2025 is the year of the trade show for Dannells!  We’re looking forward to exhibiting our lampshade making products and meeting new...

Start 2025 with a visit to the world’s leading trade fair for home and contract textiles - Heimtextil . Held annually in Frankfurt,...

The BBSA Show is back, and this year it's better than ever! From October 27th to 29th, the Coventry Building Society Arena will host...

Transform your living space with a beautiful, custom-made traditional soft lampshade using our extensive range of professional supplies....

Visit Design Central Essex to meet the Dannells Team and see our uniue range of Lampshade making kits and supplies.

Giveaway of 5 lampshade making books to celebrate our 5,000 Facebook Group members!

Continuing our 'trade show road show', next up is CHSI Stitches at the Birmingham NEC on 25th and 26th February – the UK’s number one...

It’s SHOWTIME! 2024 is an exciting year of meeting new and existing lampshade makers and we’re kicking off our trade show tour, with two...

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,...

Designing and making your own bespoke lampshade just got even more creative! Today, we're happy to be partnering with the talented team...

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,...

Hosted by the British Blinds and Shutter Association, the BBSA, the British Blinds and Shutter Show is just once every three years, with...

Just the creative finishing touches are ahead of us as we come to complete the soft lampshade, featured in our Soft Shade making Series...

As our Lampshade Making Kits and lampshade making supplies become increasing popular with curtain and blind makers, and interior...

Whether you need a quick refresher course or are completely new to lampshade making, today we’re taking you 'Back to Lampshade School'...

Getting to grips with the professional finishing touches is what really makes a handmade soft lampshade sing! Falling straight into this...

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...

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...

Stumbling across a second-hand lampshade that has potential, whether vintage or relatively new, opens up a Pandora’s box of creative...

Making a well-fitting outer cover for your soft shade is critical to achieving an eye-catching and considered lampshade and today, we...