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Feb 29, 20161 min read

Easy to use Clock kits – look on our instagram!

Stitched by you Sharing the love from our instagram- Clock kits Today we are bringing you a little instagram love right from our...

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Jan 11, 20163 min read

Artist spotlight- Jane Robinson – textile designer

In 2014 I won the City and Guilds Gold Medal for Excellence in Stitched Textiles (Embroidery) for my work on a Diploma course. Since then...

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Nov 30, 20153 min read

I can and I will with Needcraft handmade lampshade making kits!

Our fab new team member Sam Sterken showed the world at large how to use our Needcraft handmade lampshade making kits live on Hochanda TV...

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Nov 23, 20151 min read

Free book giveaway! Get creative and learn a new skill.

How hard are you working? Do you deserve a hard-earned break from all the running around, Christmas preparations, sticking, sewing,...

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Nov 16, 20152 min read

Get crafty with Needcraft lampshade tutorials live on Hochanda TV every month!

Sam Sterkin and Needcraft’s director David Little We are one week in with our wonderful new lampshade crafter and TV presenter Sam...

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Oct 13, 20152 min read

Colour me in lampshades!

Introducing colour in lampshades. A brand new idea from Little Peg Lamps. Katie Dixon, the founder of little Peg Lamps has created the...

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Sep 21, 20154 min read

Gosh and Absolutely explain how they sell their handmade lampshades

The Gosh & Absolutely team give us the low-down on their handmade lampshades and what it’s like starting a business… Last year a friend...

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Sep 15, 20152 min read

Lampshade Tutorial: How to make an inside out lampshade! Part 2

Lampshade Tutorial A short while ago I shared with you all the magic of making Joanna’s very own ‘inside out lampshade’ Part 1, I hope...

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Aug 17, 20151 min read

Needcraft’s lampshade making expert in Craftseller Magazine

We are delighted to have lampshade making Joanna Heptinstall featured in Craftseller’s online Magazine! Joanna is a force to be reckoned...

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Aug 10, 20151 min read

Lampshade designer Archie mac London and her Camden Market installation!

We shared one of Robyn from Archie mac London‘s videos with you a while back… Remember? We told you she had a big lampshade making...

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Aug 5, 20152 min read

How to start you own lampshade business with Needcraft’s ‘Business in a Box’

Lampshade business = EASY! 1- Buy a ‘Lampshade Business Starter Package‘ containing everything you need to make small, medium and large...

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Aug 3, 20155 min read

Scottish lampshade designer tells us her business story

A bright, shiny light-filled Hello to you! I am Kirstie Seonaid MacKay, owner/designer/maker at UrbanRebel Design, a dynamic new design...

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Jul 27, 20152 min read

How to make a birdcage lampshade

Shhh… We have more home-decor secrets to give away! The Owl & The Pussycat have written us a fantastic step by step guide on how to make...

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Jul 20, 20151 min read

Lampshade Tutorial Part 1

Joanna Heppinstall I had the pleasure of conversing with the fabulous upholsterer and lampshade maker Joanna Heptinstall a while back and...

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Jul 14, 20153 min read

Botany Bay Designs talks handmade lampshades and nautical inspiration

I’m Nicky… and I’ve been making handmade lampshades as Botany Bay Designs for one year this June. I’ve always been interested in crafts...

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Jul 6, 20152 min read

Artist spotlight – DERYN RELPH

Deryn Relph is a textile designer working in predominantly knitted textiles. With a love of colour & a desire to design & make...

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Jul 3, 20151 min read

Friday afternoon treat for all you lampshade enthusiasts out there!

Meet Archie Mac London and their wonderfully wacky creations! Robyn of Archie mac London just posted this lovely video on her Instagram...

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Jun 30, 20156 min read

Announcing Needcraft’s competition winner, Caron Ironside Design- Lampshade designer and scree

Caron not only makes her own lampshades, cushions and more but prints her own Perthshire and 1950s inspired fabrics. Her designs have a...

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Jun 30, 20151 min read

Shhhh… Needcraft lampshade competition winner to be announced later today!

Wow! What an epic lampshade journey this has been… Our #lampshadebusinessinabox competition has attracted many talented lampshade...

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Jun 22, 20155 min read

The lampshade loft- competition runner up #5!

Jane Warren has been making lampshades for around 8 years and runs her small business, The Lampshade Loft, from home. Jane is very active...

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