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Oct 18, 20234 min read
5 Secrets to Making DIY Lampshades with Thick Fabric
Needcraft Lampshade Making Kits work with many fabrics, but making a DIY Lampshade with thicker fabrics needs a little more consideration.
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Oct 4, 20233 min read
5 DIY Highstreet Lampshade Styles to Make on a Budget
Make your own DIY lampshades to replicate the autumn highstreet trends!
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Sep 12, 20233 min read
Meet Dannells at the Autumn shows – Cheshire and Cheltenham
It's that time of year again when the Dannells team pack up the van and travel to trade shows to show new, and experienced customers,...
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Jul 26, 20234 min read
3 Pleated Lampshade Styles to Make Yourself
Soft or rigid, pleated lampshades are the interior design order of the day! Rather than spending money on this must-have home accessory,...
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Jun 14, 20235 min read
DIY Tutorial - How to Make a Bespoke Freestanding Table Lamp
Supporting you to make bespoke lampshades is our business and today we want to shout loud about an often overlooked style of DIY lighting...
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Apr 12, 20234 min read
Seeing Double - Double-Sided Lampshade Making
Make your handmade lampshade work twice as hard by ensuring it's not only beautiful on the outside, but on the inside too! Our Double...
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Mar 16, 20233 min read
Play with DIY Paper Lampshades
Making lampshades from paper is the equivalent of opening a Pandora’s box of creative opportunities! Paper's versatility and durability...
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Mar 7, 20234 min read
Dannells Lampshade Services - Build a Bespoke Lampshade
Crave the creative license to create the exact size and shape of lampshade you need to fit your space? In today’s blog post, we’ll take...
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Feb 14, 20234 min read
BEAM - How To Make Your Lampshade Business More Profitable
Setting up a small business can be incredibly rewarding, but it also has to pay the bills. If you’re following your passion for lampshade...
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Feb 8, 20232 min read
Meet Dannells at the February Shows
The Dannells team are travelling far and wide during February, to trade shows across the UK, sharing our fabulous range of Lampshade...
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Jan 26, 20233 min read
NEW Fabrics - Design and Print your own Lampshade Fabric
New for 2023 we’ve extended our lampshade fabric printing range, adding two new high-quality fabrics selected specially to make your...
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Jan 17, 20232 min read
Meet Dannells at the Spring Fair
The Spring Fair is THE must-visit show for small retailers across the UK, billed as the ‘shop for shops’ and home to the latest products,...
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Jan 9, 20233 min read
5 Unique Lampshade Making ideas to try for 2023!
2023 is here and if you’re looking for a new lampshade making adventure, look no further than our 5 ideas below. As much as our Lampshade...
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Jan 5, 20233 min read
2022 Blog Review - A Year of Lampshade Making
Another year of fabulously creative lampshade making is nearly over and it’s time to look back on how the Dannells Lampshade Making blog...
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Dec 13, 20224 min read
Christmas Lampshade - Star Shaped Frames
We’ll be wishing on a star this Christmas, a star-shaped lampshade that is! Completely unique, our star-shaped frames, together with our...
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Oct 13, 20222 min read
Dannells at the British Blinds and Shutter Show
Hosted by the British Blinds and Shutter Association, the BBSA, the British Blinds and Shutter Show is just once every three years, with...
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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 23, 20223 min read
Lampshade Kit Hack #10 - Natural Table Lamp Kit
With natural materials and tones firmly rooted in today’s interior trends, we thought we’d give a natural make-over to one of our...
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Sep 20, 20222 min read
Visit us at the Design Central North West
As our Lampshade Making Kits and lampshade making supplies become increasing popular with curtain and blind makers, and interior...
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Sep 8, 20223 min read
New Products - Lampshade Trim, Binding and Braid
Personalisation is the fun and creative factor of lampshade making, after all, who wants to stop at just picking a fabric or paper for...
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