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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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Sep 2, 20214 min read
Introducing lampshade diffusers + DIY bespoke fabric diffuser tutorial
'Diffuser' might be a new word for your lampshade lexicon, but they’re a handy addition to your lampshade making materials, enabling you...
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Aug 27, 20213 min read
Introducing Self-Adhesive Textile tape and how to use it
As a follow up to our recent post on our fabulous and creative laminated parchment papers , we’d like to introduce you to their perfect...
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Aug 11, 20214 min read
Lampshade Inspiration - How to use laminated parchments
Parchment lampshades are back! Offering a delicate, soft glow and holding plenty of possibilities for creativity, their natural feel fits...
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Jul 6, 20212 min read
DIY Tutorial - Make and Paint Kit Scribble Sharpie shade
Our Make and Paint Lampshade Making Kits are for exactly what it says on the box, making and painting, but in our quest to try new,...
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Jun 25, 20213 min read
Lampshade Kit Hack #7 – Applying bias tape to a shade
As well as being the creative vehicle for making your bespoke lampshade, our Lampshade Making Kits can be added to with easy #hacks...
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Feb 24, 20213 min read
Lampshade Kit Hack #6 - Starry Night Lampshade + FREE Template PDF
Highlighting our professional cutting service in our last blog post got us thinking that it would be fun to explore a DIY version of the...
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Jan 29, 20214 min read
Lampshade Kit Hack #5 - Happy Holidays Map
Hands up who’s dreaming of a holiday escape? 🙌🏻 We Britons love our holidays - a day by on the beach, playing in the sand and sea...
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Jan 4, 20214 min read
5 resolutions to kickstart your lampshade making year
Happy New Year! We’re finally in 2021 and we’re hoping it’s a better and brighter year for everyone. To celebrate our craft and your...
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Oct 30, 20204 min read
Lampshade Hack #5 – 4 ways to add lampshade trims
Check out our tips on four different ways to apply a professional trim to a Dannells Lampshade Making Kit!
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Sep 24, 20203 min read
'Back to school' - Ways to refresh & reorganise your craft space
The darker evenings, mean time for creative projects so why not refresh your craft space with some of our Needcraft kits?
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Sep 17, 20204 min read
Liberty Patchwork Lampshade DIY Tutorial
We're fans of traditional ditsy florals with eye catching colours so decided to mix things up with some patchwork techniques and a shade!
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Aug 12, 20204 min read
Lampshade Kit Hack #4 – Neon Stitched Empire Cork Lampshade
The trend for natural materials has been working its way in to our homes for a couple of years now with rattan, cork and cane making a...
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Jul 16, 20202 min read
Eco Lamp video tutorials with Jules of the Haines Collection
Our resident Eco Hero, Jules Haines of the Haines Collection (read all about Jules here) loves a quick easy up-cycled transformation....
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Jul 6, 20203 min read
Lampshade Designer Service – Creating the perfect bespoke sized shade
Making your home just the way you want it involves lots of personal choices, editing and those little joys of finding just right colour...
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Jun 28, 20203 min read
Whirly Crochet Mandala - FREE pattern download
Creativity can be applied to everything if you try hard enough and this bright, Whirly Crochet Mandala proves just that! Made from one of...
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Jun 12, 20204 min read
Lampshade Kit Hack #3 – Making a wallpaper lampshade
Our Lampshade kits are not only for beautiful fabrics. Making your own bespoke lampshades from scratch using wallpaper is easy to...
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May 15, 20203 min read
Lampshade kit hack #2 - Rainbow Ribbon shade
If you are venturing out for daily exercise or essential food shopping seeing the array of rainbows emblazoned across the windows of...
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Apr 9, 20203 min read
Lampshade kit hack #1 - Folded fabric seam edge tutorial
To elevate your lampshade making we're excited to introduce our new series of lampshade #Hacks that you can apply to our lampshade making...
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