Covering A Wire Lampshade Frame

Place the lampshade on its side.

Covering a wire lampshade frame.

Cut the old lampshade fabric from the lampshade frame with scissors. Cut 6 feet of wire with wire. Spread out a large piece of newspaper on a large flat surface such as a table. To really make your lampshade look store bought add a border around the bottom edge of the lamp.

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. Simply use a hot glue gun to stick a thicker piece of fabric along the top and bottom edges of your lamp. To re cover your wire frame lampshade also refer to photos below.

Center the height of the paper so that there are even amounts of paper above and below the top and bottom of the shade. Shop in your garden and house for objects you can use as pattern forms for your lampshade. Wash the lampshade fabric with laundry. Turn the pot upside down on the work table.

Place the lampshade frame on the. Remove the existing cover from your lampshade including any old material glue from the metal support wires. Apply hot glue along the outside edge of the top and bottom frame and press the paper into the glue. How to cover a lampshade frame with fabric a hot glue gun 1.

Use rubbing alcohol to clean off the wire supports. S o i ve done a lampshade covering tutorial before but thought i d throw it in here again with my newest project underway. 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. Apply hot glue to the outside of a vertical rib.