How to Recover a Lamp Shade with Fabric 

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I covered some lampshades with legs cut from leggings. Just added some braid around top and bottom. They look great

​@@judyharris4116 that's a neat idea! I have specific material for the one I'm doing now, but will let others know if your idea.

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Great! I hope it comes out nice.

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Thank you for the kind words! I'm really happy to hear that the instructions were helpful to you.

People don’t appreciate old things anymore they just throw things away and buy something new. But they don’t know the quality of the old thing. People want to live to fast now and have poor quality things. And they don’t last.

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I said the same thing to myself as she was doing it (also would have pressed out that crease in the fabric that may or may not have smoothed completely out when pressed to the adhesive). I’m just a stickler like that 😂. Great tutorial, though! It was exactly what I was searching for.

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Great suggestion. I will add it to my long list of future videos. Thanks!!!

@@SailriteDIY It would appear to me that IF it is not in two pieces, one could roll the frame over the paper as shown. I do think Dodie is speaking of two rings completely detached from fabric... I would hot glue them together using some balsa wood, thin lath of any sort, or anything that can be cut to the desired length... which represents the final height of the lampshade. It doesn't have to be strong, just sturdy enough to draw a single pattern (roll over its circumference twice... yes?). (I'm not sure of your desire to have hot glue guns around your tables and fabrics... ... 𝐦𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐞 𝐠𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩... under the shade tarps ... (wink)) Just make three pieces and attach them equidistant around the rings as temporary ribs. (Remove them before assembly and attach one ring at a time...) * * * Then proceed as described in the video. * * * Until that time. . .

+Kari Dunmars Glad you liked it.

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Id paint it. Not many will look inside. One could though do as the video shows doing the inside first.

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Some fabrics have a coating on them not allowing glues to stick. Always test a fabric to be sure it works before using. Sometimes the fabric can be washed which will remove some of the protective coating (but always follow the manufactures directions for washing).

* * * @@SailriteDIY How about some of your double-sided sticky tape...? Oh yeah... 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐚𝐩𝐞... LOL That would work yes...? OR maybe not... which is why I'm asking... (wink) * * * Until that time. . .

We have not tried it with silk. It would be best if you would test a section of the silk first on another application to see if the spray glue shows through.

Sailrite Great idea, thanks!

Do exactly the same thing as shown in the video but mark all the corners on the pattern and then on the cloth. Then snip straight into the seam allowance of the cloth at each marked corner (only cut as deep as the fold will be) to make it easier to fold the cloth over into the inside of the lamp shade when applying it.

Yes, I have used outdoor fabric and glued it and it works.

Hi Natalie, We used a Waverly 676313 Seeing Spots Wasabi Fabric which is a 100% Cotton fabric. Yes a cotton blend would work great! Details regarding the fabric we used are found here: www.sailrite.com/Waverly-676313-Seeing-Spots-Wasabi-54-Fabric

Making it wayyyy too complicated. Just measure the lamp shape wth a measuring tape and put on wth spray adhesive.

+icare4you123 Yes, a base cover would be a good idea. The 3M adhesive does smell, but it is not as bad as some of the others I have used.

+Sailrite Thanks! I can't even stand the smell of hair spray or nail polish so I'm guessing the 3M glue won't work for me. I love the video.

+icare4you123 do it outside ... even if you cannot smell spray adhesives or other toxic aerosol sprays, it is still toxic to your lungs and skin and a dust mask would be helpful too.

We have not yet done one that is not circular, we will add it to our video list to be done in the future.

I have not tried that, it might work. Let us know if it does or does not.

As long as the fabric you pick does not allow the spray glue to bleed through the fabric it should work fine. Yes, you are correct.

It is very flammable when it is freshly applied, but when it dries completely the solvents evaporate and it is very heat resistant after drying.

@@SailriteDIY thanks for responding so quickly! Awesome

+mandy If glued well it should last years without failure.

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