There are homes, when entering which you immediately understand that a special atmosphere reigns in them and it’s not at all a matter of design furniture or expensive curtains, in such places there is a “spirit of home”. It would seem like simple little things: reproductions on the walls, neat dishes or interesting little things made by the hands of caring owners. It is one of these cute interior details that will be discussed in this article.
You will need:
- Canvas bag (one or more);
- Finished wire frame;
- Chalk, old soap or pencil;
- Scissors;
- Tracing paper or paper;
- Thread for basting;
- Nylon thread;
- Needles.
If you are lucky and you live near a coffee shop, ask the employees to borrow a few canvas bags or sacks that are used to store coffee. Usually, they have “such goodness” in abundance and they are ready to share it. There is another option, such bags can be purchased on the Internet, the price of such a lot is most often 2-3 $ per piece.
Of course, you can use any other fabric, cotton or silk, but this will make your lampshade lose its zest.After all, satin lamps can often be found in boudoir-style living rooms, and lamps tied with cotton or bright ribbons have been inherited by many people since Soviet times. Or maybe it’s an unusual material like jute. At first glance it seems simple, but products made from it look elegant and very original. This lamp will look appropriate both on the bedside table and in the living room. You can make it for yourself or give it to friends.
Find a wire frame.
You can give your lampshade a second life by removing the fabric from the old piece and borrowing a frame, or you can simply buy a ready-made wire frame online. If you have chosen only one product for your experiments, be extremely careful when removing the old lampshade... You can use it as a sample. If you are starting from scratch, you will need a paper pattern. If you want to make a simple lampshade shaped like a drum, you need to think about what its circumference should be. If it is a lamp with panels, draw one of them on tracing paper or a piece of paper, and do this simple process on each side. Make a basting line by joining them together and wrap them around the lampshade to check if they fit. Remember that the base for the lampshade must be flexible, otherwise the appearance of your product will be far from perfect. And, of course, strong, so that the miracle you create will last as long as possible.
Let's start collecting
Depending on the size of your lampshade frame, you can make it from one side of the bag, but you may need both sides, which will make your masterpiece more voluminous.Place the pre-made blank on canvas fabric and cut out your future lampshade, trim off the excess fabric, leaving approximately 1/2 of the entire length on each side. This process should be approached with special care, because... an incorrectly made pattern can derail all the work done.
Start wrapping the fabric around the lampshade. I used glue to attach it to the wire backing and then "sewed" it to the frame using jute (a burlap-like thread I found at a hardware store) and a large needle. I pre-glued the workpiece to avoid skewing the fabric, although if you are confident in your abilities, you can do without it. For your canvas lamp, a low wattage bulb is best.
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