Angie, I've made several Roman shades, including 2 that are 4 ft wide to cover my living room slider. I've used 2 kinds of tape...one goes horizontally & has a pocket for a dowel and the other goes vertically and has plastic rings attached. I had a Roman shade on my kitchen window for many years (like 12 or 13) that had plastic rings. These were the little "bone" rings you can buy at a craft store and I sewed them on individually. I replaced a lot of them over the years...the sun shining in the window made them brittle. But the ones in my living room have the tape with rings; they've been up several years and have the same sun exposure, and I haven't had to replace any.

I got the tape at JoAnn Fabrics, and all the other hardware & the wooden slats & dowels I got at Lowe's. Mine don't have any pulleys...the cords just go through eyebolts.

Mine are all lined, too. They were really easy to make since they're just rectangles.

Donna

With your width they are going to be very heavy to pull up and down, especially with a layered fabric. Is it all one wide window? Like the previous person I used eye bolts and cord cleats. The pulley sounds like a better idea for such a wide window, otherwise the abrasion through the eye bolt might very well wear out the cord. I sewed my rings on individually as I couldnÂt find ring tape. None ever broke down. Since then I have seen the ring tape at Jo-ann. IÂd look too at a store that carries mostly upholstery fabrics, look in your phone book. Chains in this area are Loomcraft and Calico Corners, not sure if those are in Texas.

Go check this web site. It might help you.

http://www.terrelldesigns.com/

I made insulated shades for almost every window. Yes, the plastic rings do become brittle & break. You can zig zag them on with your machine. I used clear monofilament thread. I also used the screw eyes & a cleat. For weight in the bottom I used a threaded rod from Home Depot. I think it's 3/8".

Be careful if you have window locks & they happen to stick out. You have to lift the shade over the lock or you'll eventually tear the hem out.

The magnets stuck to the side of the window, if you use them, will also eventually lose their stickiness & come off. You can use double sided tape to stick them back on.

Our Joann's have everything you need. Even a little book on how to make them. The site below has a book you can order & made them side drawn for patio doors.

They are very warm & they look nice. A nice feature is they are room darkening, so perfect for bedrooms. My granddaughter used to take LONG naps.

Here is a link that might be useful: Directions & materials