Do it! Restring a Roman Blind

00:00​ How to Restring a Roman Blind:
Why watch me? Because I love making my own curtains and blinds! And I can show you some tips from when I taught my own students how to make soft furnishings.
00:​35 What you’ll need:
A tape measure
Pencil and paper
Non-stretch, braided blind cord
Scissors
A stepladder, maybe?
00:57 Calculate how much blind cord you'll need:
Measure the drop, from the top of the blind to the bottom, then double that figure.
Now measure the width of the blind from the left to the right-hand edge and add that figure to your first doubled one.
01:13 Example of my measurements:
Drop: 117 cm drop (46"), which doubled is 234 cm (92").
Width is 87 cm (34”).
Add that to the doubled figure which makes 321cm (10'6").
A Roman blind has vertical lines of rings. And I’ll need 321cm for each line.
I’ve got three lines of rings, so that gives 963cm, which I rounded up to 10 m.
I’ve chosen a 3mm diameter cord the same colour as the lining because this blind is made with fairly heavy fabric and it's interlined, so I want to make sure the cord’s strong enough for the job.
02:08 Take down the blind and remove the old cord:
Hold the toggle on the pull cord and cut above the knot.
Pull the blind off the Velcro.
Then lay the blind on a clean table, with the wrong side facing upwards.
At the bottom of each row snip the cord above each spring-loaded toggle and pull the remaining cord out.
03:02 Cut new cord and thread blind:
Cut a length of cord twice the length of the blind, plus its length to the right-hand edge. My pull-cord is on the right-hand side. If yours is on the left, just reverse these instructions.
Thread the cord through a quick-release toggle. Give it a little tug to make sure that it’s caught properly.
Please look at the information relating to UK blind safety in this link:
https://www.rospa.com/campaigns-fundraising/current/blind-cord
Check local regulations if outside of the UK.
Start at the bottom ring (or rear cord safety device) on the left-hand side and thread vertically through all the rings to the top. Repeat this step with each row of rings. Peg the cords temporarily to stop them slipping out.
06:26 Fix the blind back above the window and string through screw-eyes:
Press it firmly onto the Velcro tape.
Starting with the cord at the left-hand side, thread it through the screw-eyes towards the right-hand side and repeat, threading the cord through the screw-eye above each row and all others to the right.
08:17 Tensioning the cord:
Bunch the cords beyond the screw-eyes and pull each one individually to ensure the tension is even. If the cords are too tight, the bottom hem will pull up. So each cord needs to take an even amount of the load.
Knot the cords together about 2.5 cm (1”) beyond the last screw eye to form the top of the pull-cord.
09:40 Plait the pull-cord and finish:
Enjoy your achievement. You’ve just mended your own blind for about the cost of a takeaway coffee.
If you have questions, ask me in the comments.

Credit: Thanks to Fox Broadcasting Company and 20th Television for Gif of Peter in Family Guy.

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