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ACCORDION PLEATED LAMPSHADE REPAIR

Accordion lampshades are a stiff pleated material.  The pleated lampshade cover is on a plastic liner.  Most often the spider wire (top wire) and bottom ring are attached to a plastic liner with paper tape or grosgrain.   Over time, the paper tape or grosgrain deteriorates and the wire lets loose off the shade.  This […]

LINEN LAMPSHADE RESTORED AND SCOTCH GUARDED

Just to make it clear,  DO NOT SCOTCH GUARD A COMPLETED LAMPSHADE.  I was restoring the entire cover and liner for this lampshade.   When restoring an entire sewn shade, the cover is the first application and there is no other fabric on the frame of the shade. The decor of this home is transitioning […]

Pleated Lamp Shade Restored for Pineapple Ceramic Base

I was able to get a great picture of the pleated fabric shade on the original base. People do not always know where the lamp is going to be placed when they purchase it, so I don’t get to know what the actual surroundings will be.  I would do accents different if I knew ahead […]

Lamp Shade, Charmeuse Pleated Shade

This restored small shade is for a pineapple ceramic lamp base. It has a styrene (plastic) liner with an ivory fortuny pleated charmeuse cover.   “Fortuny” is a specific name for a pinched rolled pleat and “Charmeuse” is a term for a lustrous satin looking finish.  Fortuny charmeuse is an elegant pleated fabric finish. It […]