Sewing Lampshades

Author: Joanna Heptinstall
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1782214496
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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.

Sewing Lampshades

Author: Heptinstall
Publisher: Search Press Limited
ISBN: 1781264791
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

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Handmade Lampshades

Author: Natalia Price-Cabrera
Publisher: GMC Publications
ISBN: 9781784940690
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This book is bursting with inspirational images, tips and ideas. Sixteen contemporary projects are covered in useful step-by-step tutorials.

Sew Over It Vintage

Author: Lisa Comfort
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1473582903
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 166

Book Description
**Includes simple and accessible instructions for how to cut your own patterns** Following on from her successful first book, Sew Over It Vintage is a brand new collection of fabulous projects from sewing expert Lisa Comfort. Inspired by Lisa’s love of vintage style and fashion, the stylish projects each have a vintage twist but still retain the modern style, allowing these pieces to work with and complement the rest of your wardrobe and your home. Featuring 25 projects, ranging from jewellery, hats, tops, dresses and bags, to cushions, lampshades, placemats, lanterns and a luxury chair pouffe, there are ideas for those who want to quickly create an accessory on a lazy afternoon as well as suggestions for those that want to invest their time in a large and impressive project. Every project has a clearly labeled skill level as well as step-by-step photography, ensuring the directions couldn’t be any easier to follow. And with instructions on how to draft your very own bodice block, all the clothing can be made to fit your body shape perfectly. There is no better way to inject some classic vintage style into your everyday life.

The Complete Guide to Making Lampshades

Author: Jane Warren
Publisher: The Crowood Press
ISBN: 0719843359
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 737

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.

Stash Lab

Author: Tonya Alexander
Publisher: Martingale
ISBN: 1604686820
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 225

Book Description
Find fresh new ways to combine the scraps you've been collecting. Perfect for budget-minded quilters, these visually pleasing designs give a modern slant to traditional quilt blocks. Discover three "scrap equations" that will make you fearless about fabric: neutrals + scraps = balance, value > color, and more = better Choose from 11 appealing projects for confident beginners and beyond Learn time-saving techniques for sorting and storing your scraps so you can easily transform them into fabulous quilts

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

Author: Various
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1447482549
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 54

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.

Liberty Book of Home Sewing

Author: Liberty of London
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 9781452102375
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Crafters and fashion lovers will be lining up to get their hands on the very first sewing book from internationally popular and uber-stylish textile brand Liberty. Brimming with lavish photographs of bold, graphic fabrics, The Liberty Book of Home Sewing offers 25 irresistible and easy-to-make projects that allow readers to incorporate a touch of Liberty elegance into their home. Simple enough for beginners, the projects range from feminine totes and aprons to handy pincushions and book covers, full-sized quilts, chic throws, plush cushions, and more. With color step-by-step illustrations, detailed instructions, and plenty of inspiration, plus an exquisite fabric cover, this enchantingly beautiful book will be treasured by longtime Liberty fans and young crafters alike.

Sew Up a Home Makeover

Author: Lexie Barnes
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1603427147
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 550

Book Description
Give your home a fresh new look. Lexie Barnes shows you how to quickly and inexpensively personalize your living space with 50 fun, pattern-free sewing projects that are highly adaptable and visually inspiring. Dramatic before-and-after photographs demonstrate how easy it is to brighten your living room with a custom-designed slipcover or give new life to a bedroom with a colorful headboard cover, lampshade, and matching window treatments. Get sewing and transform your home into the stylish abode you’ve always craved.

50 Thrifty DIY Lampshades

Author: Adeline Lobut
Publisher: David & Charles
ISBN:
Category : Handicraft
Languages : en
Pages : 126

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