A blind that is made of furnishing, carpet, ethnic or dressmaking fabric, as opposed to the rigid blind fabric used for roller, slatted and Venetian blinds. Soft blinds may be formal–with rods to form perfect pleat – or informal hanging in soft swags, unlined, lined or interlined, plain or trimmed.
Roman blinds, cascade blinds, festoon blinds and Austrian blinds are all types of soft blind.