Step 7. Make your Headrail. Using a hand saw, cut a 1x2 board to 1/4" less than the width of the top of the shade. Cover the board using plain muslin or left-over fabric from the shade. (Cut the muslin 4" longer than the board and 1/2" wider than the circumference of the board.) Staple the hook fastener (Velcro) to the front of the mounting board. Mark the center of the board on the hook fastener with a pencil. You will use this mark when you attach the shade to the mounting board. You don't have to cover the board with fabric. It is not visible when the shade is installed. However, I assure you that your friends will pull your shade out and look behind it to see how you did such a beautiful job. For this reason, and because it looks so much more professional, I always cover my board with fabric.

Refer to Your Design to mark the locations of your pulleys or screw eyes. Attach the pulleys to the "bottom" of the mounting board using small wood screws.

The drawing at the right shows the placement of pulleys on the bottom of the board for a Projected Installation. Note the following.

• Step 1 is to attach the "edge" pulleys next the front side on the bottom of the board.
• Step 2 is to measure the distance D between the center of the two "edge" pulleys.
• Step 3 is to divide D by (NLL - 1), where NLL is the number of lift lines. This is the distance to the center of the next pulley.

Below are drawings for:
A. Projected Installation, screw eyes
B. Flat Installation, pulleys
C. Flat Installation, screw eyes
D. Projected Installation, cord lock, and
E. Flat Installation, cord lock.
I gave only one example for each one, you determine the location of the interior pulleys or screw eyes by measuring the distance between the "edge" pulleys and dividing this distance by (NLL - 1), where NLL is the number of lift lines.

Mounting a Cord Lock Pulley. If you are using a Cord Lock Pulley, place it on the side of the board that the lift cords will be exiting.  The drawing at the left shows a Cord Lock Pulley for a left-handed shade. (You are looking at the back of the shade, so when it is turned around, the lock will be on the left-hand side!)  Note that the drawing shows a "tandem pulley" (or you could use a "tandem screw eye") butting up to the Cord Lock Pulley. If you don't do this, the lift cord will rub on the Cord Lock housing. You will be placing your outside lift lines well away from the sides of the shade so that they line up with the Tandem Pulley. The Hardware Calculator takes this into account when determining the number of lift lines since you must specify whether or not you will be using a Cord Lock. There is a lot of information on cord lock pulleys on these three pages: 

• Cord Lock Pulley Detail
• How to Thread a Cord Lock
• Using Grommets with a Cord Lock

Step 8. If your shade will be an Outside Mount, add side fabric tabs to cover the hardware.

Step 9. Use the Headrail to mark the locations of your lift rings. Sew on your rings, string your lift cords through the rings and insert the weight rod into the hem of the lining.

Step 10. If you used non-decorator fabric, spray the front of your shade with a stain-resistant spray, such as Scotchgard, and let it dry completely. (Almost all decorator fabrics are already treated, check the label on the bolt.)

Step 11. Mount your shade. 

Step 12. Enjoy your professional window treatment and begin planning your next project.

 
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A Comment on Copyright
These directions are meant for you to print out and make your own shades. My intention in posting them here for anyone to see and use is two-fold:

	I no longer have to answer the same questions over and over again.
	I am hoping that when you make your shades, you will order some or all of the hardware and supplies from me.

There is, of course, no way that I can guarantee that you purchase anything from me. However, there is one thing you should NOT do. That is, modify and claim these directions as your own. 

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