Roman shades with his hands

Roman blinds arranged on the same principle, according to which in the ancient courts of ancient Romans made sails. It can be tightened up, collecting in a wide neat folds.
But it is now Roman blinds have a mechanism. At first, in ancient Rome used as curtains just a damp cloth. In general, it is impossible to imagine Rome without curtains, historians believe. Rome was built of stone, construction carried a lot of dust. Unpaved roads are also added to the dust in the streets. Therefore, a woman came up to close the window in the afternoon with a damp cloth. But as the climate in Italy is quite warm, the curtains were needed for protection against burning rays. Therefore, the real Roman blinds - it is opaque and heavy. But at the same time, sometimes it needed to lift the box (for marine coolness or to receive mail), so this design was born, in which only the curtains are raised, but the window is not fully disclosed.
Another version of why such a design called curtains Roman, is as follows. In the heyday of the Roman Colosseum, the crowd sat in the sun, watching the events. For spectators were invented tents from the sun. When they were not necessary, the awning fabric collected in pleating, leaving collected in horizontal folds. Thus, it is on horizontal creases called Roman blinds, while in other countries prefer clean curtains vertical folds.

The easiest way - to make them available blinds. The mechanism, which they have, suitable for Roman blinds. The materials that will be required: tape measure, scissors, glue, fabric (either double sided tape to the fabric), blinds, fabric.

Stages of work:
1. Measure the window. Decide how many folds to be on the curtains. The best thing to do Reiki every 20-25 cm.
2. Disassemble the blinds. Leave as many racks as you need for curtains. Lower the bar to leave wide. Proceed carefully, so as not to damage the mechanism and guide cords.
3. Attach the shutters to the prepared tissue. First glue the edges. Then, through a gap equal to stick trims. The lower rail and fix them curtains (it is heavier, will work load, the curtains did not hesitated and hung straight down).
4. Dry the job.
5. The lower edge can be decorated with braid.
6. It is necessary to attach shutters to the window and enjoy the simple solution. After finished Roman blinds are much more expensive than those made with his own hands.