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Quick and easy to make, a roll-up blind instantly updates a window

Reproduced from the August 07 issue of Good Homes magazine. This month's issue on sale now. Subscribe now and save 30 per cent.

See next page for full instructions on how to make your blind...

What you'll need

  • Tape measure
  • Two different fabrics
  • Thread to match your fabric
  • Wooden dowelling, slightly shorter than your blind's width
  • Four ribbons as long as your window, plus seam allowance
  • Double-sided, sew-and-stick Velcro, as long as the blind width
  • A sewing machine and an iron, plus pins and scissors

    • Blind in Herbaceous Flowers 50% linen 50% cotton, £24 per m, Cath Kidston, and Epsom check 100% cotton, £28 per m, Jane Churchill. Petersham 38mm ribbon, £2.35 per m, V V Rouleaux. Sandemar bench, £610, and chair, find similar, at Sasha Waddell Furniture. Hatley cushion cover, £15, Cabbages & Roses

    The finished look....read on for a how-to

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