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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...
Nov 16, 20152 min read


New handmade lampshades book!
Handmade Lampshades – Natalia Price-Cabrera This book was launched in October 2015 and we have grabbed some copies direct from the...
Nov 9, 20152 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...
Nov 5, 20151 min read


Lampshade Love Story!
I just had to share this wonderful lampshade love story with you all! This is the most touching, heart-warming, love story I have ever...
Nov 3, 20152 min read


Loving our customers with loyalty points!
We love our customers so much that we are introducing a new customer loyalty points scheme! It’s our way of giving something back to...
Oct 22, 20151 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...
Oct 13, 20152 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...
Sep 21, 20154 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...
Sep 15, 20152 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...
Aug 17, 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...
Aug 10, 20151 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...
Aug 5, 20152 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...
Aug 3, 20155 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...
Jul 27, 20152 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...
Jul 20, 20151 min read


Botany Bay Designs talks handmade lampshades and nautical inspiration
I’m Nicky… and I’ve been making handmade lampshades as Botany Bay Designs for one year this June. I’ve always been interested in crafts...
Jul 14, 20153 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...
Jul 6, 20152 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...
Jul 3, 20151 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...
Jun 30, 20156 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...
Jun 30, 20151 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...
Jun 22, 20155 min read
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