The Shade Book: Roman, Cloud, Balloon, Roller Shades, Shade Toppers, and More [Paperback]

Judy Lindahl (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 1982

Featuring a beautifula and functional shades, blinds, swags, and valences, this home decoration guide provides an in-depth look at a wide variety of non-drapery window covering. Instructions for creating and installing many styles of shades are provided with both the beginner and the expert do-it-yourself homemaker in mind. Included are tips creating countless variations on classic styles, including roman shades, cloud shades, balloon shades, Austrian shades, and shade toppers. The environmental advantages of shades are also stressed, with detailed information on shades' ability to conserve energy by holding heat during the winter while reflecting the sun in the summer. Tips on care and upkeep, plus yardage charts complete the book.

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About the Author

Judy Lindahl is a freelance home economist and the author of Decorating With Fabric. She lives in Portland, Oregon.

Product Details

• Paperback: 148 pages
• Publisher: Palmer/Pletsch Publishing; Revised edition (June 1, 1982)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0960303227
• ISBN-13: 978-0960303229
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,926,048 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Practice Makes Better, Maybe, August 17, 2001

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This review is from: The Shade Book: Roman, Cloud, Balloon, Roller Shades, Shade Toppers, and More (Paperback)

Too many corners are cut in these instructions (for the Roman shades, at least) to produce quality items. For example, the author recommends using fabric glue to hold down tapes for machine sewing. In my (admittedly limited) experience, only thorough pinning will produce straight seams and unwrinkled tapes and fabric. The instructions leave raw edges on finished shades; fabric stapled to mounting boards is unaccounted for in calculating measurements, so that shades end up too short, etc, etc. Perhaps after making quite a number of shades from this book, you'd have developed a corrected set of instructions that would produce a satisfactory shade. Never having made shades before I bought and used this book, I found my results very disappointing. I doubt very much that I will make shades, or use this book, ever again.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars To Many Steps Assumed, July 17, 2003

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This review is from: The Shade Book: Roman, Cloud, Balloon, Roller Shades, Shade Toppers, and More (Paperback)

The author gives a good overview of several different types of shades you can make. But too many steps are assumed... and for beginners it's easy to not understand what the author meant. I spent too much time trying figure out what some of the instructions meant. I had to make a small sample to truly understand how to make the roman shade. I do not recommend this book to a beginner. If you really want to learn how to make roman shades buy "How To Make Roman Shades" and "How To Sew Balloon Shades."

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Resource Book, June 19, 2000

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This review is from: The Shade Book: Roman, Cloud, Balloon, Roller Shades, Shade Toppers, and More (Paperback)

This shade book is a wonderful resource/library book. The author gives good instructions and uses many pictures to help the beginner create their shade. I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in creating several different shades. Judy Lindahl wrote a complete book - you only need this book to create any shade.