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A lampshade paper template with a compass and a tablet

About

About me

I make lampshades in the spare room, at a table covered with paper, wire and offcuts of thin wood. Most of mine start as a sketch and a measurement, then a paper version cut in an evening. A few turn into a pattern. Most go in the drawer, and one or two end up hanging over my own dinner table.

I do not sell finished lamps. What I sell is the part that is useful to you: the patterns I have tested three times, a guide to the materials, and two video courses for making your first shade and then a woven one. Every pattern comes with the measurements, so a lamp of any size can wear it.

Questions

How do the downloads arrive?

After checkout you receive an email with a download link, and the same link is shown on the confirmation page. Every pattern is a PDF made to print on ordinary A4 or Letter paper.

Is there merch?

Yes: tees, mugs, totes, prints and stickers with my own designs. Each is printed to order and shipped by Printful, and the cost and delivery time show at checkout.

What do I need to start?

A printer, a craft knife, a ruler, glue and a lamp base to fit. The materials guide lists everything, and the first course starts with what to buy.

Do the patterns fit any lamp?

Yes. Each pattern is drawn from three measurements of your own lamp, and the pages show how to take them.

Support my work

If you enjoy what I make, there are a few ways to help me keep making it.

Warm Light

A short letter every other Tuesday from the workshop: one shade I made, one thing that went wrong and one thing to try.

One email every other Tuesday. Unsubscribe any time.

“The one email I open the day it lands.”

A reader