
November 4, 2026 · 10 min
Bending thin wood strips into a ring
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.
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Nov 5, 2026 · 12 min
Cutting a drum shade from one sheet of paper
One sheet, a ruler and a craft knife: the whole pattern from flat paper to a rolled shade.

Nov 3, 2026 · 8 min
Choosing a bulb that will not scorch the paper
Warm or cool, how many watts, and how far the bulb should sit from the shade.