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5 Essential Products for Making Traditional Soft Lampshades
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Oct 11, 20235 min read
Meet the Maker - Foresters Lampshades
Collector of vintage and antique finds, Louise of Foresters Lampshades turned her hand to making hard lampshades to compliment the...
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Mar 21, 20236 min read
Meet the Maker - Jennifer Fraser Lampshades
In this month’s Meet the Maker we chat with Jenny Fraser, an expert in making traditional hand-sewn lampshades, who now shares her skills...
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Oct 7, 20226 min read
Soft Shade Making Series - Sewing & Glueing a Lampshade Trim
Just the creative finishing touches are ahead of us as we come to complete the soft lampshade, featured in our Soft Shade making Series...
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Sep 1, 20223 min read
Soft Shade Making Series - Making a Gimbal Cover
Getting to grips with the professional finishing touches is what really makes a handmade soft lampshade sing! Falling straight into this...
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Aug 2, 20227 min read
Soft Shade Making Series - Making and Fitting a Lining
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...
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Jun 22, 20223 min read
Soft Shade Making Series: How to sew Lampshade Stitch or Streetly Stitch
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...
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Jun 10, 20225 min read
5 tips for Upcycling and Renovating a Second Hand Lampshade
Stumbling across a second-hand lampshade that has potential, whether vintage or relatively new, opens up a Pandora’s box of creative...
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May 17, 20225 min read
Soft Shade Making Series: Making a soft shade cover from a pattern
Making a well-fitting outer cover for your soft shade is critical to achieving an eye-catching and considered lampshade and today, we...
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Apr 28, 20223 min read
Book Review - Lampshades by Katrin Cargill
Rated highly by our professional lampshade makers, ‘Lampshades’ by Katrin Cargill at first glance might look like a very average and...
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Apr 14, 20227 min read
Soft Shade Making Series - How to Make a Pattern
With the preparations for making a traditional soft shade covered in our Soft Shade Making Series, it’s time to talk patterns! Making an...
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Mar 16, 20225 min read
Soft Shade Making Series - How to bind a lampshade frame
Our third post in our Soft Shade Making Series is about laying the foundations for the lampshade ahead, namely binding your lampshade...
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Feb 10, 20224 min read
Soft Shade Making Series: Binding Tape
In our second post of our new Soft Shade Making Series, today we're talking about binding tapes and how they are an essential part of...
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Jan 18, 20224 min read
Soft Shade Making Series: Traditional Lampshade Frames
Lampshade making comes in many forms and although making ‘hard shades’ is a popular and easy way to achieve a stunning new lampshade, our...
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Mar 26, 20213 min read
Vintage Inspiration - Lampshade Making Book Review
For today’s modern lampshade makers, there are plenty of sources of inspiration, but looking back at the styles, techniques, methods and...
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Mar 11, 20213 min read
Book review - Sewing Lampshades by Joanne Heptinstall
On opening the book, Sewing Lampshades by Joanna Heptinstall, our hearts skipped a little beat. Hit with an array of colourful lampshade...
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