THE COMPLETE LAMPSHADE COURSE
our famous four day lampshade masterclass
Creating bespoke lampshades is one of the most challenging and rewarding interior crafts and a way of adding impressive and beautiful feature pieces to any room.
This four-day specialist course has gained a reputation as one of the best ways for lampshade makers to learn a repertoire of skills to a professional level. Join lampshade maker, author of best-selling book Sewing Lampshades and teacher Joanna Heptinstall for a creative workshop concentrating on mastering the three main lampshade making techniques: tailored; gathered and pleated.
Our aim is that you leave well equipped for many years of inspired lampshade making. With four days together, this course is great if you have a long way to travel.
about the course
The Victorian Lampshade Course is friendly, industrious and creative, and everyone is taught to a professional standard. Whether you are a beginner to lampshade making or professional soft furnisher, you will be encouraged develop your creative style, and will take home an impressive Victorian style lampshade and the skills to make many more. We have a maximum of 12 students and Joanna is supported by an additional lampshade tutor.
Masterclass intervals
Throughout the course we hold short ‘masterclass technique’ sessions, where we demonstrate advanced lampshade making skills, including:
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Handmade frills, flowers and fancy edges
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Layering trimmings for creative impact
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Using dye to hand colour your own fabric and trimmings
Pleats, layers and tonnes of fringe… a creative four day masterclass
Over-the-top Victorian boudoir style lampshades are the ultimate in lampshade making. Fringes, pleats, lace panels, silks, braids, tassels and beads… the creative opportunities are endless. This four-day workshop focuses on creative lampshade making techniques – pleating, hand dyeing, tassel-making. You will make your own Victorian style lampshade on the course and take home the skills to make many more.
About the course
Special skills included in this course
• lampshade design: balance and composition; colour for drama
• hand colouring fabrics, braids and fringes
• pleating techniques using chiffon: fans and sunburst
Our aim is that you leave well equipped for many years of inspired lampshade making. With four days together, this course is great if you have a long way to travel.
• playing with light: using voiles and laces for dramatic effect
• layering multiple fringes and braids
• handmaking tassels
Many of the lampshades shown here were made on the first Victorian lampshades course which happened in August 2046. They are made by Nicky Sanyal, Nicky Phillips, Sarah Clerke and Tracey Holloway.
Glorious! Thank you everyone x