This book is bursting with inspirational images, tips and ideas. Sixteen contemporary projects are covered in useful step-by-step tutorials. There is a detailed chapter dedicated solely to the different techniques you will need to know in order to make a fabric lampshade for yourself - techniques such as creating a soft-sided lampshade using just hand stitching, or hand stitching and glue, machine stitching, using laminated PVC to create a drum lampshade, pleating, and creating balloon linings. At the end of the book there is a hugely useful resources section and a visual feast for the eyes: several pages of nothing but beautiful lampshades. Read on, learn how, and let your imagination run wild.

Learn how to make the very best and most desirable lampshades through easy-to-follow tutorials. Discover today's most creative lampshade makers and find out how they make their masterpieces. Avoid the cost of a shop-bought lampshades and create something totally unique.

About the Author
Natalia Price-Cabrera is a designer-maker, aka Mols & Tati-Lois - purveyor of beautiful hand-tailored boutique lampshades. Natalia posts regularly at www.facebook.com/MolsTatiLois and sells her lampshades via www.molsandtati-lois.com, as well as through Etsy, Folksy, Furnish.co.uk, and Bespokee.co.uk. She is also the author, curator, and editor of the extremely successful The Wallpaper Colouring Book, and has 20 years' experience in the illustrated book publishing industry.


Book Information
ISBN 9781784940690
Author N Price-cabrera
Format Paperback
Page Count 192
Imprint GMC Publications
Publisher GMC Publications
Weight(grams) 618g
Dimensions(mm) 253mm * 204mm * 17mm