
Materials You’ll Need:
✔️ Old lampshade (empire or drum)
✔️ Enough fabric to cover the shade (The amount will determine on the size of the shade)
✔️ Hot glue gun and glue sticks
✔️ Tape measure or yard stick
✔️ Scissors or rotary cutter
✔️ Iron (for pressing fabric)
Basic Steps:
- Cut 2″ strips of fabric the height of your shade
- Iron a fold to one side of each strip
- Glue just the top of each strip to the lampshade, leaving the bottom free. (be sure the raw edge is buried)
- Make your way all the way around the shade
- Glue down the bottom of the strips pulling straight down
- Trim excess @ top & bottom.
- Cut a long piece of 2″ trim (enough to go around the top & bottom rim)
- Press a fold
- Glue onto top & bottom
