Yasha's made and installed 6 beautiful roman shades for my house and I am very, very pleased with their work. I didn't have much time for shopping and price comparison, so I only looked at two places: Yasha's and Stitch in Noe Valley. I had already purchased fabric at Discount Fabrics. The people at Stich were very professional and had more fabrics and sample shades to demonstrate the options, but their quote was twice that of Yasha's. Stitch contracts with seamstresses to make their shades. Yasha's makes their shades in their own shop. I saw the tools and blinds in construction when I visited the shop in the Bayview district to drop off my fabric.
Alex, the owner and son of the founder, came to my house to measure, and made some suggestions to really make the blinds fit my windows and decor. He's a man of few words, but he really knows his blinds. Everything about the shades is well made: the seams follow the grain of the fabric perfectly, the rings on the back are brass so the sun won't break them down, the rods are hand-stitched into their pockets on the ends, the shades were pre-hung and conditioned to fold properly and the cords and cleats are placed to make opening and closing them easy. For measurements and installation, Alex showed up exactly when he said he would and didn't charge extra for his travel (I live about 2 mi from the shop).
If I hadn't a clue about what I wanted, I think Stitch might have been better to work with because they explained the options more thoroughly and had more samples to view and choose from. IYasha's does more of their work with designers and tradespeople who already know what they want. It took them one week longer than they originally said to finish the blinds, and I had to call twice to get them to send the final bill. However, in my mind these are minor quibbles. I have beautiful, high quality shades at a very reasonable price and I couldn't be happier! read more