Wrights Products Roman Shade Tube Tape 1-1/4"X30yd

Just what I needed to make roman shades. Simplified the job a great deal. If I make any more, I will definitely buy again.

I made 4 Roman shades with black-out fabric for my daughter's bedroom. I saw this tape on Pinterest and figured this would prevent me from having to hand sew the rings (YaY!) plus avoid any needle holes in the black-out causing light to filter through. I made them "no-sew" style...the tape itself is great -- and really a steal when you put the pen to the paper and see how much you're getting on this roll. I did 4 shades @ 30" x 50" with 8 rows and I have more than plenty of it left. The only part that was a pain was the no-sew tape -- I'd rather sew any day than mess with that stuff because it never consistently does right for me. I ended up using glue in spots where they didn't "seal" just to save my sanity. Tube tape = yes....fusible tape = no.

Definitely works but i had to sew along one seam to make sure it held. Seemed to pull apart at the seam pretty easily. But, this does work for me.

I thought this tube tape was wonderful! I'm mad that I've made other roman shades w/o it. I'm a very beginner sewer and this was easy for me to use. I will never make my own tape again! Others mentioned it shrinking after being ironed - I ironed mine before I cut it and had no problem. It's also not very stiff - not quite as stiff as a gross grain ribbon, but I just had to make sure I was pulling it taut and using more pins than I normally would before sewing it down. Definitely more professional looking than when I've made my own tape. If you google the blog "brown paper packages" she has a great tutorial on using this. Would definitely buy over and over!

No Instructions on how to use with product or at the company website. Should have just purchased twill tape because that is how I ended up using it. There are holes in the top of the tape and notches at the bottom where cord could possibly be threaded through. Do you wrap the cord around the dowel through the hole in the top? Are you supposed to put the cord through the bottom of the tape? Either way would fail as the tape I received rips easily with either option. Seems sturdy enough to use like twill tape ignoring the holes but won't be surprised if I need to replace it. Not using with clients I sew for.

If you don't want to make your own roman shade rib tube or purchase the expensive iron-on rib tape, then this product is for you.The best thing I like is that you can tuck and stitch the raw ends before you stitch the tube to the fabric. There are holes all along the bottom of the tape which let you feed the rib into the tube. Like others have said do remember to iron the tape before stitching to allow it to shrink /form to it's natural state. My roman shades now look very professional.

I can't compare this to any other roman blind tube tape, however it is so much easier to use this than to sew up little pockets (which uses more fabric) and then to hand-sew on little plastic rings! Cording definitely does not glide quite as smoothly through, and 7/16" dowels are too big even though they fit, because the cording creates too much friction. My 72" tall blinds don't unfold themselves for the last 3 rows of tape. You have to give them a little tug with your other hand. As long as you use something small and heavy enough, that shouldn't be a problem.

I will never sew on rings or ring tape again. This was so easy to stitch on the I had my choice of hundreds of built in loops to thread my cords through. I did't know about this product, until I found it on this site. I love that I have much less going on the back of my shades, nice neat pocket for my dowel rods and perfect folds only roman shades!