PLEATS C’EST CHIC!

VICTORIA RICHARDS SHOWS US AN EASY HACK TO DIY THE PLEATED LAMPSHADE TREND

MATERIALS ■ Lampshade (we got ours in a charity shop) ■ 1.8m light cotton fabric ■ Tape maker kit ■ Glue gun ■ Iron ■ Dressmaking scissors ■ Metal ruler 1 Begin by taking the fabric and wrapping it around the shade to give a rough idea of sizing and how many strips you will need to cut. Add slightly more than you think you need as the strips will overlap. 2 Cut the strips slightly longer than the shade using a metal ruler and dressmaking scissors. It is helpful if you cut the top of the strip off at an angle so it feeds into the tape making tool easily. Cut two longer strips of fabric to cover the top and bottom edges of the shade, which you’ll do…

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Mollie (Digital) - 1 Issue, July 2022

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