottomup) shades with a fabric roman shade style. Have been trying to figure out in my head how I could replicate it as I like the look and privacy offered for the long vertical front window panels.. Thank you for your very helpful video.
Hi Jen, thank you very much for offering advice. I will need a bit as I am a guy whos had a some exposure to a sewing machine but, this would be a huge delicacy for my home. I am confident I can hack and stitch this up.. I just hope the stitching doesn't show my lack of experience but, I am going to put it to the test. My question: I have one window opening with three vertical casement windows within it. I want a Top Down Bottom Up Roman Shade. I understand the cords would be on the outside edges and none are suggested within the middle areas. The overall window area is 70" wide and 40" tall. (Question: Wouldn't it be ok to stitch in a opening on the very bottom to insert a solid horizontal bar and 2 more across the verticals to prevent the " excessive relaxed swag". Thank you
Hello I found your channel recently. I have Levolor cellular shades bottom up kind. I am wondering if there is a way to convert these to top down bottom up by making some alterations? Thought you might know. Would really appreciate if you could teach that. Thank you in advance.
Could you have a wider wood mount and put the cord lock mechanisms on the out side of the shade are of the wood mount rather than behind and underneath
The illustrations in your video are great for understanding the assembly and functioning of the pull system, but doesn't help visualize the aesthetics. Please post a video of a actual Top Down Bottom Up Roman Shade with a valance in operation.....I've never seen one.
Thank you, I gave you a like but it would have been nice if an actual blind at work was in your video... Also a suggestion to others is to either create a wooden valance in front of the Mounting Rail, also to make the project more sturdy secure the top of the shade to what's known as a Floating Rail and the Bottom as well to a Bottom Rail... You could also put in slates and make 3 chords to stabilize the folds. :)
Thank you so much for reposting this video and covering some of the questions that we had after your first one. This is a lot clearer and I do appreciate your efforts as understanding the cord looping mechanisms, for those of us who are spatially challenged, is not easy.
Thank you, Jenny. You are very good at explaining the how to's. I appreciate your videos.
Thank you so much. I've been looking for this simple explanation for so long!
How funny that the next commenter (me) is named Shawn, too! Thank you so much for this! Excellent drawings and explanation!!!!! I may have a couple tips that may help others. If you are near a place that sells acrylic rods, those work very well to support the top AND the bottom if you want to. My first home-made shade used the cord locks purchased online. When they stopped locking, I just added one of those things you screw into the wall to wrap the cord around. This would work for these, too, though you may need two of them. Also, I used medium thick eye hooks for the cords to run through, and slinky ribbon/cord instead of the usual. Using slinky cord meant I could buy a nice color, so I won't mind if they show. Thank you so much, Jenny T!
Your drawing and explanation of function was much clearer. Thank you! very nice.
Well explained. Thank you. Perfect visual.
Great explanation and illustrations. AS it happens, I am wanting to replace sun damaged cellular (top down bottomup) shades with a fabric roman shade style. Have been trying to figure out in my head how I could replicate it as I like the look and privacy offered for the long vertical front window panels.. Thank you for your very helpful video.
Oustandingly clear explanation. Thank you so much
Thank You! That explained it perfectly!
Thanks so much! This is much clearer.
Great explanation. Thanks for sharing 💜
Thanks so much for showing. I did have hard time visualize how it work. Will any cord lock work?
thank you so much for this.
Hi Jen, thank you very much for offering advice. I will need a bit as I am a guy whos had a some exposure to a sewing machine but, this would be a huge delicacy for my home. I am confident I can hack and stitch this up.. I just hope the stitching doesn't show my lack of experience but, I am going to put it to the test.
My question: I have one window opening with three vertical casement windows within it. I want a Top Down Bottom Up Roman Shade. I understand the cords would be on the outside edges and none are suggested within the middle areas. The overall window area is 70" wide and 40" tall. (Question: Wouldn't it be ok to stitch in a opening on the very bottom to insert a solid horizontal bar and 2 more across the verticals to prevent the " excessive relaxed swag". Thank you
Hello I found your channel recently. I have Levolor cellular shades bottom up kind. I am wondering if there is a way to convert these to top down bottom up by making some alterations? Thought you might know. Would really appreciate if you could teach that. Thank you in advance.
i noticed the cords are behind the shade... wouldn't you want them on the side so they could be easily accessible ? how would this be done?
Oh and by the way can we share the schematics file you showed in this video to one of the share web sites? Is it google sketch?
Could you have a wider wood mount and put the cord lock mechanisms on the out side of the shade are of the wood mount rather than behind and underneath
The illustrations in your video are great for understanding the assembly and functioning of the pull system, but doesn't help visualize the aesthetics. Please post a video of a actual Top Down Bottom Up Roman Shade with a valance in operation.....I've never seen one.
How does the blind stay up?
how do I keep the top of the top down shade from flopping over?
sew pockets every 8 or so inches place a plastic dowel in pockets. use a metal rod at top and bottom
Is it possible to have top down only?
I figured it out.
Thank you, I gave you a like but it would have been nice if an actual blind at work was in your video... Also a suggestion to others is to either create a wooden valance in front of the Mounting Rail, also to make the project more sturdy secure the top of the shade to what's known as a Floating Rail and the Bottom as well to a Bottom Rail...
You could also put in slates and make 3 chords to stabilize the folds. :)
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TQ! : )