Lampshades - No. 5 in the Craft Note Books Series

Margaret Rourke

• Publisher: Horney Press
• Year: 2013
• eBook ISBN:
  9781447489269
• Print ISBN:
  9781446523025

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.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Contents
• 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