In an extract from her book A Handmade Cottage, thrifty Brit decorator Jodie May Seymour shares her steps to making a DIY lampshade

A tutorial for how to cover a lampshade

Tucking in your fabric seam allowance is the final stage of making your Lampshade Making Kit, which gives your shade a wonderful and professional crisp finish 👌 Over the years, we’ve collected lots of useful information from our army of Professional Lampshade Makers, which includes tried and tested techniques, extraordinary tools and valuable tricks to get a perfect lampshade edging. In today’s blog post we share them all! Visit our blog today.

Designing and making your own bespoke lampshade just got even more creative! Today, we're partnering with The Indian Block Print Co, whose incredible range of wooden block prints are perfect for creating your own unique fabric, to use with our Needcraft Lampshade Making Kits, to make a stunning handmade lampshade. Tess, from The Indian Block Print Co, has created an exclusive YouTube video to teach you the skills to print your own fabric and make a lampshade. #lampshademaking

How to paint a lampshade! Because it's easy, quick and makes any $5 thrifted lamp base you bought, complete and happy. And the lampshade was thrifted too!

We Britons love our holidays - a day by on the beach, playing in the sand and sea rounded off with a fish and chip supper. We thought we’d capture these happy days with this DIY tutorial on how to make a lampshade with a map using one of our Rectangle Rounded Lampshade Kits. Click to see the full tutorial!

ADD YOUR FAVORITE LAMP SHADE TO YOUR CEILING FAN with ease! Enhance Your Decor: Whether you're looking to update your home or add some personality to your commercial space, Fantastic Shade Clips has got you covered. Flexible Compatibility: Compatible with most standard ceiling fans, making them a versatile and convenient choice for any space. Patented Shade Clip System: Our easy-to-use clip system means you can install your new shades in minutes, without any special skills or tools required…

Do you have a lamp shade with a design you no longer love, but the size and shape of the lamp shade are still perfect for the lamp base? Simply recover the lamp shade using

If you’ve discovered our Lampshade Making Kits but are struggling to work out what size lampshade you need, this post has ALL the answers! Our guides will help you choose the most suitable diameter, height and shape of shade, allowing you to focus on the exciting part – choosing your fabric! Click to read the full post.

Have you ever wondered how to embellish lamp shades for your home? I’ve embellished lamp shades over the years, but for some reason I cannot find the photos of them to show you. Oh well, another time. Vintage linens were used to cover a lamp shade I had a long...