These pair of small pleated shade covers were shredding. I removed the trim, liner then cover. The covers were splitting along the pleats. When I took a real close look, I believe they were paper, not actual material. I could tear them vertically along the pleats and horizontally, just like paper.
The new cover is a sheer fabric that I sent to a pleating company to pleat. The pleated material comes back with pleated paper on both sides of the material. The paper is to protect the material during the pleating process. I believe these manufactured shades were covered with this pleating paper.
Restored Mushroom Pleated Shades
These fabric shades have three layers and all layers are hand sewn. The new pleated fabric is very sheer so I first covered the frame with a fitted cover and then used the sheer pleated fabric. The liner is applied last on a shade.
Mushroom Pleated Lampshades Restored
Even though these shades are small, there is a lot of time and costly materials involved in restoring pleated shades.