Hello
I am so happy with this I could burst!
On an earlier blog post, I showed you a little bit of trim
that caught my eye on Felt Folk’s stand at The Contemporary CraftsFestival. At the time I was in the good
company of Helen Botrill from Kindred Rose – who not only makes gorgeous
lampshades herself which she sells from her Folksy shop, but also runs
lampshade making workshops and sells lampshade kits. Well, I had a light bulb moment and could immediately
see what that piece of trim was meant for.
It was meant to be part of a cheery lampshade for the lamp that sits on
top of my granny’s half moon glass cabinet in our dining room.
So armed with my pretty trim and one of Helen’s kits I was
all set to get to work. The kit I chose came with some vintage Laura Ashley fabric in a
lovely sunny yellow and a nice length of pure white pom pom trim to add a
finishing touch. I also added some green
ribbon I had in my stash from last year’s Christmas photo shoot as the
embroidered trim I bought needed something to give it’s edges a nice finish and
protect it from fraying as it’s quite delicate.
I’m very limited when it comes to my skills in the general
textile area – I can sew a hem, darn a hole, sew a button back on and clap
together some sort of fancy dress ‘tabard’ effort when my children announce
that they have a themed fancy dress day at school... nothing that really
demands close inspection of my stitching abilities!
For this reason, I believed that making a lampshade may be
beyond my level of abilities. However,
thanks to a set of very clear, hand holding, step by step with photos showing
every stage instructions – I confidently took my time and this is what I
produced...
TA DA!!
I am so proud and so delighted with it. It was time very well spent and lots of fun
too.
Thank you Kindered Rose!
And if you fancy having a go at making something like this, you’ll find
the kits like the one I used, listed here on Folksy.
Have a lovely week
Best wishes
