Lampshades [antikvár]

INTRODUCTIONWhen I was a child I remember my mother making a matching set of 12 beautifuUy-crafted, chiffon, pleated lampshades. She began with enthusiasm, carefully folding, pressing and stitching, finishing the first few with ease. By the fourth shade her enthusiasm was starting to flag. The amount of time and effort she spent working on these matching shades discouraged me for years from making my own lampshades.Now I have a home of my own, I find that one of the most tricky things about furnishing a room is getting the lighting right and creating the right mood. If you are lucky you may find a perfect pendant shade in a store, but what about matching wall lights or co-ordinated standard lamps? If you want a personal, harmonious feel to your room, it is far easier (and less expensive) to foUow in my mother's footsteps and make your own. Nowadays modern, easy-to-use equipment and materials wiU cut down the time and amount of effort you wiU need to spend on making your own shades and there are hundreds of stylish ideas to choose from to suit your taste and pocket.This book has given me lots of ideas which are surprisingly simple to make. You can start with a simple shade and embellish it with a country-style frill, colourful raffia or sophisticated beads, or you can create a new shade from scratch, using the templates and techniques provided. You can use paint, fabric, ribbons, paper, beads the possibilities are endless. You don't have to worry about finding a base to match either, as we give ideas for customizing store-bought bases to suit the shades. With full step-by-step instructions and comprehensive materials, equipment and techniques sections, this book will ensure impressive results with the minimum of effort.So don't bother searching for the perfect shade any longer. Simply look through this book and you will find the styles to suit your needs and skills.t iJDeborah Barker