Valentine’s day is looming and we believe that celebrating your creativity with this DIY printed lampshade will make your day!

As Christmas approaches fast our attention is turning to the smaller details and for us the Christmas dinner table is one of the most important. Not only bec...

Home crafting and DIY decorating is a given at Christmas. It’s the ideal time to show off your craft skills or try your hand at making something completely n...

If you’ve made lampshades before or even if you’re just starting out as a lampshade maker, it’s easy to see that the fabric you use is the key to a great loo...

Although our Needcraft lampshade making kits contain everything you need to make a super professional looking shade, we’ve rounded up five useful household i...

Making your own lampshades, means you can avoid the predictability of what the high street has to offer, but also bring a special soft furnishing into your h...

If you’ve ever owned a luxurious dress, blouse or shirt made from a special or fine fabric you’ll know it needs a certain amount of TLC that you wouldn’t con...

With Mother’s day around the corner, Marliese Richmond of Three Bears Prints, shares with us the process of capturing special children’s drawings in a unique...

We asked our Lampshade making group what they use to cut PVC lampshade panels and this is what they said… Good old-fashioned scissors and a ruler. You want t...

What is a shade carrier and how does it work? We know that not all of you know how to use a shade carrier, or think it looks complicated or unsightly. We are...

Do you get frustrated with bulky and unsightly fabric around the top and bottom rings (rolled edge) of your handmade drum or coolie lampshades? Read on for m...

You’ll wish you knew about these years ago! Luckily for you, we have access to hundreds of lampshade makers (738 and counting!) as well as their expert tips ...

That special time of year is fast approaching! It’s time to start thinking about what sparkly decorations you want to make to give your home that extra speci...

This step by step guide to making a copper lined lampshade is all you need to make your own double-sided drum lampshade with a copper lining. There are image...

One of the perils of being a creative person is that you have so much stuff to make and create with! And, one of the challenges is organising and storing all...

I’m a big, big Bitossi ceramics fan – I have a beautiful vase and a gorgeous vintage pigeon made by the Italian pottery house. So when I saw this lamp base g...

Last week Cornish designer, Alison Bick talked us through her process of designing and printing a drum lampshade panel, from her inspiration and artwork to c...

I am Alison Bick, a designer living in Newquay, Cornwall, UK. The inspiration behind my illustrations comes from my love of nature, birds, daily dog walks, m...

Make a bespoke clock in Dad’s club colours or get a special design printed to reflect his interests. Dad’s are tricky to buy for aren’t they? Well mine is. H...

Following the website’s instructions I supplied an image that fitted a 30cm lampshade kit and I was sent a beautiful light and flexible panel to create a lam...