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An insider view from interior designer Susannah Acland
As an Interior Designer, I am always keen to provide my clients with the perfect finishing touches to their scheme. Whichever room in...
Apr 5, 20172 min read
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Stitches 2016 – Will you be there?
21-23 FEBRUARY 2016 Thousands of creative and crafty professionals are preparing to gather at this year’s CHSI Stitches 2016 trade show...
Feb 8, 20162 min read
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How to sell online
Deryn Relph Do you make beautiful handmade craft and want to take it to the next level? Do you want to start selling your precious...
Sep 29, 20153 min read
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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...
Sep 21, 20154 min read
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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...
Aug 17, 20151 min read
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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...
Aug 10, 20151 min read
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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...
Aug 5, 20152 min read
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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...
Aug 3, 20155 min read
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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...
Jul 14, 20153 min read
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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...
Jul 3, 20151 min read
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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...
Jun 30, 20156 min read
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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...
Jun 30, 20151 min read
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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...
Jun 22, 20155 min read
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Detola and Geek’s Ankara print lampshades are runner up #3 in our Needcraft competition!
We are thrilled to be showcasing these striking African print lampshades as third runner up in our #lampshadebusinessinabox competition !...
Jun 8, 20155 min read
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Madam Midnights Lamporium- Runner up!
Laura Pickering of Madam Midnights Lamporium is our first runner-up for the competition #lampshadebusinessinabox! Congratulations Laura!...
May 25, 20157 min read
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Inspiring entrepreneurs- Find out who won the Needcraft competition
Our recent competition #LampshadebusinessInabox received many inspiring and creative entries from women far and wide and we are honoured...
May 22, 20152 min read
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How much do you love yourself?
We really love shouting about our customers and the wonderful lampshades you create so this time we are going to shout about US! Oh yes,...
May 18, 20152 min read
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lampshade competition deadline extended!
Deadline extended to Friday 8th May!! Click HERE for more information Share this: Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Click...
May 5, 20151 min read
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Meeting Joanna!
Copyright- Joanna Hepinstall One of our wonderful customers, Joanna Heptinstall is an upholsterer and lampshade maker who works from her...
Mar 20, 20151 min read
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Light up your life with Bird and Button and her bespoke lampshades!
Needcraft customer birdandbutton I just had to share these fabulous handmade, bespoke lampshades made by one of our lovely customers! She...
Mar 20, 20151 min read
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