tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63809935997652680362024-02-19T03:22:08.808-08:00doris and metales from the shedAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15242451971947901266noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380993599765268036.post-52224542152940935582016-08-12T03:49:00.003-07:002016-08-12T03:59:05.812-07:00The Lampshade Book Diaries #3: Swathed pleats revisited<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">This most recent chapter – which will end up somewhere
near the end of the book – has been an experiment in bringing 1950s era swathed pleated shades out of
their dusty vintage doldrums. It's a challenge indeed, as those wonders of folded gold and pink chiffon are beautiful. 60 years on, however, even the best-kept are dusty. </span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I decided to emphasise the swathed pleat-iness further by using candy-cane stripes of colour. In practice this isn't as tricky as it may sound: work a few pleats in one colour; stop; start again with another strip in a different colour. Once you read the chapter, it'll be easy, promise!</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">The beauty of this vintage shade is in its <br />tiny Marilyn Monroe waist</span></td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Swathed pleats work on two levels. Firstly, it is the angle of the folded pleat that allows the fabric to hug the curve of the shade. </span></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">This is most important because the beauty of a vintage bowed empire shade is in its very tiny Marilyn Monroe waist... it’s right and proper to show it off. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; text-align: left;">Once I'd made a start, I began to worry about how the raw edges of the black fabric would look when lit from behind? Surely they would be visible. Would they look crappy? Perhaps I should have chosen not-so-contrasting shades?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Happily, after working a few stripes, I shone a bulb through and the multitude of folds blended away any obvious evidence of raw edges, especially higher up where the fabric is most dense. That said, I paid particular attention to making sure that my strips were very neatly cut. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">'Oh no..!', I hear you cry, 'Perfect edges are easier said than done with silk chiffon, which jumps about and wriggles and creates a jagged cut line even under the sharpest of blades.' </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">The answer, lovely lampshaders, is to draw out a single thread of the silk which will give you an even line to cut along. I found that drawing a single thread out of more than 40cm was tricky without it snapping, but even so, you have enough of a line to follow. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">By folding the fabric, light plays through the layers creating patterns as the density changes. Indeed, a swathed shade is all-glorious when lit. </span></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">This is also explains why sheer silk chiffon is the ideal choice.</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I decided to push this theory when I considered my lining. I happened to have some ivory coloured sheer Japanese cotton voile with a floral
self-colour pattern. Rather than hold up the creative process by ordering something plain, I plunged on in and am really please I did. Look…</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">It's not finished as I haven’t chosen a trim yet, but there comes a point when you can do too much on a shade. I may well have a little potter through Houles' scrumptious catalogue. </span></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Today I like this one...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">When not fiddling with your lampshades it's wise to keep them under wraps. This isn't because of creative espionage, but because house flies think it’s funny to sneak into sheds through open
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Pongees Silks at <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://pongees.co.uk/">pongees.co.uk</a></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace;">Houles Trimmings at </span><span style="color: black; font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace;"><a href="http://www.houles.com/" style="font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace;">www.houles.com</a></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Bowed empire lampshade frames at </span></span><a href="http://www.dannells.com/" style="font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace; font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px; white-space: nowrap;">www.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace; font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px; white-space: nowrap;">dannells</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace; font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px; white-space: nowrap;">.com</span></a><br />
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I once heard a grand film director claim that it's always a good idea to start the first day of filming with the most ambitious and crucial scene of all. Thereby you set the pace for the rest of the scenes to follow.<br />
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So I've plunged right in and started writing My Book at what will probably become page 63. This chapter is dedicated to explaining the intricacies and joys of making pleated lampshades. These grand dames are full of tricky pitfalls. This chapter must be both a project and a wider explanation of the general technique. And of course it must be very beautiful.<br />
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With such a grand task, I flung myself into making the shade. It was a joy and a relief to make a start. I made notes along the way when I thought up a handy tip or wrinkle. Here's sneak preview…<br />
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I found the frame in the 'shop' at <a href="http://www.denman.org.uk/" target="_blank">Denman</a> (for anyone who's been there it's the cupboard behind the dining room stuffed with hand-me-downs of a thready nature). A small vintage straight-sided oval is a rare thing of beauty and just what I needed. The fabric is the most gorgeous palest of pale pink linens from the lovely <a href="http://www.linenfabrics.co.uk/" target="_blank">Ada and Ina</a>.</div>
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A pleated shade starts with lots of measuring... on the shade frame itself and even on the fabric. (You can see I kept the original binding on the shade as it was so very nicely done).<br />
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Many hundreds of pins are essential. Folk often ask me if I use special pins. Lampshade makers from yesteryear would have metal headed pins just like dressmaking pins called 'lills'. I find these very hard on the fingertips, so I use bead-headed pins. It's most important that pins are very sharp and sturdy, not too long and flimsy. (Having tried and tested many I'd say Asda and Waitrose pins are tops.)<br />
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Pleated lampshades really must be stitched in order to keep those pleats nice and firm. I chose to line my linen shade in antique white muslin, which has an open weave but still diffuses the light well, has lovely 'give' on the bias and looks just fabulous with the soft pink linen. You can see 'lampshade stitch' in progress. Here's how...<br />
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To start the stitch, come out at A, in at B and out again at C. Then bring your needle back to B and stitch to C again. This extra locking stitch holds the stitching firm as you work and prevents slipping. (Don't worry, a proper artist will re-draw my wonky efforts)<br />
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Once the shade was safely wrapped and tucked away awaiting perfect trimmings, I
wrote the words for this huge chapter, which took twice as long... a
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So that my lovely readers don't get lost wading through instructions, there must be at least four other identical shades in various stages of undress which will illustrate the chapter. But by their very nature, vintage shade frames are one-offs and additional straight sided ovals are not to be found. I had, of course, predicted this conundrum but convinced myself that it would be a doddle for a handy blacksmith to attach vertical struts to some of <a href="http://www.dannells.com/" target="_blank">Dannell's</a> most splendid oval ringsets. I posted some off and unfortunately the his quoted cost was similar to a long weekend in a luxurious place.<br />
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So I rummaged deep into eBay and found some ready-made straight-sided drums which, while not oval, will certainly do to explain the point perfectly.<br />
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<b>Number of words written so far: 5, 033</b><br />
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And one final thing... remember that gigantic box of lampshade frames sent to me by Dannell's (so big I could re-sell it on Rightmove?). Well, Mr H took great offense to my suggestion of allowing it to fill a corner of his newly tidied garage, so I have taken out all the shade frames and dangled them (neatly labelled) from the Shed ceiling. To all intents and purposes, they've disappeared. Magic!<br />
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This diary is about the writing of a book about lampshade making for <a href="http://www.searchpress.com/" target="_blank">Search Press</a>. It will be published in summer 2017. The title is as yet undecided, so it is being fondly referred to as My Book.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15242451971947901266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380993599765268036.post-57175366880888724372016-05-12T02:39:00.000-07:002016-05-12T02:39:44.174-07:00The Lampshade Book Diaries #1: Yes! Let's do it!<div style="text-align: center;">
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This post is the start of recording a year-long project (more or less) which is likely to be my biggest obsession of 2016. My Book.<br /><br />My Book (as yet otherwise untitled) is completely and utterly dedicated to my love of lampshade making. It is written for the sole use of other lovelies who also enjoy rustling up bright affectations. It will be full of useful tips and wrinkles, very beautiful lampshade project ideas and will, I hope, share the joy that can be had with bits of wire and thread.<br /><br />When working on the proposal for My Book there was precious little resource for folks who wanted to restore their own shades. Indeedy, my own stash of well thumbed ancient copies were written decades ago by lovelies called Phyllis and Olive. Back then craft books were designed to inform in an economic and largely monochrome way. I had decided to write A Sequel to these dry tomes, to bring the happy wonders of lampshade making to a new audience.<br /><br />I sent out two or three copies of my proposal to my favourite publishers and it was the lovely folks at <a href="http://www.searchpress.com/" target="_blank">Search Press</a> who saw the light and rang me that very day and said 'Yes! Yes indeed, let's do it!!'.<br /><br />Such are the mysteries of the book publishing world that nearly a year has flown by. Five weeks ago (already!!) I went to meet my lovely publisher and editor, who were kind and enthusiastic and let me chatter about colours and shapes while they nodded and made notes. <br /><br />And now my Shed is tidy (ish), my working life is reasonably re-organised to fit in this special task and there's nothing left to do but actually make a start. It is suddenly quite daunting. Indeed I have decided think about it only in chapter-sized chunks. I shall start in the places where I feel most at home and then, when I have got into the swing of it, venture into the daunting territories of not-quite-yet-resolved creative ideas. The fact that I won't be writing from the beginning and working my way through to the end isn't at all strange.<br /><br />Each blog post will keep you up to date on my progress, making tips, creative planning, choosing fabrics and all the stuff and fluff that will go into writing a book about making things.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="color: black;">vintage lovelies that were lurking in the attic til quite recently (I'm not even taking you in there)</span><u><br /></u></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...and my lovely assistant Nellie who is a great secret keeper and snoozer</td></tr>
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PS I'm sitting in my Shed in a state of great excitement and anticipation as the lovely people at <a href="http://www.dannells.com/" target="_blank">Dannells</a> are sending a pile of their fabulous lampshades to me in a lorry TODAY!!!!! Yay! Needless to say I am hugely grateful for their generosity and happiness to be part of this great project. I shall, of course, tell you more about it next time (...like where on earth I found storage space) xxxxxxx</div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">If my last post inspi<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">red </span>you<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">r crafty soul to have a go at making your own </span> </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">'Jenny Wren'</span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> <span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">shade... hooray! Your frame will now be</span></span> beautifully bound and ready for covering with <span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">treasured fabric scrap<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">s</span></span>. <span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">As promised, this post explains how to do just that. My Jenny Wren combine<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">s</span> <span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">sugar sweet </span>vintage sheeting with an odd-ball piece of embroidered table linen. <span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Choose w</span>hatever makes you happy. As long as your fabrics are of a similar weight, all will be fine.</span></span></span></i><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><b>5. To make a template for your fabric panels</b> pin a scrap of sheeting, on the bias, to the wrapped shade. It's tempting to start in one place and work around... but no. I<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">n</span>stead, place a pin top and bottom, side and side. Then work from the middle of each side to the corners, gently stretching as you go. This method will enable you to achieve an evenly-stretched piece of fabric sheeting. To check that yours is sitting happily straight and pe<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">rfect, look closely at the weave of the fabric - the lines should be running diag<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">o</span>nally and be straight and not wavy<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">.</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><b>A little tip about pinning</b> Inse<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">r</span>t pins so that they are pointing in towards the centre of the panel, braced like tent pegs or tug-o-war people. This will allow them to sit firm and not scratch you quite so often.</span><br />
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</b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><b>6. Mark around the outline of the panel with a pencil</b>. Unpin and then cut out<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> the shape</span> following the pencil line. Your shape should rese<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">mble</span> the shade frame panel and be symmetrical when folded in half. If it is very wonky have another go, concentrating on keeping the stretch and tension neat and even.</span><br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">A little note: Most shade<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> f<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">rames</span></span> have six or eight panels all the same shape, so just one template will do. Mine was an oval empire so the four side panels were different to the two centre panels. This meant I had to make two template: one for the centres<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">,</span> and another for the sides.</span></i><br />
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your template to cut out all your panels</b>. You will need to leave about an inch
seam allowance up the sides and two inches top and bottom for
finger-pulling room. To be accurate, use a
water-soluble fabric pen to mark the two side seams. A dotted line will do. Mark the two top
corners clearly with tailor tacks. Arrange your fabric panels in a pleasing order<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> and</span> pin together, making sure the tailor tacks
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Machine sew using a small stitch and easing stretch into
the seam as you go. <span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Sew from<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> edge to edge, not just along the dotted lines. </span></span>Once done, sew another line 2mm to the outside of the
first seam, again easing stretch in. Sew all the seams <span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">s</span>o that you will finish with something that resembles a
skirt.<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> </span>Dab out the marker pen, leave the tailor tacks in and press. The picture above shows the panels laid flat before the last seam is sewn.</span><br />
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</b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><b>8. Now you can stretch your fabric cover onto, or into, the frame</b>. Start by pinning the top of each seam at the tailor tack to the top of each vertical on the inside of the ring. Pin with the pins facing inwards an<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">d down. </span>Then pin the bottom of each seam, pulled to give a little tension, to the bottom of each vertical strut. Fill the gaps along the rings with pins working an even stretch across the shape. Now spend time adjusting the pinning, aiming for an even spread of tension until the cover is smooth and wrinkle free. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">You are finished when the fabric is taut with no puckers or wrinkles.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><i>It is my intention to share useful handy tips and wrinkles (as doris would say) to fellow lampshade makers, especially those still getting the hang of this most rewarding craft. The plan is to start by working step-by-step through a handmade tailored silk shade trimmed with handmade frills. As it's been a busy few days in the Shed, this happy shade is still on the workbench so I've decided to share a little number already tucked up my sleeve... </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><i>'Jenny Wren' was first created for <a href="http://www.tendmagazine.co.uk/" target="_blank">Tend</a> magazine. It is quite original, in that no-one to the best of my knowledge has ever created an inside out shade. Indeed it is one of my trade mark shades (and so it goes without saying that it should only be made for personal enjoyment). A little lampshading experience will stand you in good stead, however even utmost beginners can join in and create a beautiful and impressive 'bird cage' Jenny Wren by just wrapping the frame in bright fabri<span style="font-size: small;">cs.</span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">An old lampshade frame</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Fabrics for the cover and to make binding strips (lightweight cottons and linens are ideal)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>1. Start with a tatty old shade.</b> Any shape will do as long as you love it. Use old scissors to strip of the old fabric and a blunt edge to scrape off any glue. My shade is an oval 'banded' empire, which means it has an extra ring around the bottom edge... great for perching on.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>2. Choose your fabric.</b> The cover is a patchwork of panels, so make the most of treasured scraps. Choose fabric of a similar weight and character, with similar stretch when pulled on the bias. I combined various scraps of vintage sheeting with a little bit of embroidered table linen. It was all looking rather polite so I threw strong shades of silk into the mix for binding.</span><br />
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the raw edge and wrap, keeping it constantly tight and evenly bound. It takes
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this weekend heralded the completion of the first of the year's Upholstery Saturdays @theFarm.<br />
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Upholstery Saturdays are a two-day workshop held in the old dairy of my pal Em's home just across the fields. this is me and Em who'll be there to greet you...</div>
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the idea of this workshop is to provide enough time, space and expert tutor-time to make a real difference to your upholstery project. with a maximum class number of four, no-one has to wait for help and there's plenty of time to get the hang of tricky complexities. everyone makes great headway.</div>
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as @theFarm's Tutor-in-Chief, i love this sort of teaching best of all. we're always shattered at the end but it never feels like hard work. the day is always full of friendship and funny stories. for me, sharing skills and encouraging keen folks who have a dream to transform their much-loved chair is hugely rewarding.</div>
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for our lovelies (as we fondly refer to @theFarm folk) possibly the best part of Upholstery Saturdays is the chance to be absorbed in a lovely task and gain a rewarding sense of achievement with like-minded souls. that and Em's cake.</div>
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Lotty webbing up 'the sleigh'</div>
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Diane making sense of deep buttoning...</div>
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Shane and her very pretty Victorian nursing chair</div>
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and Brook ('I <u>can</u> do this') who travelled a heroic distance to be with us and went home with a very fabulous and nearly finished fireside chair...</div>
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Upholstery Saturdays are a regular workshop on the @theFarm calendar. Click <a href="http://www.at-the-farm.co.uk/" target="_blank">here</a> to find out more...<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">...not 'planning me time' spoken in a northern accents, but planning 'me' time, as in consciously thinking about myself every now and then.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">it's been an age since I visited this blog - not because I've been lost for words - but because life in the Shed got very busy. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">this Lovely Brave Lady's ancient chair (actually i think it belonged to her fella) looked tatty, felt sad and was sorely out of place in her otherwise artful home</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">much of my week was taken up with being Upholstery Tutor-in-Chief across the fields </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><a href="http://www.at-the-farm.co.uk/" target="_blank">@theFarm</a>. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">this week my creative goings </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">were published in <a href="http://www.wiltshirelife.co.uk/" target="_blank">Wiltshire Life</a>. hooray! arriving as we wind down towards the end of summer term, this great publicity should ensure that many places are booked for the grand selection of @theFarm workshops - upholstery, lampshade making, crochet, needlefelting - lined up from September 2014. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">i'm sure the lovely <a href="http://www.wiltshirelife.co.uk/" target="_blank">WL</a> folk won't mind me sharing this sneak peek of our </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">shiny wholesome smiles and well-pressed pinnies… </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">happily the lovely lady was thrilled with her new-look armchair and it looked very splendid in her many shades of grey room. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">imagine a sensibly shaped cardi in a happy shade of very hot orange. round-neck, buttons, sits comfortably past the hips. indeedy, in every way (except the colour), deeply boring.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">hand-sewed this strip around the neck to make a collar. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">used a left-over bit of the strip to make a pocket for keeping the shed key safe. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">i used blanket stitch in matching embroidery thread to sew the strip around the round neck. as the strip was too long, i cut it in half in the middle and rejoined it making it shorter, which allowed me to use the two nicely finished centre-front edges at the front of the collar. (the original bottom button hole is underneath the butterfly brooch)</span></div>
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the raw bottom edge was not likely to last, so it was turned under, pinned then tacked into a neat hem. i blanket stitched along the edge then used fine hairy silver grey yarn to create a picot edge, working one row of double crochet, followed by the picot edge.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">once I had finished making Little Miss C-W i was worried that she had no memorable sense of humour. happily i discovered Sophie Matthews' gorgeous <a href="http://www.flutterdesigns.co.uk/" target="_blank">shop</a>.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">every strip of webbing, coil spring, tack, length of cord, twine and complex knot is connected </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">it was the much-awaited <a href="http://www.selvedge.org/" target="_blank">Selvedge Spring Fair</a> last weekend so i booked a train ticket and set off for what has become my fave day out in London. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">the route: </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">1.Selvedge Spring Fair, Chelsea Old Town Hall SW3, </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">2.Liberty, W1, </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">3.lunch (at Le Pain Quotidien) </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">3.Berwick Street </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Cloth House</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">what's not to like, and needless to say it was a indeed a very happy and inspiring day. this time, i was surprised to find the Selvedge Spring Fair was a much-reduced version of last years, with far fewer stands, hardly a queue and plenty of elbow room. it seemed as though there were proportionally less designer/hand-makers compared to folks selling bought and found wares too, but that could be just my impression. even so, there were enough innovative handmade wonders to keep me happy, and i enjoyed the event more for having time chat and not feel swamped by crowds.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: small;">8.45am: looky look! </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: small;">... had to cross the road to gaze through Heals window at these lovelies</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: small;">at <a href="http://www.chelseagardener.com/" target="_blank">The Chelsea Gardener</a> too</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: small;">well met... the lovely Grace Lane of <a href="http://somedogsbody.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Threadbare Production</a></span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 14px;">Dickie Bird follows hot on the heels of Lampshade of the Month: Feb 2014 'Jenny Wren' and continues the inside out and upside down theme with lovely vintage barkcloth teamed with linen and silk scraps. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 14px;">tweet tweet!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">as the 'top fabric' of my inside out lampshades hangs suspended within the frame, rather than stretched around it, the wire structure suddenly becomes important. i wrapped the verticals and square 'rings' using scraps of James Hare silk and bits of hand dyed linen, which i think look rather smart</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">if you'd like to see more Lampshades of the Month, have a look at the albums on my <a href="http://www.facebook.com/dorisandme" target="_blank">Facebook</a> page. if you'd like me to make a unique lampshade specially for you, do get in touch. here's my website: <a href="http://www.thetraditionalupholsterystudio.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Traditional Upholstery Studio</a></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">it's high time that 'Lampshade of the Month: March' was well underway but by the end of last week, shortly after setting myself a grand task of writing 'Traditional Lampshade Making: The Sequel', i found that even a whole shelf full of fabriccy treasures can leave a soul sapped of all creative courage. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">i dearly love every rare and treasured spare moment spent creating beautiful lampshades, but as </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">a one-of-a-kind handmaker, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">even if blessed with more time,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">my fantasy Folksy shelves will always have plenty of white space. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">however... to merrily log each newly-learned technical skill, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">creative eureka moment, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">re-discovered wisdom and pure fabriccy indulgence. that i can do.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">so 'doris and me' is going to take a new direction for a while. there will be many more updates on shed news, but most new posts will be pages of 'the Sequel'. it will contain lots of tutorials, ideas, cheap frills and lampshadey goodness. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">it won't start at the beginning and end at the end, largely because my creative busy-ness doesn't work like that. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">i really do hope that other lampshade lovelies may find it interesting and useful reading.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">while i rustle up the first installment, here are five cheery pictures that may make it into 'the Sequel'…</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">i am going to share 'the Sequel' bit-by-bit on the understanding that one day it may even become a proper book. if anyone would like to use any of my photos, words, diagrams and ideas, please do ask my permission. thank you kindly. x</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">take my wardrobe, for instance</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">it is largely made up of a combination of pre-loved skirts and frocks plundered from local second hand establishments (chosen for their quality and shed-dwelling practicality), nana knits, and interesting vests*. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">combined with odd former-office-dweller faves and a tendency to embellish pockets and cuffs with patches and crocheted frills, my whole wardrobe (which incidentally used to belong to doris) has started to take on the appearance of a dressing up box</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">this is a good thing. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">even especially hardworking upholsterers don't have a big fashion budget, so it's best to go off-piste</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Tweedy Jacket Number One was begun about nine years ago, over several months and largely between late night baby feeds.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">it teams up with jeans, frocks and skirts and indeed has </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">become so important that, when it eventually started to show alarming signs of falling apart last year, Tweedy Jacket Number Two was begun. i still consider Number Two to be a work-in-progress.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Tweedy Jackets Numbers One and Two have inspired many curious comments, and i believe they have really helped establish my reputation as a 'creative soul'. indeedy, during important meetings with Lovely Ladies, much time is spent jacket-gazing. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">me, right, wearing Tweedy Jacket Number One, with <a href="http://www.at-the-farm.co.uk/" target="_blank">@theFarm</a> soulmate Em modelling Number Two</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">choose a tweedy jacket that fits beautifully and is as good quality as you can afford. be warned, it may be<br />
tempting to buy a vintage one but they can be a bit unyielding. this was brand new and already had button holes sewn at quirky angles and a jolly lining</td></tr>
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TIP: sew through only one layer of tweed. this is especially important near pockets</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the beautiful antique woven ribbon around the collar was bright and colourful when newly sewn on. it's now faded and looks even better. i bordered it with narrow velvet ribbon, which is a bit of a theme on Tweedy Number One. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">don't scatter-gun patches just anywhere as they will look contrived and silly. <br />
collars, cuffs and pockets are the best spots. this (now grubby) cuff has another patch of vintage frock 'butterfly' fabric as used on the collar, plus a length of pink velvet</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">pocket flaps are a joy. Number One already had contrasting button holes, so it got a snazzy button</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">unlike Number One, Two needed its browner tweediness cheering with bright patches of crimson and white. crochet, wooliness and embroidery all became themes</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">i started at the collar and covered most of it in a patchwork of random vintage scraps, the oldest being the black/red one which was found inside a little bedroom chair. i reckon it's 1920s<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">crochet a picot edge in fine silver grey sheeny yarn to outline the collar shape. it creates a lovely contrast against the black</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...and a beady detail</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and the other pocket got a collage of red linen, Liberty tana lawn bias binding and a hand-embroidered patch which was a gift from a very clever aunt</td></tr>
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week @theFarm and this was a bit of a trial run, brewed up by me
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lovely owner of interiors shop and studios <a href="http://www.themarmaladehouse.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Marmalade House</a> to reveal the
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few tweaks to proportion ( a little wider at the bottom), seams (on show or
not?) and we’re almost there. and in </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">a happy bit of creative teamwork,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> Vanessa's going to have a go at dyeing them </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">while i rustle up a 'final prototype'. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">we were based in the Craft School's Bawden Studio, where the messier crafts are taught so happily it was OK to allow tacks to ping onto the floor, and wade through piles of fluff and hair.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">and as Denman's Upholstery Tutor-at-Large, i would like to offer them a few little words of advice to remember when they continue the fine craft of upholstery their own homes. here are my…</span></span></span></div>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">only attempt a corner when your fabric is smoothed and fixed to a perfectly snug fit.</span></span></li>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">drop in seat chairs (allow one per day)</span></li>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">a fireside chair with upholstered seat and back but not fully upholstered arms</span></li>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">i'm quite sure </span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">doris called hers a 'puffy'. (an east yorkshire accent probably had quite a lot to do with this). hers looked like a giant kneeler and i believe that, as an enterprising and skilled handmaker, she upholstered it herself. i remember that puffy well... on Friday evenings i would squabble with my sister about who got to perch on it in front of the fire and balance</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> their ham and mustard sandwiches on their knees while </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">watching Dr Who on doris' black and white television.</span></span></span><br />
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