Here’s an example of a fabric that does NOT work well for our Roman shades, a light weight semi-sheer linen. Even most medium weight linens are similar. As you can see, the dowels shine through more, the sides are not straight bc the fabric is very thin w no structure. The fabric is also super wrinkly, even after ironing. We do have a disclaimer on our website and Etsy shop about not using linen. We’ve used it up until now if a customer insists, but we now have a “yes/no” button on the quote form that makes sure the customer has read fabric requirements before sending. We won’t be using linens at all anymore bc it’s just too hard to sew and time consuming.Also we want the shades to be a great representation of our work and the linen ones just don’t look as nice. You can find the linen look with another blend! 😁

Linen! Ugh! It doesn’t look pretty for Roman shades !

linen wrinkles easily!

Linen wrinkles easily!

Linen doesn’t tend to work well for Roman shades. Dowels shine through.

Linen- Not enough structure to sides of shade, therefore, won’t be as straight on edges. Not ideal for shades!

Many fabrics look similar to linen (like the photo above) and have much nicer results than linen. The above is a 100% cotton fabric called ANGELO FOUNTAIN SLUB CANVAS by Premier Prints.

Premier Prints make really great Roman shade fabric! And they are inexpensive!