6 days ago 3 min Meet the Maker - Jane Ellison Textiles Meet Jane Ellison, a talented printer who's 'modern retro' screenprinted lampshades are influenced by mid-century design and modern shapes.
Oct 15 3 min DIY kid’s Halloween lantern with FREE PDF templates Perfect to occupy the kids for a morning, these creative Halloween lanterns are super easy to make using our free PDF template download.
Oct 8 2 min Halloween printed lantern kit DIY tutorial with FREE PDF templates Halloween is nearly upon u! Make this simple, but effective DIY printed lantern, to create your very own bespook (!) Halloween decoration!
Oct 6 4 min #memadeshade September winner Our September #memadeshade Instagram competition has been flooded with entries, so read on to see our winning shade!
Oct 2 3 min How to make a birdcage lampshade DIY tutorial Bring colour and a sense of humour to your home, by making this DIY birdcage shade on a budget. Follow our step by step tutorial!
Sep 30 3 min 5 brilliant ways to make your retail lampshades look professional Do you make and sell and your own lampshades? This week we’re sharing our tips on how to give your products the retail edge.
Sep 24 3 min '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?
Sep 17 4 min 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!
Sep 10 3 min #memadeshade August winner We chat to the winner of our Instagram #memadeshade competition, Alison Bick and show off August's Most Liked shades.
Sep 3 3 min 5 perfect fabrics for lampshade making Half the fun of making your own lampshade has to be the choice of fabric , so read our post on our 5 fabric range, especially for lampshades
Aug 27 3 min Book Review – Handmade Lampshades by Natalia Price – Cabrera Often referred to as the ‘go – to’ lampshade making book, Natalia Price – Cabrera’s book Handmade Lampshade certainly earns it’s moniker....
Aug 20 5 min Meet the Maker - Laura Evans This week we meet Laura Evans, a fine artist, collagrapher, printmaker and of course lampshade maker from the Isle of Purbeck. As she tak...
Aug 12 4 min 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 bi...
Aug 10 4 min #memadeshade July Winner As we launch into high summer, the shades keep on coming for our #memadeshade - Instagram competition and the passion for reflecting you...
Jul 31 2 min Print your own lampshade using our Fabric Printing Service Making your lampshade almost definitely leads to something unique, but have you ever thought about adding an extra personal touch by desi...
Jul 27 3 min Unicorn gold lined lampshade by Three Bears Prints Unicorns are here to stay! A trend that has pervaded everything from children's and adult fashions, to toys to homewares, unicorns are a ...
Jul 20 3 min You Tube Hexagon lampshade tutorial If you missed our You Tube Live lampshade making workshop on Saturday, we had a lot of fun demonstrating how to make a Hexagon Lampshade ...
Jul 16 2 min 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. Loo...
Jul 12 7 min Eco Hero - Jules Haines of the Haines Collection Eco Hero, Jules Haines of Haines Collection share with us her environmental ethos and how makes the most of Needcraft lampshade kits!
Jul 9 3 min #memadeshade June Winner It's been another bumper month for our Instagram #memadeshade competition and it seems that staying at home has definitely released some ...
Jul 6 3 min 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 o...
Jul 2 3 min Meet the Maker - Bridget Arnold Bridget Arnold wears many artistic hats, but has found that foraging in nature's hedgerows on the Granite Trail, provides her with all of...
Jun 28 3 min 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...
Jun 24 4 min Super Drum Parakeet Shade by Three Bear Prints If you're looking for a true 'centre piece' shade, Marliese Richmond of Three Bears Prints might just have the answer. In the second of o...
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