Covering An Antique Lamp Shade With Lace

I have never covered a shade with lace before.  This was so easy and I loved the results.

Here is what I had to work with, a pole lamp I picked up for $5

And a shade that someone gave me

Yikkes, I have no idea what this fabric is?

When I took the fabric off I found the shape of this shade was fabulous.  I decided to cover it in lace so that you could still see the bones of it.

I cut pieces of lace by tracing sections of the old fabric.  I did it in 4 parts so I wouldn't have any puckers.

I used Fabri-Tac and applied glue to the shade and laid the lace on. 

Here's the best thing about using lace, which I didn't know.  When you overlap lace you have virtually invisible seams...who knew?  So, you don't have to use ribbon or anything else to cover the seams!

I wanted it nice and tight so I clipped (You could use clothes pins) the lace  onto the shade while it dried. I did this on the 2 opposite sides and then just clipped the last 2 pieces on the top and bottom.

After I got the lace on, it was almost perfect, but not quite! 

 Oh yes, this is when I used the good stuff....The antique crinoline fabric I was saving for the perfect project.  I pined it around the bottom edge and then hand stitched it on.

I love, love it!  

OK,  I know this is not everyones cup of tea!

That's what makes the blogging world so fun! So many different styles and tastes.

 I was going to put this in my booth to sell 

But, it found it's way into my heart and right next to my couch.

Happy Creating!

Carol


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