NOTE: To ensure safety, use only 25W light globes in each of the lamps featured here.
Materials Drum shaped wire frame (available at selected craft and hobby outlets)
Cane webbing for chairs, appox. 65cm (available from chair repair shops)
Scissors
Masking tape
PVA glue
Clothes pegs
Craft glue
Bias binding, in a colour that matches the cane webbing
Towel
Step 1
Measure the length and circumference of the lamp, then make a paper template of it, Be careful to allow and extra 2cm at the top edge and on one edge where the lamp panel will meet and overlap. Transfer the template markings to the back of the cane webbing and mark the top cutting line with masking tape. (The webbing comes with fringed raw edges on both sides. Leave the fringing on the edge that will form the bottom of your shade.) Soak the webbing in warm water for about 15 minutes. This makes it easy to bend and should prevent splitting. Remove the webbing from the water and pat it dry with a towel.
Step 2
Apply a thin line of PVA glue along the top edge of the wire frame and begin pressing the top edge of the webbing to it. Fold the 2cm allowance to the inside of lamp as you work and peg this in place while the glue is drying. Work until the webbing is completely attached, then apply a thin line of glue around the bottom edge of the frame and secure the lower edge of the webbing in place. Apply a thin line of glue between the two layers of the webbing where the sides overlap. Neaten the inside top edge by applying bias binding over the folded edge, and then glue it in place to secure it.
Credit: Lampshades designed and made by Ivana Perkins
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