MAKE A DRUM LAMPSHADE – with Fiona Lambert
Unlock your creativity and illuminate your home with your own handmade lampshade, personalised to suit your style!
Join Fiona to make a beautiful 30cm rolled-edge lampshade, ready to use (although some finishing is sometimes required at home). There’s no sewing! You should bring along a piece of light to medium weight fabric such as cotton or linen (see sizes below) and, if you have them, a pair of general purpose or dressmaking scissors. We can supply scissors and cutting tools so don’t worry if you don’t have anything suitable. You will learn how to:
- Position your fabric on the lampshade, thinking about pattern placement and repeats
- Adhere your fabric onto the laminate panel used to make the shade
- Hand roll the covered panel on to the lampshade rings, expertly tucking the fabric under the rings to make the perfect shade
You will go home with a wonderful bespoke lampshade and the skills to make many more!
The tuition fee is £30 and the lampshade kit will be an additional £15 (which can be paid for on the day)
The kit includes:
- one 30cm (dia) lampshade kit (white inside)
- a wide range of materials will be available on the day
- The minimum required fabric size is 970mm wide x 255mm + 20mm all round.
Suitable for adults. Refreshments are included, for when you need a little break. Spaces are limited to 4 so early booking is advised.
ABOUT FIONA
The MADE Arts Hub was founded in 2016 by four creative women, including myself. We initially came together to share workspace and ideas. Creativity lies at the heart of my personal journey to MADE. I graduated in interior design, then worked for design studios in Glasgow and London before moving back to Edinburgh to set up my own design business. I combined this with teaching in further education. I also founded a collective of independent designers, taking part in several group exhibitions. Inspired by the local social enterprise network, I was awarded a place on the Social Innovation Programme run by The Melting Pot in Edinburgh. This gave me the skills to set up REdesign the following year. My natural instinct to collaborate with other creative people led to the formation of MADE in East Lothian.
