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Oct 7, 20226 min read
Soft Shade Making Series - Sewing & Glueing a Lampshade Trim
Just the creative finishing touches are ahead of us as we come to complete the soft lampshade, featured in our Soft Shade making Series...
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Sep 27, 20225 min read
Tips and fixes to help prevent and resolve Lampshade Seam Issues
Once in a while, you may experience an issue with your lampshade seam. It could be due to the type or thickness of the fabric you’re...
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Sep 15, 20224 min read
#memadeshade August Winner - Jane Ellison Textiles
This month's winning #memadeshade takes its maker, @janellisontextiles, straight back to her 70s childhood, with its striking retro...
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Sep 6, 20225 min read
Back to Lampshade Making School - Tips & Techniques to Create Amazing Lampshades
Whether you need a quick refresher course or are completely new to lampshade making, today we’re taking you 'Back to Lampshade School'...
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Sep 1, 20223 min read
Soft Shade Making Series - Making a Gimbal Cover
Getting to grips with the professional finishing touches is what really makes a handmade soft lampshade sing! Falling straight into this...
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Aug 24, 20225 min read
Introducing Dannells Europe
As we launch our new dedicated European website, Dannells.eu, we get to know the people behind our European operation, Malgosia and her...
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Aug 24, 20223 min read
#memadeshade July Winner - The Lampshade House
Brightening up people's living spaces is the mission of Jacqui, founder of @thelampshadehouse and her winning #memadeshade lampshade...
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Aug 11, 20224 min read
New Lampshade Shape - How to make a Y-Frame Lampshade
New, novel and completely unique, our Y-Frame Lampshade ring set will certainly add a point of difference to your room! A shade like no...
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Aug 9, 20226 min read
Meet the Maker - Hillview Soft Furnishings
Switching career to find a more flexible role, Ellen, of Hillview Soft Furnishings is a City & Guilds trained curtain and blind maker and...
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Aug 2, 20227 min read
Soft Shade Making Series - Making and Fitting a Lining
Next up in our Soft Shade Making Series is how to make and fit a lining to your soft lampshade. With several styles of lining and...
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Jul 12, 20223 min read
#memadeshade June Winner - Sew Coordinated UK
June's #memadeshade winner is a stunner! Made by Stephanie of @sewcoordinateduk, this geometric gem was made as a bespoke custom shade...
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Jul 8, 20225 min read
Learn to Make a Lampshade at a Lampshade Making Workshop
Learning to make a lampshade doesn’t have to be a solo activity. With a huge range of creative and skill-building lampshade courses to...
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Jun 30, 20223 min read
#memadeshade May Winner
Featuring the iconic Frida Kahlo, this month's #memadeshade winner is Bodil of @skumringstid.dk, who runs her lampshade making business...
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Jun 23, 20223 min read
WIN a Mango Wood Floor Lamp Worth £99
Our improved wooden table and floor lamp bases are back in stock and to celebrate you can WIN a June Floor Lamp worth £99! For 2022,...
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Jun 22, 20223 min read
Soft Shade Making Series: How to sew Lampshade Stitch or Streetly Stitch
Hand sewing is an essential part of making soft lampshades and in today’s post, we're sharing how to sew lampshade stitch or streetly...
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Jun 10, 20225 min read
5 tips for Upcycling and Renovating a Second Hand Lampshade
Stumbling across a second-hand lampshade that has potential, whether vintage or relatively new, opens up a Pandora’s box of creative...
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Jun 2, 20224 min read
Lampshade Hack #8 - Jubillee Ribbon Pinch Pleat Shade
We couldn't let the Platinum Jubilee slip by without celebrating the occasion, so we've taken inspiration from a vintage lampshade style...
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May 31, 20224 min read
Meet the Maker - Rosella and Lime
Fashion graduate Sharon, of Rosella and Lime, takes inspiration from her sketches of nature to create stunning collections of lampshades,...
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May 24, 20223 min read
Lampshade Inspiration - Neon Lampshade Making PVC
Get out your sunglasses - we're going bright, REALLY bright! Today we're taking a look at our Fluorescent Neon Lampshade Making PVC...
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May 19, 20224 min read
#memadeshade April Winner
April's #memadeshade competition has a real buzz about it (pun intended!), as this month's winning shade is made by the talented Liz of...
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