hi,
Does anyone know make roman shades that can hang from a curtain rod?
I have moved into a home that already has curtain rods setup. I would like to install roman shades on the window using the existing curtain rods.
Thanks,
--Sruti
These romans are actually made like a normal roman, which is board mounted, and the rod is hung above, to which a heading is made on top of the roman so it looks like it's hanging from a rod when it's really not.
There are good instructions for this in the Singer Window Treatments book. You can get this for a couple dollars from Amazon's marketplace WindowTreatments
They show it with grommets and a rope, but you could use tabs or rings.
I don't know why it couldn't be done. Make your roman with a rod pocket and a ruffle and you should be good to go.
The only problem that I can see with it will be the weight. I'm assuming that you have a simple non-traversing rod. Typically these rods use cheap and flimsy brackets and the center supports are horrible (some supply nails for installation which makes it even worse). A roman is heavy and pulling on the lift cord will put tremedous pressure on the flimsy rod. If you have a traverse rod then you can simply gut it out. A traverse rod will hold up ok. Just make sure you reduce your return to it's minimum depth.
Hope that helps
You can't just hang a working roman on a rod. It doesn't work that way. A rod pocket and ruffle may work on a balloon or cloud shade, but won't work on a flat roman and would look strange, too.
The question wasn't put a working roman on a curtain rod. The question was how do I make a roman that will fit on an existing rod. Can it be done? YES. Is it recommended? NO.
And I told them make a roman on a rod. It's the correct, and recommended, and only way! What you're saying makes no sense and doesn't work.
As soon as you tell us installers that something cant work, we will tell you exactly how it can. LOL
I think that the design, layout, and sewing of the fabric is not the problem. The only change from a board mounted roman would be the rod pocket needed at the top. The big issue I see is the operation of the pull cord. One, would the rod and its mounting brackets be sturdy enough to handle the combined weight of the shade AND the pulling force to raise it?? And second, the routing of the cord would be questionable. It would probably have to run through sewn-in rings in the back and certainly need a wall cleat to keep it in a raised position(no cord lock). The raising process would put a great strain on the rings/stitching at the top!!
Can I visualize it being done? Yes. Would it work? Yes. Would I actually try to do it? No way.
Perhaps you installers have missed my first response that explained the way to do this, is to mount a board, under the rod, and then add a header, such as tabs, to the top of the roman so that it looks like it's hanging from a rod. This is the way us master drapery makers do it. I don't know anyone that would hang a working roman from a rod alone and expect it to work properly. I would however, hang a stationary roman from a rod and tie the rings together with either split rings or cable ties.
isn't this a roman shade hanging from only a rod?
maybe that's what this poster is thinking about making?? or maybe they meant a balloon shade? or maybe we could suggest a simple tie-up shade?
Originally Posted by Annette
isn't this a roman shade hanging from only a rod?
No. If you zoom in and look real close, you'll see the top of the shade is very rigid because there's there's something hard there where the shade hardware is attached to. Not sure what they use for readymades, but if you notice, they include the rod and all hardware along with the shade. A balloon would work the same way. IMO only a stationary, non operable shade will work properly, if just hung on a rod alone.
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