Making a well-fitting outer cover for your soft shade is critical to achieving an eye-catching and considered lampshade and today, we...

If you’re wanting to explore bespoke sizes or shapes of shade, or simply enjoy cutting your own lampshade panels, then you need to know...

Making or crafting is a fantastic way to achieve a look on a budget and is guaranteed to be a purse-friendly alternative to shop-bought,...

Rated highly by our professional lampshade makers, ‘Lampshades’ by Katrin Cargill at first glance might look like a very average and...

Tucking in your fabric seam allowance is the final stage of making your Lampshade Making Kit, which gives your shade a wonderful and...

All our entries to our #memadeshade competition are unique, but once in a while, a lampshade wins that celebrates a slice of life. This...

With the preparations for making a traditional soft shade covered in our Soft Shade Making Series, it’s time to talk patterns! Making an...

The Dannells’ trade fair tour bus is still on the move! We’re excited to be attending The April Interiors Show, a curtain and blind...

Want to make a shade that stands out from the crowd? How about using colourful vinyl on the inside of your shade? Easy to apply and...

Pops of colour are much needed as we finally start to leave the winter behind and this month's #memadeshade winner does not disappoint!...

Our third post in our Soft Shade Making Series is about laying the foundations for the lampshade ahead, namely binding your lampshade...

Making your own lampshades means the sky is your limit in terms of the materials, design and shape you opt for and today's Parchment...

Entering her first hard lampshade into our #memadeshade competition, January's winner, Amie of @tea_and _the _radio chose a vibrant...

Trade show season is upon us and it’s great to be back meeting customers and sharing our inspiring lampshade making and craft kit...

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...

Always looking to create new and original lampshade making products that inspire our customers, Less Rigid Stick It Lampshade Making PVC...

Packed with wholesale homewares and gifts the Spring Fair trade show is a must for any craft or homeware retailer and we’ll be there,...

Lampshade making comes in many forms and although making ‘hard shades’ is a popular and easy way to achieve a stunning new lampshade, our...

We're thrilled that this month's #memadeshade winner is @bridget9696, who has been a regular in our 'Most Liked shades' throughout our...

As the autumn rolls in your #memadeshades keep coming and we've loved browsing through September's entries. As well as a source of pure...