Lampshade making

[Penners]

I have to hand it to you Nigel, you do tackle a lot of jobs that most of us wouldn't go near and with some excellent results.

Hear, hear!

 

[Moo]

Brilliant so far Nigel-- how about a velvet trim, nice and plain!

I second that.

 

[JoceAndChris]

Agree, but in the same green as the paper.

 

[jocelyn plummer]

Definitely the same colour!!

 

[Nigel Watts]

While I was taking a break in Norfolk I was unaware that a debate was taking place about the trimmings for my lampshades!

I don't know what to do now as I con't wish to appear partisan.

 

[Penners]

Between ourselves, Nigel, and while nobody else is listening... I should agree with what everyone has said and then do whatever you want to do!

 

[FamilyWiggs]

Or photoshop a couple of alternatives and post both, to keep everyone happy.

 

[Nigel Watts]

They are finally finished. The colours in the photos have come out rather strangely. The first is too peachy and the last too lemony. The middle one seems the closest to how they actually look when on.

 

[Feltwell]

Once again Nigel, your willingness and ability to have a go at fiddly, intricate jobs that most of us would not even contemplate impresses me. They look great.

How's the outside of the house looking now? Scaffolding down yet?

Right, back to cutting paving slabs with a big angle grinder for me - trying to rescue something of our much abused patio after all my building work on the garage. That's about as typically delicate as my DIY jobs get

The whole thing needs re-doing rather than patching up really, but I have neither the time nor energy for it at the moment.

 

[Penners]

Once again Nigel, your willingness and ability to have a go at fiddly, intricate jobs that most of us would not even contemplate impresses me. They look great.

My sentiments entirely.

 

[JoceAndChris]

Oh, they look lovely. Well done!

How did you attach the trim?

 

[Penners]

How did you attach the trim?

If it was done with anything more fiddly than a few 30mm number 8 screws, that rules me out of the lampshade-making stakes.

 

[Flyfisher]

Once again Nigel, your willingness and ability to have a go at fiddly, intricate jobs that most of us would not even contemplate impresses me. They look great.

My sentiments entirely.

Mine too.

Right, back to cutting paving slabs with a big angle grinder for me - trying to rescue something of our much abused patio after all my building work on the garage. That's about as typically delicate as my DIY jobs get

My skills, such as they are, are of a similar delicacy. How people manage to craft anything from less than 4x2 timber is beyond my comprehension.
I'm dreading the decorative phase of our project. :lol:

 

[Penners]

Don't worry FF - you just need the right sort of tools to suit your skill level.

 

[Nigel Watts]

How's the outside of the house looking now? Scaffolding down yet?

I had to wait weeks for the listing building consent to come through to rebuild the chimney. Work is now underway, hence the polythene sheet over the grate in the picture. I had a nasty shock on Friday when I came home and found that a large consignment of cement had been delivered (the spec said lime mortar for the bricks and lime render on top). My builder claims it was a mistake by the supplier.

How did you attach the trim?

One lampshade book I have said use glue but I had visions of it going everywhere so I sewed the trim onto the top and bottom rings of the lampshade frames. The trim was from VV Rouleaux in Marlylebone Lane http://www.vvrouleaux.com When you cut it it tends to unravel so I sealed the ends with hot melt glue (a tip given to me by a nice man at Henry Newbery where I bought my curtain trimmings).

 

[Flyfisher]

Don't worry FF - you just need the right sort of tools to suit your skill level.

:lol:
Possibly a bit fine for my usual painting, but I'm always prepared to give new things a try.

 

[Feltwell]

If it was done with anything more fiddly than a few 30mm number 8 screws, that rules me out of the lampshade-making stakes.

30mm? Why not 1 1/4"? What's with this trendy use of new fangled measurements eh Penners? (Especially when mixed with the imperial guage!)

I hate it when screws are sold in their metric measurements. The length bit is OK, I admit, but it's the guage that I always forget - I can picture exactly what a number 6, 8, 10 or 12 screw is like and judge if it's right for the job, but if they're metric screws then I can never remember what a 5.5mm or whatever is the equivalent of - even though I was born (just) after the metric measurements came in.

 

[jocelyn plummer]

The lampshades are perfect Nigel--- are you taking commissions