Shabby Burlap Lampshade that is fast and easy to make for your home decor using 3 supplies and an existing lampshade. This easy to follow tutorial from April Moffat walks you through creating the country chic or shabby chic burlap lampshade for your home.
Shabby Burlap Lampshade Tutorial:
YOU’LL NEED:
Fabrics & Embellishments
- 1 yd. of Burlap ( Natural)
- 1yd. Beaded Fringe
- Embroidery Thread (DMC-842)
Tools & Supplies
- Scissors
- Hot Glue Gun and Glue sticks
- Needle and Thimble
- Lampshade (8” diameter was used in this tutorial)
- All-purpose thread to match (Coats & Clark)
- Sewing pins
Shabby Burlap Lampshade Instructions:
1. Cut a 3” x 44” strip of the burlap fabric. Finish raw edges with matching all-purpose thread us1ng a zig-zag stitch on your sewing machin1. Trim frayed edges, staying close to stitch but careful not to cut it. Thread a needle with DMC embroidery thread in Light tan -842 and hand stitch a ¼” even baste stitch down the center of the ruffle piece. Set aside. This will be your large ruffle.
2. Now cut a 1 ½” x 34” strip of the burlap fabric. Finish raw edges with matching all-purpose thread with a zig-zag stitch on your sewing machine. Trim frayed edges, staying close to stitch but careful not to cut it. Thread a needle with DMC embroidery thread in Light tan 842 and hand stitch a ¼” even baste stitch down the center of the ruffle piece. Set aside. This will be your small ruffle. (This is basically a repeat of the first step but with a slightly narrower strip of fabric)>
3. Lay out the large burlap fabric piece. Press if necessary. Take lampshade and lay it down sideways on the burlap fabric at a 45 degree so that the fabric can be rolled corner to corner around the lampshade.
4. Use pins to hold the fabric in place assuring that the lampshade has plenty of fabric for coverage.
5. Trim away excess fabric leaving several inches on the top and bottom edges.
6. Measure where fabric will overlap and trim in a straight line so that only ½” overlaps.
7. Using a hot glue gun, glue fabric to the top and bottom edge only. Do not put glue on the body of the shade as it will show when the lamp lights up. Do use hot glue to secure the raw edges in the back, using only a thin straight line.
8. Trim excess burlap as close to the shade edge as possible.
9. Using pins to space the ruffling and to hold the ruffle so that about ¼” hangs past the bottom of the shade, hot glue the center only of the ruffle to the shade in straight line all the way around. If you hot glue the edges the ruffle won’t stick out right. (See photo 9 ,10, and 11)
10. Repeat this process for the smaller ruffle, spacing out the ruffles to match the larger ruffle.
11. Finally, hot glue beaded trim to inside edge of burlap lampshade.
TADA!
Design and Photography by April Moffatt
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