Covering A Wire Lampshade Frame

Place the lampshade on its side.

Covering a wire lampshade frame. You can also add fringe rickrack or other types of materials to cover the hems on the top and the bottom of the newly covered lampshade. Protect your work surface with plastic split clear garbage bags work well for this. Remove the existing cover from your lampshade including any old material glue from the metal support wires. S o i ve done a lampshade covering tutorial before but thought i d throw it in here again with my newest project underway.

Use rubbing alcohol to clean off the wire supports. How to cover a lampshade frame with fabric a hot glue gun 1. Select a wire you can bend usually between gauges 8 and 14. Simply use a hot glue gun to stick a thicker piece of fabric along the top and bottom edges of your lamp.

Turn the pot upside down on the work table. To re cover your wire frame lampshade also refer to photos below. Apply hot glue along the outside edge of the top and bottom frame and press the paper into the glue. Wash the lampshade fabric with laundry.

To really make your lampshade look store bought add a border around the bottom edge of the lamp. Shop in your garden and house for objects you can use as pattern forms for your lampshade. Look at the pots you. Cut 6 feet of wire with wire.

Diy wire lampshade frame step 1. You ve seen the yardsale lamps i found for the guestroom redo i spied some fabric that i really wanted to use on these lamps so that meant recovering my own. Place the lampshade frame on the. Cut the old lampshade fabric from the lampshade frame with scissors.