Learn to make DIY fabric lampshades three ways from scratch

Hand sewing is an essential part of making soft lampshades and in today’s post, we're sharing how to sew lampshade stitch or streetly...

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

It’s been top of the shops for a couple of years and the trend for natural materials in interiors is definitely here to stay for 2021....

The nights are already lighter and there is a feeling of optimism in the air. We hope you're all feeling a little lighter and brighter...

Highlighting our professional cutting service in our last blog post got us thinking that it would be fun to explore a DIY version of the...

Pimping your lampshade is easier than you think. There’s the DIY route, that we all know and love, using one of our lampshade making kits...

After what can only be described as a very loooong January, #memadeshade is back for 2021! Yey! And we've got off to a great start with...

With a joint love of all things vintage, best friends Charlotte and Kirsty of Co-Vintage set off on an adventure learning macramé...

Hands up who’s dreaming of a holiday escape? 🙌🏻 We Britons love our holidays - a day by on the beach, playing in the sand and sea...

If you’ve never had a virtual wander around our website, you’re missing a trick and plenty of lampshade making products you might not...

50 Thrifty DIY Shades is book based around you guessed it.…decorative shades that can be made up of scraps of fabrics, bits and bobs and...

So if you're a fan of the blog you'll know that we shared this festive project before, well last Christmas actually :), but we loved it...

Are you hunkering down and making shades? It seems you are with another bumper month of entries into our October #memadeshade Instagram...

Check out our tips on four different ways to apply a professional trim to a Dannells Lampshade Making Kit!

Our September #memadeshade Instagram competition has been flooded with entries, so read on to see our winning shade!

Do you make and sell and your own lampshades? This week we’re sharing our tips on how to give your products the retail edge.