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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 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 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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May 12, 20223 min read

How to Use a Rolled Edge Creasing Knife to Cut Lampshade Panels

If you’re wanting to explore bespoke sizes or shapes of shade, or simply enjoy cutting your own lampshade panels, then you need to know...

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May 6, 20223 min read

Lampshade Inspiration - Making lampshades on a budget

Making or crafting is a fantastic way to achieve a look on a budget and is guaranteed to be a purse-friendly alternative to shop-bought,...

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Apr 26, 20227 min read

Tips and tricks to achieve a professionally tucked in lampshade edge

Tucking in your fabric seam allowance is the final stage of making your Lampshade Making Kit, which gives your shade a wonderful and...

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Apr 21, 20224 min read

#memadeshade March Winner

All our entries to our #memadeshade competition are unique, but once in a while, a lampshade wins that celebrates a slice of life. This...

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Apr 19, 20225 min read

Lampshade Inspiration - Going Large with Lampshades

The upshot of making a super-sized lampshade is not only the wow factor but the huge surface area that you need to cover to make up the...

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Mar 18, 20223 min read

#memadeshade February Winner

Pops of colour are much needed as we finally start to leave the winter behind and this month's #memadeshade winner does not disappoint!...

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Mar 2, 20224 min read

DIY Tutorial - Parchment Fluted Lampshade

Making your own lampshades means the sky is your limit in terms of the materials, design and shape you opt for and today's Parchment...

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Feb 24, 20224 min read

#memadeshade January 2022 winner

Entering her first hard lampshade into our #memadeshade competition, January's winner, Amie of @tea_and _the _radio chose a vibrant...

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Feb 8, 20223 min read

New Product - Less Rigid Stick It Lampshade Making PVC

Always looking to create new and original lampshade making products that inspire our customers, Less Rigid Stick It Lampshade Making PVC...

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Nov 30, 20214 min read

BEAM - 5 Amazing Ideas for Packing Your Professional Lampshades

Making stunning lampshades that are carefully crafted is only one part of being a lampshade maker and retailer and packaging your...

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Nov 16, 20214 min read

#memadeshade October winner

We're thrilled that this month's #memadeshade winner is @bridget9696, who has been a regular in our 'Most Liked shades' throughout our...

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Oct 22, 20213 min read

#memadeshade September winner

As the autumn rolls in your #memadeshades keep coming and we've loved browsing through September's entries. As well as a source of pure...

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Sep 15, 20215 min read

#memadeshade August winner

With summer in full swing, sunshine has not stopped play, or lampshade making to be more precise! So, it seems very fitting that August's...

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Sep 7, 20214 min read

BEAM - Making lampshades to expand your soft furnishings services

The skill of making bespoke curtains and blinds is not to be underestimated, as many curtain and blind makers will know. From initial...

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