Lampshades - No. 5 in the Craft Note Books Series

By Margaret Rourke

A comprehensive guide to making lampshades extensively illustrated with diagrams and drawings. Contents Include: Tools and Equipment; Choosing a Frame; Binding; Trimmings; Plastic Lampshades; A Flared Cover in Buckram and Material; Fabrics and how to Measure Them; An Inexpensive Shade with a French Seam; The "Quickie"; A Lampshade with a Balloon Lining; Methods of Using Lace; A Coolie with a Gathered Lining; A Pleated Drum; A Swathed Pleated Lampshade; Conclusion - Colour Schemes. 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.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Read Books Ltd.
• Release date: Mar 6, 2013
• ISBN: 9781447489269

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CHOOSING A FRAME

THE frame and its fittings are your first consideration because they are the foundation of the lampshade, and so, to begin with, you need a good firm wire frame in the shape and size of your choice. There are very many classical and modern styles and you will find a varied and attractive selection at most craft shops. If you cannot find exactly what you need it is possible to have a frame made to your own special design at a good handicraft shop. Some of the more popular shapes are shown on the opposite page and these are the types of frames we shall cover in different materials, in easy and attractive ways.

Square Frame (diag. 1) with straight side wires (these are sometimes called staves) and square at the top and base.

Coolie type Frame (diag. 2) has a narrow collar round the top of the frame.

Straight Empire Frame (diag. 3) with straight sides and the top and base rings either round or oval.

Bowed Empire Frame (diag. 4) similar to No. 3 but with the side wires or staves curved inwards.

Drum Frame (diag. 5) with the top and base rings the same size and obtainable with either straight or bowed side wires.

The fitting attaches the frame either to the bulb or to its holder. The pendant is for a hanging light and the adjustable gimbal for a table lamp, allowing the shade to be adjusted to any angle as required; this fitting can also be used for a pendant light. The butterfly fitting, two circular wires which fit on to the lamp, is for small shades and can also be adjusted if necessary. The duplex ring is used for large table lamps and standard shades; this is placed on a gimbal fitting attached to the