Begin by hemming the sides and bottom of the blind. Then lay the blind right side down and place the tapes, vertically and evenly spaced on the wrong side of the fabric. You should have at least four tapes, two on either side edge, and at least two running down the rest of the blind vertically. The tapes must be equidistant from each other so each section of the final blind is of equal width. Measure carefully. The first loop on the tapes should not reach quite to the bottom edge – it should be about an inch from the bottom edge. Hem the tape to stop it fraying.
Pin and stitch the tape to the fabric, making sure that the loops on all the pieces of tape are in line with each other on the horizontal, and that the tapes are parallel. They should also be parallel with the side edges of the blind. When stitching, stitch both sides of the tape from the same direction to stop it puckering.
Finally stitch the heading tape across the top of the blind.
When threading the cords through the tape loops, start at the bottom edge, and either knot or stitch the end of the cord so you don’t accidentally pull it all through. All the cords should be fastened to a single acorn so that they all pull evenly together.
Pull the cords on the heading tape to create the gathers at the top of the blind. Knot these cords when you are happy with the result. You can tidy these cord ends away out of sight by stitching a cord tidy bag to the back of the blind at the top in an inconspicuous place. Cutting these cords means that the blind will be difficult to iron when it’s taken down for cleaning, and also the blind cannot be moved to a different sized window later.
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