Tag Archives: pleated
Pleated Lampshades Shredding Like Paper
The slightly belled lampshade frames are very pretty with a scalloped top and bottom wire. This pair of pleated covered lampshades is shredding, just like paper. It is hard to believe it is fabric. These are two of three identical shades I have restored this year. All three have had a shredding […]
Pleated Scalloped Lampshade Repair, NE Ohio
This large pleated lampshade was literally shredding. It is not the first time I have restored a pleated lampshade that seemed to be pleated paper. I could tear the cover lengthwise and across the pleats. The original cover was not even stained or anything, just falling apart. I restored the shade with pleated muslin fabric. […]
RESTORED PLEATED FABRIC LAMPSHADES, NE OHIO
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Fortuny Charmeuse Pleated Square Lampshade
This square pleated shade sits on a glass floor lamp with bulbs that are vertical inside the shade. To keep the shade a clear distance from the bulbs, I needed to work outside the frame. I wrapped the entire inside frame with grosgrain so the inside of the finished shade looked neat and clean. […]