Hi
I'm new here and despite trawling through lots of relevant posts I can't quite find the right answer to my question, so I'm wondering if anyone here can help me!
My client has asked if I can add blackout lining to an existing Roman blind. It is stab stitched, so I reckon I could probably take it apart from the bottom hem, cut through the stabs, insert some blackout lining and redo the stab stitching. Hopefully it wouldn't look like a dish cloth by the time I finish!
My dilemma is what to use to get the blackout effect. 3 pass has the obvious problem of stitching holes causing light bleed, plus it might make the already interlined blind too thick to fold nicely. My supplier says bolton twill is not blackout, but I'm sure I've read somewhere that it might be. Would dimout help?
Any advice gratefully received on both the fabric and also whether anyone has ever successfully added an 'interlining' to an already constructed Roman.
If this isn't a good idea, I will persuade my client to go for blackout curtains and keep the blind as is...
Isobel
I'm new here and despite trawling through lots of relevant posts I can't quite find the right answer to my question, so I'm wondering if anyone here can help me!
My client has asked if I can add blackout lining to an existing Roman blind. It is stab stitched, so I reckon I could probably take it apart from the bottom hem, cut through the stabs, insert some blackout lining and redo the stab stitching. Hopefully it wouldn't look like a dish cloth by the time I finish!
My dilemma is what to use to get the blackout effect. 3 pass has the obvious problem of stitching holes causing light bleed, plus it might make the already interlined blind too thick to fold nicely. My supplier says bolton twill is not blackout, but I'm sure I've read somewhere that it might be. Would dimout help?
Any advice gratefully received on both the fabric and also whether anyone has ever successfully added an 'interlining' to an already constructed Roman.
If this isn't a good idea, I will persuade my client to go for blackout curtains and keep the blind as is...

Isobel
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