Paper blinds should be made if there is not enough money for a store option. It is worth paying attention to this craft also for those who have wallpaper left from the repair, because in the way described below you will make a wonderful curtain that is completely suitable for your interior.
It is very easy to make paper pleated blinds. For the craft, you will need a piece of wallpaper (classic, paper, and paintable) or other thick paper, a lace or thread for knitting ("Iris", like it), double-sided tape.
Pre-measure the dimensions of the window or window sash on which you will hang your homemade curtain. The width of the paper for making blinds should match the width of the glass or window (according to the master's taste), and the length should be at least one and a half times the future length of the curtain.
- After the paper strip is cut off, fold the accordion out of it (the step width is about 3-4 cm).
- Poke two holes with an awl through the middle of the folded accordion. Cut off the thread, the length of which is equal to two lengths of the curtain with a margin of at least 20 cm. Using a darning needle, thread the thread through the punctured holes.
- At the bottom of the blinds, tape the bottom strip of the accordion with tape to form a semicircular end of the curtain. This is necessary to make the blinds look neater, because the product can easily warp during operation.
- We also glue double-sided tape on the upper strip of the accordion and glue the blinds to the window on it.
- The ends of the thread should be pulled out beyond the semicircular edge of the blinds. Tie them together to raise the shade when needed.
Of course, the lace or thread can be replaced with a thin ribbon, and the holes for lifting the blinds should be made not in the middle, but from the edges. If you do not want the blinds from below to be semicircular, glue a thin and narrow wooden strip or cardboard onto the lower strip of the accordion.
You can also make a variant of the above-described curtain, if you pierce one hole in the middle, pass a lace through it to lift the blinds, and hang a retainer with a spring at the end of the lace (as on jackets with adjustable drawstrings).
A lightweight version of pleated blinds will also look good - when the lifting mechanism is just two ribbons that pick up the curtain from below and tied with a bow to fix it.
By the way, you can also make blinds out of paper not only in this way. As I wrote earlier, it is very easy to get blinds from paper tubes and threads.
