roman blind

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 Made from a piece of flat fabric a Roman blind has a lining or black out lining attached to the back of the fabric to form a sealed pocket, s

imilar to  an envelope, 

which has pull cords attached for raising and lowering the  envelope of fabrics.

 When raised the  roman blind automatically folds and  stacks on top of itself, creating a series of neat horizontal folds.  

When closed, lowered, the fabric becomes flat again to entirely cover  the window. 

The folds, or pleats, are made by the insertion of slim  wooden, metal or plastic rods, known as dowels,

 that fit into channels,  

or they can be made by tapes which are stitched horizontally across the  back of the fabric at equidistant intervals.