Covering A Wire Lampshade Frame

Wash the lampshade fabric with laundry.

Covering a wire lampshade frame.

Apply hot glue along the outside edge of the top and bottom frame and press the paper into the glue. Use rubbing alcohol to clean off the wire supports. 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. Select a wire you can bend usually between gauges 8 and 14. S o i ve done a lampshade covering tutorial before but thought i d throw it in here again with my newest project underway. Look at the pots you.

To really make your lampshade look store bought add a border around the bottom edge of the lamp. Place the lampshade frame on the. 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. Cut 6 feet of wire with wire.

To re cover your wire frame lampshade also refer to photos below. Apply hot glue to the outside of a vertical rib. How to cover a lampshade frame with fabric a hot glue gun 1. Spread out a large piece of newspaper on a large flat surface such as a table.

Turn the pot upside down on the work table. Place the lampshade on its side. Remove the existing cover from your lampshade including any old material glue from the metal support wires. Cut the old lampshade fabric from the lampshade frame with scissors.