Show woman domars s world add gay fresh dashes of color B Q 6 cetla maccy it if youve had your heat on lust just long enough to notice the permanent nim film of 0 soot that has gathered over many of your furnishings then its time to freshen up the house some special offenders od enders frequently are the lampshades lamp shades no homemaker whether she Is fastidious or just plain nea neat t ver ever will permit a soiled lampshade lamp lamps shade bade in her home naturally there are some which simply will not respond to cleaning after a certain stage 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 matter of choosing the right fabric lor for your room and fitting it now dont let this last be your stumbling mock block because its really easier than fitting a dress you can pick up the lam lampshire lampshade lamp shade and just go at it easily using your pins generously to tack the new lampshade lamp shade on and then stitching it on and or of course you always can use paper or fabric and paste t this lit s on over the lampshade lamp shade you now have or on the frame and its as easy 1 as I doing up paper dolls the main requisite Is keeping the work mathematically mati cally precise in measurements and then using your neatest t technique 11 in pasting or sewing after fitting wrapping or wallpaper way blay be used for covering we have all at 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 tor for making these shades fit to make a pattern for the shade lay some large pieces of brown wrapping paper or newspaper on the 9 1 1 4 brighten your drab rooms floor paint the edges of the lamp frame white and lethe paint Is still wet roll the frame across the newspaper make certain that you turn the 5 shade hade evenly particularly if the s shade bade Is not round the wet paint leaves a mark on the paper that can be used as a guide tor 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 d held with paper clips while you stitch the top and the bottom by or by sewing on a braiding never throw away the top or bottom rings from old shades as these can be used to make fabric shades if you want to make a pleated paper shade this will have to be cut 4 1 44 by making your own owis lamp lampshades shades in a circular shape before pl eating fitting properly in this case is ot of the utmost importance here again use the pattern trick described bove above a and make sure the pattern fits before you actually cut the shade itself fabric lined shades require different technique fabric shades should be stretched tr etched tight on the frame you use for thorn tham but before you actually place the fabric on the frame you must wind seam binding or a bias ot of the same fabric as the shade around the wires of at 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 fold decorative ribbon fringe or braid this will make a difference in the size of the shade itself and you may not have fabric to waste in trimming off later always assemble everything before you start to work as the job requires concentration and you cannot stop and look for something when you are trying to do a good job of fitting fabric shades may be lined or unlined depending upon the kind of material used it if you stretch the fabric to the shade it must always be lined select the ming 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 that the fabric lays smooth as su 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 orlandies organdies 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 ng 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 shade s more tailored and trim do not a attempt t to put ruffles on them |