The hobbled shade falls into soft folds because it is twice the length of the Roman shade. The folds are held in place by twill tape.  Read about Roman shades before beginning this project. To determine the number of folds, subtract 3″(7.5 cm) for the hem from finished length of shade. Divide this number by [...]

Narrow stitched tucks along each fold line add interest to this tailored version of the Roman shade. Read about Roman shades before beginning this project. To determine the number of tucks, subtract 3″ (7.5 cm) for the hem from finished length of shade. Divide this number by 3″ (7.5 cm), the approximate spacing between tucks, [...]

One dart can be good. Two darts can be better. More darts may be better yet. Only the normal restrictions of good design set the limit to the number of divisions of the dart control. Sometimes the amount of dart control is just too much burden for a single dart. It produces too great a [...]