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WINDOW SHADE sa AWNING & CANOPY sa ROMAN SHADE sa WINDOW BLIND x SHADE (WINDOW) x WINDOW QUILT xx WINDOW xx WINDOW BLIND Make your own insulating window shades, insulating Roman shades, insulating curtains and insulated shutters. How to draw a rural landscape, curtains, a window shade, or an "apple pie on a window sill" scene on a fabric window shade using permanent felt tip markers. How to make a windowshade from bamboo poles and canvas. Things to make from classic dish towels. Instructions included for pillows, wall covering, roll-up shades, a child's dress and a tote bag. How to make an Austrian shade. Photo shows supergraphic decoration for extra wide window using plywood arch and a bold-pattern fabric laminated to the windowshade. Est. cost: $62. How to clean shades, shutters and blinds. Pattern included for hand painting a diamond design on an old bamboo porch blind to use as a striking window cover. Photo shows how to make a circus wagon window. A lion behind bars is appliqued to the windowshade. Painted 1/4" plywood frame, cut to look like a wagon is added to the window frame. Pattern and instructions included. Est. cost: $22. Photo shows how to create a slanted framework of 1x2s with fabric panels, both fixed and pull-down shades, to add architectural interest to a window wall. Est. cost: $80. Photo shows how to customize an inexpensive matchstick blind with lengths of grosgrain ribbon. Est. cost: $8. Pattern and instructions for painting a white cloth window shade with bright folk-art designs using Aqua Tec paints. Decorating tip shows how to create a unique window treatment from lattice strips that have been painted bright colors and attached vertically with ring binders. Photo shows how to make a clown window shade for a child's room. Est. cost: $18. Tips on measuring windows accurately for window shades, venetian blinds and shutters. Photo shows how an open-weave window shade can be decorated with embroidery. Est. cost: $40. Tip on how to make a window shade from sailcloth. Eight grommets placed in two rows down the center of the shade allow the bottom to be rolled part way up and tied into place. Est. cost: $11. Six pages of photos show 8 ways to flatter or disguise your windows. Includes use of lace tablecloths, Roman shades, acrylic plant shelves and a macrame panel, incorporating a high strip window into a shelf unit, hanging a leaded-glass panel, shades and wide moldings to match, vertical louver blinds, and fabric-covered lambrequins. How to make pull-up fabric shades and matching valance. Est. cost: $42. Tip: Make an insulated roll-up shade for a sliding glass door. A guide to selecting woven wood shades or draperies. Quilted windowshades are sewn from muslin and have reflective backing. Border patterns are stenciled. Pine lattice strips around the window make a channel for snug, draft-free fit. How to make simple roll-up window shades. Snowflake window shade. Fabric panels are folded and cut into snowflake patterns and mounted on a plain white shade. Estimated cost: $13. How to insulate your windows using ordinary window shades. Energy-saving window coverings you can make yourself. (1) Roman shade. (2) Rigid pop-in panel. (3) Fabric-faced shutters. Balloon shade is easier to make if you use simple shirring instead of the standard pleats. Fool-the-eye Austrian shade uses sheer fabric and one-stitch embroidery for the pattern. Energy-wise window ideas. (1) Window mat. (2) Sliding panels. How to make roll-up fabric window shades. Tips on making "decorator" window shades. Winning window shades. (1) Flat-panel rollup has tabs that hold a wooden rod across the bottom. (2) Burlap-textured fabric with two rows of metal grommets is threaded with leather laces. (3) Half-and-half shade has sheer fabric on the top, opaque on the bottom and ribbons to tie up the bottom. (4) Classic balloon shade with fringe bottom. How to make a no-sew fabric roller-style window shade. Tea-towel window shade. Towels are sewn together across narrow ends to achieve needed length. Plastic rings on the sides are threaded with cord to raise the shade. Window shade repair. How to fix window shades, venetian blinds, and roll-up blinds. Two methods for making window quilts to provide inexpensive window insulation. Design your own insulating window quilts. Mattress pad window shade. Decorate quilted mattress pads and turn them into insulated window shades All about roller shades. How to make your own cloth window shades. Quilt and applique an insulated window panel. On a roll with tulips. How to stencil a simple border and tulips on a roll-up window shade. 19th century pulley-and-roller window shades you can make. Based on a Shaker design. Make a fabric window shade from an old roller, fabric, and iron-on interfacing. Roll-up fabric shades cover doors or windows. Rope and screw-eye system rolls up the shade from the bottom. 12 energy-saving window coverings. Includes instructions for making a country quilt and a balloon shade. Five great ways to dress up your windows. Includes wooden blinds, vertical blinds, wooden shutters, pleated shades, and venetian blinds. Includes tips on selection, measuring, and installation. A system for raising and lowering a window shade that is mounted behind interior clear plastic window insulation. A look at the different kinds of blinds and shades that are available. How to measure for and install miniblinds, pleated shades, vertical blinds and roller shades. Tuning-up a roller-style window shade. How to replace the shade material and adjust the mechanism. Make insulating curtains (window shades) for your windows. The edges of the curtains are sealed with narrow wood shutters held closed by magnets. Tip: Recycle old window shades into roller outfeed tables, dustcovers, etc. Tip: Stenciled bamboo shade and made-to-measure shutters. Unique window dressing. Hardware cloth, window screening, plastic mesh, etc. is decorated to form a unique window covering. Pull shade is sewn from rip-stop and tafeta nylon with modern designs "arrowing" in from each side. Tip: Decorate a pull shade of light cotton fabric or white vinyl with a mosiac-like design drawn with permanent markers. Woven shades with strips of wood instead of weft. Tip: How to weave a weed sunscreen for a porch or window. Window panel or wall hanging using the Moorman inlay technique. How to repair window shades. How to make your present shades and draperies more effective at cutting heat loss. A look at the new window treatments designed to stop heat loss. Covers insulating shutters, removable insulating panels, quilts and blankets, film shades and reflective films. Cold frontal attacks. The trials and tribulations of window insulations. What is available in movable insulation and tips on their use. Window treatment combines a swag, jabot, and fabric-covered shade. Tips on repainting discolored brass-plated curtain rods included. Cool windows. Beautiful ways to beat the heat with window shades. The sun-blocking ability of various window treatments is compared. Window decorating ideas. Classic ways to create layered looks. How to simplify window treatment. Using shades and blinds can eliminate the need for curtains and drapes, simplify installation and reduce maintenance. How to make a shade valance and how to measure and install shades and blinds. How to give ready-made window shades a custom look. Tips on how to make and install Roman shades. Also covers the installation of woven-wood blinds. Tips for making fabric-covered window shades. A garden pattern window shade, an iris pattern four-panel screen and a lily pond pattern screen are made of silk with the designs applied using batik techniques. Homemade thermal shades for your windows. A shade you pull down. How to order blueprints and a booklet that show you how to build a Rodale insulating shade that can cut your heat losses through a window by up to 76%. Tips on using window shades to reduce heat loss. How to make and use movable insulation for your windows. Looks at curtains, shades and insulated shutters. Tips on how to paint window shades to resemble those that were popular in the nineteenth century. This accompanies an article that summarizes the three eras of the painted shade's popularity and the decorative-painting fashion of each. How to decorate a window shade with the name of the person occupying the room. These "doors" which cover built-in bookshelves, storage cupboards, or windows are actually decorative window shades that pull up from the floor. Cords attached to the shade are used to raise and lower them. Repairing window shades. Includes tips on spring repair, attaching new shades, and lengthening and shortening rods. How to build a frame for an IS High "R" shade, an insulating window shade made from five layers of Mylar film. Save energy by using ordinary window shades. Install them so that they fit snugly inside the window by means of a "shade track". How to make your own shade track. How to evaluate various insulated window shades. Tips on making insulated window shades from kits. The Macroweave Effect. Using bars or rods as weft elements in lieu of yarn to create wall hangings and window blinds that are three-dimensional. Includes instructions for making a crossbar loom. Photos show five styles of shades that can be used for skylights. Photo shows how match-stick blinds, mounted on traverse rods, can be hung on the outside of a window to block out glare and heat. Tips on how to make privacy shades that roll up from the bottom of the window. Purchased spring-loaded rollers fitted with a catch release and have canvas panels stapled to them. A system of pulleys and cords raise the shade to the desired height. Tip: Narrow wood strip baffles are used to reduce sunlight streaming in west-facing windows. Simple fabric panels are used to cover French doors when privacy is needed. Tip: Three ways to cover up a round window: a fabric screen, a mini-blind and a pleated curtain. Tip: Use "bubble wrap" packaging material as translucent window cover. Weaving Shaker poplar cloth, a handwoven textile in which thin strips of poplar are used for weft. Explains how to weave window shades, a table runner and place mats using basket reed. Also includes a pattern for a poplar-cloth needlecase. How to make a fabric window shade and coat the back with glue or latex paint to make it light-blocking. Handwoven tapestries become practical. A look at how to incorporate tapestries into homes as window coverings. How to use fabric to create different living areas in one room. Includes instructions for making a window frame and shade. Two rooms to furnish and decorate for under $500. Includes instructions for making sofas from cots, a ladder bookcase, wall coverings, Roman shades, a coffee table, covers for director's chairs, a floor screen, and bamboo blinds. Matching laminated window shade and tieback curtains to sew from sheets. Six photos show ways to make unusual and elegant window coverings. Flower stencil patterns for stencilling window shades and a matching border around the window. Ten windows with a country look. Variety of curtains, shades, scallops, and cornices, including a punched-tin cornice. Twelve unusual window treatment ideas include unique curtains, shades, etc. Make a roller shade for any length window, 27" to 44" wide. Decorated with a cat motif. Tips on repairing window shades on rollers. Cross-stitched curtain tieback and shade pull features a lily motif. Tips on using window shades to save energy during the summer and winter. Keep in the heat with energy-saving window treatments you can make or buy. Includes instructions for making and mounting balloon window shades. These cloth shades are raised with drawstrings. Troubleshooting spring-loaded roller-style window shade problems. | |||||||||
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