| Show woman s world add gay fresh dashes of color by K adla aly it if youve had your heat on just I 1 long enough to notice the perma nent film of soot that has gathered over many of your furnishings then its time to freshen up the house some special offenders frequently ore are the lampshades lamp shades no homemaker whether she la Is fastidious or just plain neat ever will permit a lampshade lamp shade in her home naturally there are some which simply will not respond to leaning cleaning after a certain stage singe has been reached or they have become too faded and weary that nothing short of drastic means will solve the problem making lampshades lamp shades at home is really a simple problem you have the frame and the rest Is just a ma matter ater of choosing the right fabric tor for your room and fitting it now dont let this last be your stumbling block because its really easier than fitting a dress you can pick up the lampshade lamp shade and just go at it easily using your pins generously to tack the ae new lampshade lamp shade on and then stitching it on and of course you always can use paper or fabric and paste this on over the lampshade lamp shade you now have or on the frame and its as easy as doing up paper dolls the main requisite Is keeping the work mathematically mati cally precise in measurements and then using your neatest technique in pasting or sewing after fitting wrapping or wallpaper may be used for covering we have all at al one time or another run into wrapping papers or wallpapers which we thought would be the perfect choice for a lampshade lamp shade but somehow we never were quite able to figure out how to put them to use heres a foolproof plan for making these shades fit to make a pattern tor for the shade lay some large pieces of brown wrapping paper or newspaper on the DC 9 i 4 t i I 1 R brighters Bright Brish fen ets your drab rooms roomi floor paint the edges of the lamp frame white and while the paint Is still wet roll the frame across the newspaper make certain that you turn the shade evenly particularly it if the ahe shade Is not round the wet j paint leaves a mark on the paper that can be e used as a guide for cutting either paper or material lampshade lamp shade cut the pattern as soon as the paint dries leaving enough at the edge so that the shade cover can be joined properly the paper shade then may be attached to the frame and held with paper clips while you stitch the top and the bottom by or by sewing on a braiding never throw away thetos the top or bottom rings from old shades as these can be used to make fabric shades it if you want to make a pleated pa per shade this will have to be cut 1 4 1 4 4 4 4 by making your own lampshades lamp lamps shades bades in a circular shape before pl eating fitting properly in thit this cast case Is of the utmost Import importance anc a here again use the pattern trick described above and make sure eure the pattern fits before you actually cut the shade itself fabric lined shades require different fabric shades hides should be stretched tight on the frame you use us for or but before you place the fabric on the frame you mua must wind seam binding or a bias of the same fabric as the shade around the wires of the frame another decision you must make before actually covering with fabric and cutting the shade is whether or not you want the edges finished with a double told fold decorative rib bon fringe or braid this will make a difference in the size of the shade itself and you may not have fabric to waste antrin in trimming aiming iming oft off later always assemble everything before you start to work as the job requires concentration and you cannot stop and look for something when y you 0 u are trying to do a good job of fit fitting tin g fabric shades may be lined or un lined depending upon the kind of ma aerial used it you stretch the fabric to the shade it must always be lined select the lining fabric carefully as this is right next to the light which will give any fabric a rosy glow As you stretch the fabric over the shade pin it carefully to both top and bottom make certain the fabric really stretches and use a bias cut pin and repin re pin the shade several times until you are certain tai that the fabric lays smooth as silk on the frame then overcast the fabric to the frame as you would with a paper shade and trim as desired for lampshades lamp shades with petticoat ruffles use any of the dainty organdies orlandies org andies or various printed fabrics these in many cases may be unlined but its a good idea to test the fabric against the light so you will know what to expect when you have the shade made the ruffle which you are using must be cut three times as large as the circumference around the shade pleat or gather this and join the ends heavier fabrics such as drapery and slipcover slip cover material also may be used for lampshades lamp shades but these are best made like the paper shades more tailored and trim do not attempt to put ruffles on them |
