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Dec 27, 20164 min read
Introducing Ros and her Papershades
How was yours? Are you full to the brim with festive cuisine, cracker jokes and a little too much sherry? Well I have something...
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Dec 7, 20151 min read
lampshade making workshops… they’re happening!
The Lampshade Loft If you would like to learn how to make a lampshade, come along and join a lampshade making workshop – I teach in...
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Nov 30, 20153 min read
I can and I will with Needcraft handmade lampshade making kits!
Our fab new team member Sam Sterken showed the world at large how to use our Needcraft handmade lampshade making kits live on Hochanda TV...
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Nov 16, 20152 min read
Get crafty with Needcraft lampshade tutorials live on Hochanda TV every month!
Sam Sterkin and Needcraft’s director David Little We are one week in with our wonderful new lampshade crafter and TV presenter Sam...
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Nov 5, 20151 min read
Needcraft lampshade tutorials on Hochanda TV!
It’s really exciting! Watch Needcraft lampshade tutorials today, live at 12 midday, 4pm & 7pm here and tell us what you think! The...
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Oct 30, 20152 min read
lampshade making kits are easy!
Needcraft lampshade making kits are so easy and fun we want to share some of the great work our customers create… with you all! Madame...
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Oct 13, 20152 min read
Colour me in lampshades!
Introducing colour in lampshades. A brand new idea from Little Peg Lamps. Katie Dixon, the founder of little Peg Lamps has created the...
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Sep 21, 20154 min read
Gosh and Absolutely explain how they sell their handmade lampshades
The Gosh & Absolutely team give us the low-down on their handmade lampshades and what it’s like starting a business… Last year a friend...
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Sep 15, 20152 min read
Lampshade Tutorial: How to make an inside out lampshade! Part 2
Lampshade Tutorial A short while ago I shared with you all the magic of making Joanna’s very own ‘inside out lampshade’ Part 1, I hope...
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Aug 17, 20151 min read
Needcraft’s lampshade making expert in Craftseller Magazine
We are delighted to have lampshade making Joanna Heptinstall featured in Craftseller’s online Magazine! Joanna is a force to be reckoned...
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Aug 10, 20151 min read
Lampshade designer Archie mac London and her Camden Market installation!
We shared one of Robyn from Archie mac London‘s videos with you a while back… Remember? We told you she had a big lampshade making...
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Aug 5, 20152 min read
How to start you own lampshade business with Needcraft’s ‘Business in a Box’
Lampshade business = EASY! 1- Buy a ‘Lampshade Business Starter Package‘ containing everything you need to make small, medium and large...
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Aug 3, 20155 min read
Scottish lampshade designer tells us her business story
A bright, shiny light-filled Hello to you! I am Kirstie Seonaid MacKay, owner/designer/maker at UrbanRebel Design, a dynamic new design...
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Jul 27, 20152 min read
How to make a birdcage lampshade
Shhh… We have more home-decor secrets to give away! The Owl & The Pussycat have written us a fantastic step by step guide on how to make...
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Jul 20, 20151 min read
Lampshade Tutorial Part 1
Joanna Heppinstall I had the pleasure of conversing with the fabulous upholsterer and lampshade maker Joanna Heptinstall a while back and...
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Jul 6, 20152 min read
Artist spotlight – DERYN RELPH
Deryn Relph is a textile designer working in predominantly knitted textiles. With a love of colour & a desire to design & make...
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Jul 3, 20151 min read
Friday afternoon treat for all you lampshade enthusiasts out there!
Meet Archie Mac London and their wonderfully wacky creations! Robyn of Archie mac London just posted this lovely video on her Instagram...
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Jun 30, 20156 min read
Announcing Needcraft’s competition winner, Caron Ironside Design- Lampshade designer and scree
Caron not only makes her own lampshades, cushions and more but prints her own Perthshire and 1950s inspired fabrics. Her designs have a...
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Jun 30, 20151 min read
Shhhh… Needcraft lampshade competition winner to be announced later today!
Wow! What an epic lampshade journey this has been… Our #lampshadebusinessinabox competition has attracted many talented lampshade...
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Jun 22, 20155 min read
The lampshade loft- competition runner up #5!
Jane Warren has been making lampshades for around 8 years and runs her small business, The Lampshade Loft, from home. Jane is very active...
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