Fabric Lampshades - An Illustrated Guide to Making a Variety of Lampshades Using Fabric


Book Description

This early guide provides instruction for making lampshades using fabric and remains of helpful and practical use for anyone interested in lamp making, textiles, design and handicrafts today. Featuring extensive illustrations, it includes methods and advice on how to cover shades using different materials in a variety of ways. Contents include: Making Lampshades; Fabric-Covered Lampshades; Sectional Fabric Shades; A Bowed Empire Shade with a Balloon Lining; A Lace or Net Over Satin shade; A French Shade; Pleated and Swathed Silk shades. Many early books are becoming extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing this classic work, which has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience, in a high quality and affordable edition. It comes complete with a newly written introduction and features reproductions of the illustrations and diagrams featured in the original.




Fabric Lampshades - An Illustrated Guide to Making a Variety of Lampshades Using Fabric


Book Description

This book contains an illustrated guide for the making of a variety of fabric lampshades, and would be a great addition to any sewing-enthusiasts bookshelf. This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience.




How to Make Lampshades - An Illustrated Guide to Making Pleated, Fluted, Pie-Fill, Tubular and Wall Bracket Shades


Book Description

This classic handbook on making lampshades remains a helpful and practical text for anyone interested in lamp making, textiles, design and traditional handicrafts. Featuring extensive illustrations, the guide provides instructions on how to design and make a variety of shade types, including pleated, fluted, pie-frill, tubular and wall bracket lampshades. Many early books are becoming extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing this classic work, which has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience, in a high quality and affordable edition. It comes complete with a newly written introduction and features reproductions of the illustrations and diagrams featured in the original.




The Paper Shade Book


Book Description

Fifteen stylish lighting projects are presented in 100+ photos, step-by-step instructions, templates patterns, tips & techniques.




Lampshades Made Using Parchment - An Illustrated Guide for the Home Craft Enthusiast


Book Description

This handy book contains step-by-step information to making a range of lampshades from parchment and paper. It is extensively illustrated with black and white drawings forming a complete how-to guide for the home crafter. Contents Include: How to Make Parchment Shades, How to Decorate Parchment Shades, How to Prepare and Lacquer Papers, Three Lampshades Made with Parchment. This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience.




The Lamp Base - An Illustrated Guide to Lamps


Book Description

This handy guide contains a wealth of information on lamps. Contents Include: Table Lamp Bases, Lampshade Bases, Fundamental Lamp Groups, Methods of Wiring, Tying, Binding, Lamp Styles in Review, Materials for the Lamp Base. This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience.




The Complete Guide to Making Lampshades


Book Description

This practical handbook teaches you all the methods needed to make your own lampshades in a wide range of styles — from the simple drum hard lampshade to the more complex hand-sewn traditional gathered and pleated designs. As well as clear demonstrations, it gives information on frames and fittings, how to work with different fabrics and papers, and showcases how using your own designs offers a truly bespoke approach. Here you will learn everything you need to make wonderful lampshades to feature in your home, or to offer professionally.




Sewing Lampshades


Book Description

Sew 18 beautiful tailored, pleated and loose lampshades to suit your style. Learn to sew your own stunning lampshades using this comprehensive step-by-step guide from the founder of the Traditional Upholstery School, Joanna Heptinstall. The book contains 18 fully illustrated step-by-step projects, featuring tailored, pleated, faux pleated and loose cover designs. Each technique is covered in detail, from measuring your fabric, choosing a frame shape, calculating your seams, creating a shade, adding trims and choosing a stand. The projects require few specialist tools, can be easily customised to suit your home decor, and cover a range of styles, sizes and fabrics. The book is bursting with inspirational images, along with tips and tricks of the trade that Joanna has acquired over her successful career in upholstery.




Kiplinger's Personal Finance


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The most trustworthy source of information available today on savings and investments, taxes, money management, home ownership and many other personal finance topics.




Lampshade Making


Book Description

This vintage guidebook provides instructions on how to design and make lampshades. Illustrated with useful diagrams, it instructs the reader in the different types of frames and their construction, covering materials, making patterns, assembly and finishing techniques, and it remains a helpful and practical text for anyone interested in textiles, design and classic handicrafts. Contents summary: Making Lampshades; Preface; introduction; Chapter 1 - Foundations, coverings, preparation, pattern-Making; Chapter 2 - Simple lampshades; Chapter 3 - Flared and fluted lampshade coverings; Chapter 4 - “Crinothene” covered lampshades, a double cover, fitting curved panels; Chapter 5 - Fabric-covered lampshades; Chapter 6 - A parchment and velvet cover, a shade for a bed lamp, empire shade with modelled edges, “Barbola” edges; Chapter 7 - Treatment, a stencil-cut parchment cover, a novelty frameless lampshade, covers for tube lighting, cylindrical lampshades, a rotating nursery lampshade; Chapter 8 - Lampshade bases; Chapter 9 - Decorating lampshades, painting on parchment, decorative thonging. We are republishing this classic text in a high quality, modern and affordable edition, complete with the original illustrations and a new introduction.