#Lampshademaking 5/9

May 12, 20223 min read

How to Use a Rolled Edge Creasing Knife to Cut Lampshade Panels

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...

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May 6, 20223 min read

Lampshade Inspiration - Making lampshades on a budget

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,...

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Apr 28, 20223 min read

Book Review - Lampshades by Katrin Cargill

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

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Apr 26, 20227 min read

Tips and tricks to achieve a professionally tucked in lampshade edge

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

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Apr 21, 20224 min read

#memadeshade March Winner

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

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Apr 19, 20225 min read

Lampshade Inspiration - Going Large with Lampshades

The upshot of making a super-sized lampshade is not only the wow factor but the huge surface area that you need to cover to make up the...

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Apr 14, 20227 min read

Soft Shade Making Series - How to Make a Pattern

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

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Apr 12, 20229 min read

Meet the Maker - Candid Owl

Candid Owl's mission is to provide customers with unique, standout lampshades and lamps and they definitely don’t disappoint! With her...

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Mar 29, 20224 min read

Lampshade Kit Hack #9 - Using Vinyl as a Lampshade Inner

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...

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Mar 18, 20223 min read

#memadeshade February Winner

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

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Mar 16, 20225 min read

Soft Shade Making Series - How to bind a lampshade frame

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

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Mar 10, 20225 min read

Meet the Makers - Gola

Gola is a creative collaboration of talent, skill and creative ideas of mother and son team, Mari and Ifan, whose stunning lampshades...

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Mar 2, 20224 min read

DIY Tutorial - Parchment Fluted 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...

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Feb 24, 20224 min read

#memadeshade January 2022 winner

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

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Feb 16, 20225 min read

Meet the Maker - Romor Designs

Far from ordinary, each of Romor Designs' lampshades has a wonderful, creative and individual story, very much like Romor Designs'...

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Feb 10, 20224 min read

Soft Shade Making Series: Binding Tape

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...

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Feb 8, 20223 min read

New Product - Less Rigid Stick It Lampshade Making PVC

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

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Feb 4, 20225 min read

BEAM - How to sell on Amazon Handmade

Amazon might not seem the most obvious choice for selling your lampshades, but since the online shopping giant created Amazon Handmade, a...

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Jan 25, 202211 min read

BEAM Meet the Entrepreneur - Light Owl

Discovering a niche gap in the interiors market, that happily coincided with his passion for creativity, Rab Moghal of Light Owl made it...

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Jan 18, 20224 min read

Soft Shade Making Series: Traditional Lampshade Frames

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

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