Window coverings articles and methods of manufacturing the same

A method of creating a window covering article, comprising:

• providing a first layer of flexible material;
• attaching a second layer of rigid material to the first layer of flexible material;
• while the second layer of rigid material is attached to the first layer of flexible material, creating a plurality of perforations between at least two intended adjacent rigid strips of the plurality of rigid strips, wherein the plurality of perforations extend between the at least two intended adjacent rigid strips and through the first layer of flexible material;
• and
• fracturing, based at least in part on the creating, the second layer of rigid material into a plurality of rigid strips, including fracturing at least two adjacent strips of the plurality of rigid strips associated with the at least two intended adjacent rigid strips, but leaving the second layer of flexible material intact other than the plurality of perforations, while preserving the attachment of the plurality of rigid strips to the sheet of flexible material, to create the window covering article.