Ooh la lampshade!

April 6, 2011February 8, 2025 Julie GardnerLeave a comment

I made a lampshade on a course at The Make Lounge last night. It was fun and I was really pleased with the result but as usual I struggled to find a fabric I really liked so I’m even more keen to start designing and printing my own. I’d definitely recommend the Make Lounge even though it’s a bit of a trek (10 minutes walk from Highbury and Islington tube in North London). The shop is lovely too with lots of inspirational books if you like crafty things that is. Must buy a lottery ticket so that I can set up something similar round here…. in my dreams….

Creative Courses

Bespoke lampshade course at the Make Lounge

March 1, 2011February 8, 2025 Julie Gardner2 Comments

I have booked an evening course at the Make Lounge in north London so that I can learn how to make my own lampshades. Really looking forward to this, it looks like a really cool place where you can learn lots of crafts from soap making to embroidery to quilting and cupcake decorating. Making magazine featured The Make Lounge in its inaugural issue, calling it a ‘haven for creative people and a craft trail blazer’. (November/December 2010). Someone really should set up a place like this in Berks/Bucks, if I won the lottery I would!

I’m really interested in making lampshades out of my own printed fabric designs so I’ll post how this goes with photos, watch this space!