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    Book Review – Handmade Lampshades by Natalia Price – Cabrera
    • Aug 27, 2020
    • 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. Packed with essential information for starting to make lampshades, as well as hint and tips for seasoned shade makers, it’s full of practical step by steps project for soft frames and rigid shades. We thought we’d delve inside and tell you more about this ‘all you need to know’ guide on our favourite subject. Craft books come in all shapes
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    Meet the Maker - Laura Evans
    • Aug 20, 2020
    • 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 takes on her first retail space, we're excited to chat with her about how this will make a difference to her creative business and where she draws her inspiration from for her range of beautifully delicate printed shades. Hi there! How are you today and what’s on your workbench? I'm great thanks, today I have a conical shade in process, it’s a
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    Lampshade Kit Hack #4 – Neon Stitched Empire Cork Lampshade
    • Aug 12, 2020
    • 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 big come back. We couldn’t resist jumping on the bandwagon too, by bringing some of our laminated cork lampshade PVC to life with an Empire lampshade kit and a pop of bold neon stitching. Made by laminating a thin layer of cork to 300 micron clear PVC, our cork lampshade making PVC lights beautifully and has a soft, warm feel. The bright contr
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    #memadeshade July Winner
    • Aug 10, 2020
    • 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 your style and personality using one of our Needcraft lampshade making kits isn't slowing down! We've had a bumper month this month, with more entries than ever before. Our monthly #memadeshade winner for July is @shadydaisyco, who has made this amazing monstera shade as a commission for a client and she wins our monthly prize of a £100 voucher
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