How to make a Lampshade

VIDEO INSTRUCTOR

Cindy Taylor

Cindy is the owner of Dolman & Taylor specialist curtain and blind makers. She has over 15 years of experience, curtain making, blind making, working with fabrics and making soft furnishings. In the videos she clearly explains and demonstrates the methods and techniques used in her workroom .

How to make -

A Lampshade

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Resources

Making a Lampshade from a kit

This FREE tutorial shows you in detail on how to make a lampshade from a kit, with demonstration videos as well as written instructions.

It includes

FREE Full Written Instructions
FREE Videos

KITS

You can purchase the lampshade kits from Amazon HERE

The videos demonstrate making a drum shaped lampshade, the basic making method is essentially the same for all lampshade shapes. However there are a few small differences for cone ,oval and square shaped shades. We also have specific tutorials for these lampshade types.

Tutorial Steps

AVOID THESE COMMON MISTAKES

1. Your fabric may fray when you remove the top and bottom edge strips, as the adhesive on these strips pulls the threads out when you peel them away. This fraying may be seen on the fabric inside the shade tucked around the shade ring.

2. Your trimmed side edge that forms the join on the outside of the lampshade may look slightly frayed. We cut a thin flap to fold over and create a very neat edge. (see tutorial)

3. You may not have quite enough fabric to tuck under the ring at the join as this area is slightly thicker. We add a few mm more in this area. (see tutorial)