Roman Blind With Puff Ball Heading

[Julie Monty]

Happy New Year Everbody.

Just finished making two roman blinds for our nearly finished bedroom (been camping out for over a year in a very, very old property) and tonight I started looking through the M&D book on inspiration and design.

Came across some nice pictures of the above subject, and thought they would look nice!

How could I go about constructing the 'puff ball' heading and attaching it to the top without having to take the blind apart - is there a way around this.

I have never done 'puff ball' before, but ready and waiting with my netting

Any advice as per usual will be appreciated.

Regards
Julie

[thecurtainmaker]

Re: Roman Blind With Puff Ball Heading

Hi Julie,
you need a tube of fabric and two or maybe three layers of net. About 15cm finished width? and two or three times the length, depending on the fabric. Fold the fabric wrong sides together, enclosing the lengths of net and stitch parallel to the raw edge leaving a small allowance. Neaten the raw edges then gather along the allowance. Once made up, you could stitch the heading directly to the top of the blind - the puff with hide the seam allowance.

[Jackie]

Re: Roman Blind With Puff Ball Heading

Hi Julie,
The other way I've done this is to make a tube as Pen suggests, but before stitching it right sides together sew a length of 1" or 2" pencil pleat tape on the back - you can then draw it up easily before arranging the 'puffiness' and stab stitching down to the face of the blind. I've made blinds with this heading several times and they look really good, not half as fussy as they sound. (I also did a fabric wall in the dressing room of a bridal shop with butter muslin gathered onto covered laths on floor and ceiling and a puffball heading using the type of tape which sticks to velcro; when I 'stabbed' the gathers down I trimmed with some tiny pearl beads, which I was really chuffed with! It was a cheap way to provide privacy and hide some unattractive windows, as well as diffusing the light nicely for the blushing brides.)
Good luck with the blinds!
Jackie

[thecurtainmaker]

Re: Roman Blind With Puff Ball Heading

Excellent idea, Jackie, didn't think of using tape for the gathers.
Regards
Pen

[Susan Woodcock]

Re: Roman Blind With Puff Ball Heading

If your shade (blind) is mounted to a board I would do exactly as Jackie suggested but staple it right to the front of the board.
Arrange and scrunch your puffs and poufs, stab stitch (or use a tacking gun) and the staples will forever be hidden.

Warmest Regards,
Susan

[susyQ]

Re: Roman Blind With Puff Ball Heading

Hi I know this is an old post but I have a customer with very wonky dormer windows I have suggested a puff heading on the Roman blind to hide the wonky ceiling, but she has asked for a photo as she cant visualise what it will look like. My question is does anyone have a photo they wouldn't mind sharing with me, so that I can show her. I have also thought about doing the puffed heading on a valance with a trim to match the blind, this will a separate piece and will sit in front of the blind. Does anyone forsee any problems with this idea. They are large dormer windows, set at 2.6m's from the floor. TIA

[thecurtainmaker]

Re: Roman Blind With Puff Ball Heading

If you go to google images and type puffball heading, it will bring up lots of images, mostly curtains but the idea is the same.

[susyQ]

Re: Roman Blind With Puff Ball Heading

Thanks Pen, I have shown images of curtains, and a sample curtain but she still cant visualise what it will look like. I have seen a photo somewhere but cant find it again, always the way.

[CatherineL]

Re: Roman Blind With Puff Ball Heading

I think there may be a photo in M&D's Curtain Inspiration? Haven't got access to my copy right now, but could be about a room with different sized windows.

[susyQ]

Re: Roman Blind With Puff Ball Heading

Thanks Catherine, but unfortunately I don't have that book. Will keep looking.

[Louise]

Re: Roman Blind With Puff Ball Heading

Have you tried searching on Pinterest - there are lots of UK and USA soft furnishings makers with accounts who post good photos