DIY lampshade made from jute rope. DIY lampshades and lampshades: made of thread, fabric, paper and other materials. Let there be light

We will need:
wire basket (wire flower pots are also suitable)
twine
ceiling mount for lamp
white paint in a can for painting metal
socket, electric wire and light bulb

Manufacturing Instructions DIY lampshade:

1. If there is a wire passing through the center of the bottom of the wire basket, then you will have to cut a piece from it exactly in the center so that you can later insert the socket with the light bulb. Once you've done this, use a hot glue gun to glue the ceiling light mount to the bottom of the basket. The glue will not perform load-bearing functions; it is only needed to keep the mount in the right place.

2. If necessary, paint the wire basket White color spray paint.

3. Wrap the basket with twine. Here you can give free rein to your imagination and wrap it the way you want. You need to wrap it tightly, “without holes.” This may take quite a long time.

4. When you come to the end, tie a loose knot of twine inside.

5.Insert the cartridge with electric wire into the lamp mounting hole and hang the lampshade, securing it to the ceiling.

6. Screw in the light bulb and enjoy your own creation!

So, having figured out how a chandelier should be arranged correctly, we take on its main lighting and at the same time decorative elements: lampshade and shade. Reflectors are technologically simpler; their manufacture and attachment to load-bearing structure the chandelier does not cause any difficulties.

The Internet is full of pictures with really very beautiful homemade lamps. However, looking at them, ask yourself: how do you replace a light bulb? The answer is not always found in the primary sources. Methods for fastening lighting elements in lamps, allowing lamp replacement without the use of tools, will be discussed in the next article, but the technological methods described later in this are designed for the fact that the lampshade in this case either moves up, or is removed down, or you can simply climb into it hand.

Materials

In order of increasing complexity (and durability), lampshades and lampshades can be made with your own hands at home from paper, plastic, thread, ready-made tubes of various kinds, twine or yarn, framed with a fabric cover, and stained glass. The last 2 are quite complex, but with a skillful approach to work, the lighting and decorative qualities can surpass expensive store-bought ones.

Making a paper lampshade is the easiest way: from materials other than paper, you will need threads and PVA glue, and from tools - a sewing needle, scissors and, possibly, sharp assembly knife. However, paper lampshades are fragile and therefore suitable mainly for chandeliers. But a damaged paper lampshade can be easily replaced with a new one.

You can make a paper lamp a little stronger different ways. The simplest way is to make a lampshade-ball from paper strips, gluing them at the poles and among themselves, pos. 1 in Fig. However, the design in this case is uniform: sufficient strength of the product is ensured only and only by its spherical shape.

Paper lampshade elements

Another way is to strengthen the paper itself. He'll ask for a little additional material: copper enameled winding wire with a diameter of 0.25-0.4 mm or threads. In the first case, the lampshade will fit without additional reinforcement for a floor lamp, and in the second, for overhead decorative elements you will need a solid supporting base, for example. from a plastic bottle. The lampshade paper is strengthened with wire as follows:

• On a sheet with a density of 90-140 g/m2. see the contours of the parts are drawn.
• Using a finely sharpened pencil, or a mechanical one with a 0.6 mm rod, draw the lines of the rigidity grid. If the lampshade is glued together from several whole or slightly cut sheets, the grid lines should form a seamless pattern.
• Apply a thin layer of PVA glue with a brush.
• When the glue dries to the touch, apply veins - stiffeners - made of wire along the mesh.
• Lubricate the same PVA sheet with a density of 35-60 g/sq. cm, place it on the first one and gently smooth it with your fingers.
• A day later, the parts are cut out with scissors, glued together and painted. In this way you can even imitate the wings of rare species of butterflies, poses. 2; V in this case- Swallowtail Maak.

When using threads, both sheets are taken with a density of up to 60 g/m2. cm. Then, as said, you will need a supporting base, but you can even imitate the texture of rose petals, pos. 3.

Note: a paper lampshade, durable “almost like a real one,” can be made from papier-mâché. The technology, which is quite labor-intensive, is described below, see about lampshades for the kitchen.

Plastics

It’s easy to make a lampshade for a chandelier from disposable plastic cups, fastened with a stapler, see fig. Its lighting qualities are very good, but its appearance is frankly utilitarian. Therefore, it makes sense to use such lampshades in rooms with fairly high requirements for the quality of lighting, but not in front rooms. The directional pattern (DP) of a lampshade made from cups is formed by a cardioid pattern.

Lampshade made from plastic glasses

Lampshade made from plastic spoons

A fan pattern with a wide opening, very soft light in the central spot and uniform illumination in the side zone allows you to achieve a lamp with a lampshade-cone (or pineapple?) from bitten plastic spoons on a base in the form of a PET bottle with a cut off bottom, see fig. Effective light softening is achieved by the spoons acting as translucent bowl-shaped reflectors. They are glued to the bottle and glued together with silicone glue, mounting or a glue gun. Cyanoacrylate glue is also suitable, but it must be thick. Cheap “superglue” is very fluid, drips will spread everywhere and ruin glossy surfaces spoons

You can also make good lampshades from bottles alone. For example, a sphere from their bottoms, fastened with a stapler, like stopper cups (see the figure for a mini-master class), will give a cardioid pattern; however, compared to the “established” one, it is noticeably distorted. But at the dacha or in utility rooms, a chandelier made from bottoms is quite useful.

Lampshade made from bottle bottoms

Hedgehog lampshade made from plastic bottles

Romantic soft light, somewhat spotty, but within acceptable limits, will be provided by a globe lamp made of bottle “hedgehogs”; however, they look more like blooming sea anemones - sea anemones, see photo on the right. It’s not difficult to make the “hedgehogs” themselves: the bottoms of the bottles are cut off, side walls up to the scar, before narrowing, they are cut into the neck, the strips are wrapped around the neck, glued with drops of glue and secured with thread or tape for reliability. However, to assemble the “hedgehogs” into a lampshade, you will need a transparent spherical base. It is made in the same way as a lampshade made from threads (see below), only the threads are white nylon or propylene no thicker than 20 gauge, and instead of PVA, colorless water-based acrylic varnish is used.

A lampshade made from leaves cut from bottles allows you to achieve very uniform illumination and is very decorative, see fig. It is assembled on a temporary spherical mandrel, see below.

Lampshade made from homemade plastic leaves

The step-by-step master class in this case is also simple, but requires patience, accuracy, some additional tools and, possibly, material:

• We are preparing a soldering iron with a nickel-plated bronze tip (for dry soldering) at 40 W or with a regular copper tip at 25 W;
• If the tip is copper, you will also need Teflon (fluoroplastic) tape 0.06 mm wide, 60-80 mm wide;
• Cut out leaves from the bottle. From a lighting engineering point of view, pale green or light brown are better;
• Using a soldering iron tip (copper - through the film) slightly melt the edges of the leaves, otherwise they will look unnatural;
• Using the tip of the sting (copper also through the film) we “draw” the veins;
• Using the flat of the sting between the veins, with light touches, we slightly melt the surface so that it is, like real leaves, not completely smooth;
• Again, using the tip of the sting, going deeper, but without piercing, we bring out the central vein. It is convenient to do this on a soft, heat-resistant backing (calico or felt in several layers will do);
• We place a thread in the central vein and fuse it by “screwing” the side roll onto the hollow;
• If required, we form complex leaves by tying together threads of leaves;
• Having laid out the leaves on the film (now any kind), we impregnate the threads using a pipette acrylic varnish. Once it dries, the foliage is ready for assembly.

The procedure for making New Year's decorations and lamps from threads has been described many times in RuNet. For example - video:

Video: DIY twine/thread lampshade

Here we can only note that, firstly, you will need at least 100 m of thread for a medium-sized lampshade. Secondly, there is no point in using inflatable balls as mandrels: after 10-20 turns, under the pressure of the stretched threads, the ball protrudes where it is not necessary, and the end result is something inconceivable. Thirdly, there is also no need to soak the threads in flour paste in advance: the product will turn out fragile and not moisture-resistant.

As a mandrel when making a lampshade from threads, it is best to use a tightly inflated chamber from a sports ball or a durable silicone beach ball, inflated from a pump through a nipple. The mandrel is lubricated several times with petroleum jelly (lanolin), carefully rubbing it with your hands. It won't harm the ball in any way; on the contrary, it will prolong his life.

Device for making a lampshade from threads

Next, the thread is wound onto the mandrel, continuously pulled through a simple device, see fig. This mini-impregnation bath, so that it does not accidentally crawl, tip over or spill glue on something, is secured on the table with tape; convenient double-sided. The glass is first pierced with a needle and thread, then PVA or acrylic varnish is poured and shaken, tightening as necessary. Usually the thread goes through the bath itself, because glue until it dries is a good lubricant.

When winding, do not forget to leave a window for entering the cable and cartridge - the strength of the cut thread ball drops sharply! A day later, after its completion, the air is released from the mandrel and pulled out through the same window. “Vase-green”, it sticks to the threads very rarely and weakly: you can tear it off by slightly pulling or pressing it with your finger, but the product remains intact.

Note: Instead of thread, you can use jute, sisal or propylene twine, but there is a lampshade for it best use, see below.

And where is all this going?

Ball lamps, see fig., are suitable for children's rooms, because... form an even soft light. The one on the left is made from paper cupcake wrappers - on a yarn ball base. Threads – propylene or thin colorless nylon; binder – acrylic varnish. White in the spool, after impregnation with varnish, such threads become almost transparent. The lampshade-ball made from cups (on the right) is not so interesting, because... The dishes are all the same, but it is also more difficult to tear it apart.

Chandelier lampshades for children's rooms

A hemispherical lampshade made from the same cups would be more suitable for the hallway, see fig. on right. With a low lamp power (more precisely, its luminous flux) it will give a bright spot below and acceptable illumination of the rest of the room, so you can use low-heating incandescent lamps of 15-30 W. The fact is that the resource of energy-saving lamps and LED lamps decreases sharply when switched on/off frequently. And a low-power incandescent lamp, especially in the hallway where the light is not constantly on, will not significantly increase electricity costs.

Chandelier lampshade in the hallway

A special case is the kitchen. The lighting requirements for it are set out in the previous article. But the lampshade in the kitchen quickly gets dirty, and the soot eats away firmly. Let's remember: bright light promotes condensation and bituminization of vapors organic compounds. This is the deposition of soot; the lampshade is illuminated most brightly.

The simplest solution is a disposable paper lampshade. “Bump”, as in pos. 1 pic. below will give just the right type of lighting in the kitchen, but you will have to redo it quite often. It is better to mold a papier-mâché lampshade on a suitable frame, pos. 2. After varnishing with acrylic varnish, it can be carefully washed with a cloth and dishwashing detergent, and painted with a blacksmith’s patina, it will look like a hand-forged item and certainly not like some old newspaper.

Lampshades for kitchen lamps

But the lampshade for pos. 3 – juice straws glued to the bottle – an example of a bad solution. Such a lampshade will provide ideal light for the kitchen (the straws also work partly as light guides), but it will get dirty quickly, you can’t clean it properly, and the product is labor-intensive. Plastic reflectors for kitchen lamps for local lighting are best made from reusable plastic dishes, pos. 4, it is quite durable, inexpensive and easy to clean. Cups with handles and saucers are, of course, a thing design solution, but bowls without a pattern are what you need.

How to make papier-mâché?

Papier-mâché is a useful material for many purposes, so let us recall the technology of its preparation and use:

• Old newspapers, or, better yet, the cheapest unglued writing paper are torn into shreds about the size of a thumbnail. You will need a lot of paper!
• Fill to the top with scraps suitable dishes; say, a liter glass jar.
• Dilute 1/3-1/5 PVA by volume in boiling water.
• While the solution has not cooled, pour it into the paper pulp.
• Stir until the paper completely dissolves into fibers.
• Once the papier-mâché has cooled, pour it into a consumable container or use it immediately. Paper paste can be stored for up to 6 months. in the refrigerator in a tightly sealed container.
• Prepare the next portion in the same way.
• If the paper paste goes into use right away, you can add the next one to the stuck area of ​​the mandrel while the previous one is still wet and crumpled with your fingers. If you apply it dry, the product, when dry, may fall apart into “cakes”.
• The workpiece is ready for varnishing, painting, etc. after a week of drying at a temperature not lower than 22 degrees. The air temperature around the workpiece must be the same on all sides! Dry on a radiator, convector, under direct sun rays or infrared emitter it is forbidden!

Tubes

Lampshades and shades from sections of tubes are most often made for nightlights and lamps in the bedroom: due to round section they always have a significant refraction of light, which can be very intimate and romantic, but in most cases it is undesirable for permanent and working lighting. Lampshades made of translucent tubes also provide a rather dappled light, see figure; if you use pieces of thin transparent PVC hose, the play of light will turn out very beautiful, but you don’t need to look at it for a long time, much less read or sew in such light.

Tube lampshade

Paper and other fibrous materials refract light little, but tubes made from them are not strong in themselves. For example, it is better to make a lampshade made of newspaper tubes on a frame, see below: precisely because they wrinkle easily, thin paper tubes are an excellent material for weaving. As for the lighting properties, paper, especially clean paper, has excellent ones.

Lampshade on frame

Now let's move on to lampshades that are suitable anywhere, incl. and for table lamp, which can be pushed to the floor with an elbow. In addition, we will set the condition that the lampshade covering can be washed, cleaned, and changed at will. Therefore, we do not touch glass or solid hard plastic lampshades; Besides, you can’t make them at home yourself. That is, we will work on lampshades on a frame with soft lining.

About fabrics for lampshades

It is preferable to sew the decorative light cover of the lampshade from fabric with fleecy threads, i.e. natural. Due to diffraction on smooth synthetic threads, the light penetrating through such a lampshade may be hard. Choosing fabric for a lampshade by eye is not difficult: through the sample, turning it smoothly, look at some compact bright light source; preferably LED, because it gives the most coherent, i.e. ordered, light. The selection criterion is simple: the less moire fringes are observed from different viewing angles, the better the fabric.

About restoring the lampshade

The frame of the lampshade is quite labor-intensive and technologically complex, so first you need to look around the household: is there a lampshade from old lamp. Straightening it, repairing it and updating the lampshade with a new cover will be easier than making the frame from scratch.

Homemade tool for measuring large diameters

The discovered “basket” may turn out to be of a very elaborate shape, and to create patterns (see below) you will need to accurately measure its diameters in several places. In this case, a homemade caliper of 3 will help out wooden slats and a pair of drawing squares. Of course, it will not give the accuracy of a factory rod, but achievable (+/–1 mm) is enough for cutting and sewing work. And an idea of ​​the capabilities of such a tool is given in Fig.

The measurement procedure is a 2-step procedure: marks are made with a pencil on the sponges where they touch the object, and then the size is taken between the marks with a tape measure. In order for the movable sponge to glide more smoothly, and, accordingly, the measurement to be more accurate, you need to place a fluoroplastic film under the rubber bands holding it. To measure small diameters, the jaws are turned over with the squares facing out.

Constructing a pattern

Now we remove the necessary diameters: the lower and upper hoops (D1 and D11 in position 1 in the figure), the largest and smallest on the belts (D2, D6, D10), in places of kinks, i.e. where the curvature of the generatrix changes sign (D4, D8) and at kinks (D5). We take the others more or less evenly between the mandatory ones.

Constructing a lampshade pattern

The diameters of the pattern of 6 wedges will, taking into account the tightening of the fabric, be equal to half the measured diameters (item 2). If there are supposed to be more or fewer wedges of the finished sleeve, proportionally change the proportion of the diameter in the corresponding diameter of the pattern. But it’s too early to cut and sew.

There at pos. 2 it can be seen that the seaming allowance is not geometrically completely similar to the template. In knot I (kink inward) this is not so bad: you can sew on a drawstring sleeve and tighten the seam with a cord. If the decor of the lampshade involves ruffles, frills, scallops, etc., then perhaps this is how it should be: small folds will fall into place, and the cord will not be visible at a break in the contour.

However, on the shelf of the contour (node ​​II), whatever one may say, it is in no way possible to give an allowance so that the seam does not “run away”. In higher geometry it is proven why, but we don’t need to go into this jungle: we will simply cut the paper template according to “capricious” diameters at the kinks and shelves (item 3).

Sewing a cover

Now, how to sew a lampshade using our patterns? First, individual parts of the sleeve are sewn; in this case, bottom, middle and top. Then the widest adjacent part (here the middle) is sewn to the widest belt (bottom). Next, the next 2 parts in width are sewn together in the same way, etc. The point is that the shortest transverse seam (we have Seam 2) is sewn last. In this sample, after sewing the bottom to the middle, the top is sewn to them. The sewing of the cover is completed by trimming the excess allowances, except for the lower and upper hems. The edges must be hemmed.

Frame covering

The next stage is placing the cover on the frame. This is where the machine can be put in the closet: the work is entirely manual. Step by step covering the lampshade frame with a cover is done as follows:

• The cover is turned inside out (it’s probably clear that it was sewn from the inside out) and put on the frame;
• Wrap it inside and stitch the top flap;
• Pull and trim the fabric to the first bend (here D8). If there was no hoop in the original sample, it must be installed in advance, see below;
• Baste the fabric to the edges of the frame from top to bottom, alternately, and to the hoop at the bend;
• Repeat paragraphs. 3 and 4 to the next bend (now D5), and so on to the bottom hoop;
• Wrap and stitch the bottom flap.

How the simplest frame of a table lamp or floor lamp is constructed can be seen in pos. 1 pic. The pendant for the chandelier is different in that the ring will be at the top, the extensions from it will go to the upper hoop, and then additional holes are needed in the ring for attaching the pendant.

Lampshade frame structure

The ring is cut from a well-soldered and fairly durable sheet metal(bronze, brass, galvanized steel 0.4-2 mm thick) or durable plastic from 1 mm. A computer disk is suitable; for the E10 cartridge, you will only need to drill holes in it for braces and fasteners. The main dimensions of the ring for the E27 cartridge with fastening with union shaped nuts (item 3) are given in item. 2. But making a ring for fastening in the gap between the body and the clamp of the cartridge with a skirt (item 4) is unacceptable! Such cartridges are attached only with a threaded fitting in the lid!

How the stretchers are attached to the ring is shown in pos. 5: their blanks are not bent completely with a hook, inserted into the mounting holes and carefully pressed with pliers. Then, if the ring is metal, solder it (see below). If it is plastic, fix it with drops of superglue or silicone.

Soldered assembly

The frame parts are made of plastic steel wire with a diameter of 1.5-2 mm or bicycle spokes. The latter are much stronger, do not rust and do not require painting, but they need to be bent carefully and they are less soldered. To solder the frame you will need:

• A soldering iron of at least 65 W (preferably 100-150 W).
• 6% solution of orthophosphoric acid. Sold for soldering in radio stores and construction stores. Orthophosphoric acid is also available as food additive E338 in the form of needle-shaped, colorless, hygroscopic crystals.
• Flux paste (gel for soldering), always with borax.
• Thin, 0.15-0.35 mm, bare copper wire. You can take strands from an electrical wire.
• Solder POS-30 or POS-40. They are refractory (that’s why you need a powerful soldering iron), but much stronger than POS-61 and other low-melting ones.

Note: phosphoric acid of medium strength does not emit highly toxic and/or caustic fumes. But all the same, when working with it you need to take precautions - wear safety glasses and gloves (household latex ones will do).

The key procedures for assembling the frame using soldering are shown in Fig.

Soldering steel parts

Step by step soldered steel frame assembled as follows:

• The ends of the linear workpieces are kept in acid for 3-4 minutes (item 1), and then rinsed in water (item 2). You need at least 1 liter of water, and it must be changed after 4-5 washes.
• If the soldering is in the middle or the part is bent, soak a clean white rag in acid and wrap it around the soldering area. Hold for about half a minute, then rinse the rag in acid, wrap it around the soldering area again, and so on until the total time of exposure of the acid to the metal reaches the same 3-4 minutes. After acid treatment, the part is then washed under running water for 1-2 minutes.
• Without touching the treated areas with your bare fingers, the frame is completely assembled without soldering: the soldering areas are butted tightly, but not tightly, i.e. with gaps between turns of 1.5-2 mm, wrapped with copper wire, pos. 3 and 4, and apply 2-3 drops of flux paste to each joint. The soldering areas at the cross parts of the parts are wrapped with 2-3 turns of copper wire crosswise and fluxed with 1-2 drops.
• Semi-dry, i.e. without a hanging drop of solder, use a soldering iron tip to heat the soldering areas until the flux spreads over all the cracks, pos. 5. There is no need to heat the flux until the flux boils and vapor appears. Also, the final result will be better if you heat the flux with a separate soldering iron with a dry nickel-plated bronze tip.
• Take a drop of solder, apply it to the soldering area (item 6) and heat until it flows everywhere, like flux before. The excess solder hanging below is carefully removed with a soldering iron tip. It is impossible to apply unmelted solder in the form of a flexible wire, and refractory solders are produced mainly in rods.

Fabric or twine?

Propylene packaging twine and paper tubes have good lighting properties. If the lampshade is made from woven twine or newspaper tubes, it will give an even, soft light, and complex cutting and sewing work will be eliminated. But the frame for a wicker lampshade must, firstly, have at least 10-12 ribs evenly spaced around the circumference.

Note: if the frame is of a simple shape, then only 3-4 ribs can be load-bearing (steel). Let the rest be made of straw; they are glued to the upper and lower hoops.

Secondly, to create rims at the top and bottom, respectively. The trains are either made double in height, with an interval of 2-3 cm, or strips of thin metal or hard plastic of the same width are attached to them. Headbands are needed for decorative reasons: a solid one is wrapped with twine or a tube, and if the headband is double, the weave can be made in a figure eight. The entire side surface is woven like a basket.

Stained glass lampshade

Stained glass lampshades generate light flux mainly by refraction, so they are more suitable for the living room.

stained glass lampshades and lampshades

Stained glass fragments are made from rhinestones, faceted or cabochons. A stained glass lampshade is assembled on a heat-resistant frame (for example, a steel bucket) using the Tiffany technique. But compared to stained glass for a window or door, since the connections of the elements are not solid, but point-based, there are significant differences:

• Only strong, refractory solder is used, the same as for the lampshade frame, as well as flux with borax.
• Before soldering, the framing of rhinestones is made only from special copper foil - folia - 3-15 mm wide, depending on the width of the crystal rim.
• The protective film is removed from the foil immediately before applying it to the crystal; You cannot touch the outer (soldered) surface of the foil with bare hands!
• Also, you can’t put off soldering foil-wrapped rhinestones until tomorrow: the copper will have time to oxidize, and the joints will turn out to be fragile.
• Upon completion of soldering and thorough washing of flux residues (with a rag with alcohol; then with distilled water), the soldering is copper-plated by applying a thick blue solution of copper sulfate with a brush.
• The remaining vitriol is washed off under running water. You cannot rub with a brush or even cotton wool, because... The copper film on the solder is very thin.

A small surprise - about New Year's chandeliers and lampshades

New Year is coming, it's time to make Christmas tree decorations and decorations. And - a New Year's chandelier. A chandelier? Yes. Remember how the festive mood drops if the overhead light is turned on in the room with the Christmas tree. No matter what, New Year’s lighting should correspond to the spirit of the holiday. Let's put off lighting technology until serious days; nothing from the festive light will happen to us in a few evenings. It’s time for business, but it’s also time for fun.

New Year's chandeliers

Typically, a New Year's chandelier is a Christmas wreath attached to the chandelier in the living room with light bulbs woven into it. But even an experienced electrician would not need to do electrical installation work at heights in the pre-holiday rush. And what if the Christmas tree is in the nursery, where the chandelier is made of paper? Then you can at least buy inexpensive plastic blanks for Christmas tree balls, a garland with colorless light bulbs, stuff them into the balls, and hang such a heap (on the left in the figure) where it is more convenient.

If the design of an “everyday” chandelier is suitable, you can screw candle lamps into it and decorate it with the same balls or, for example, painted pine cones, on the right there. Or you can try a little and make a New Year's jasmine chandelier with your own hands, as in the video below. New Year is New Year, whatever you say.

Comfort, convenience and style are the three pillars on which the design of any house or apartment is based. As you know, a cozy homely atmosphere, which you so want to immerse yourself in after a hard day at work, consists of seemingly insignificant little things and details. Some people use the services of a designer to create the long-awaited feeling of a cozy home, while others try to create a miracle with their own hands.

DIY chandelier

If you also decide to change something in your home, to add a touch of stylish originality to the design of your home, then we suggest you detailed master class“Lampshade made of threads and a balloon.” Threaded balls will look very impressive both in a minimalist living room and in a bright children's room, where there is a magical mess.

Also, the advantage of this idea is that you will have to spend a minimum on the product. A thread lampshade will cost mere pennies, but it will look like a stylish, unusual and effective designer decoration.

You can make one large globe lampshade and hang it in your living room. You can make several small ball lamps and decorate your bedroom with them. White balls without light bulbs can become simply stylish addition To New Year's decor. There are a lot of options. If you choose the right colors and sizes, and show a little imagination, then a thread lampshade will fit very harmoniously into any interior.

What you will need

Inflate the balloon

First, decide on the sizes. You must understand exactly how many balls you need and what type of thread lampshade should be. Carefully inflate the balloon until the desired shape. Try to tie the ball, as they say, tightly. If you tie the base of the balloon too loosely, the balloon will deflate while the glue dries. As a result, you will get a shapeless circle, not a circle, which is completely unsuitable for decorating your home.

Remembering elementary school

Do you remember how at school they made animals using the papier-mâché method? But if back then we used ordinary sheets of paper, applying them to a mold soaked in glue, now paper will be replaced by yarn.

Pour the glue into a specially prepared spacious container. We put on rubber gloves to protect the manicure and skin of the hands from the effects of glue. We begin to dip the yarn gradually into glue. You could even say that it’s not just dipping, but soaking the threads. They should be very well saturated with it.

Some people use glue in jars. Make a hole there and pass a thread through it. There are a lot of options on the Internet on how to wet threads and how to make a lampshade from threads with your own hands. The master class we offer recommends using a glue container.

According to the advice of experts, according to individual reviews of housewives who have already decorated their homes with lamps made of threads, this is more convenient option. In addition, soaking all the threads at once is much more convenient than sitting and passing three skeins through a jar of glue. Saving time and effort is no small matter.

Attach the thread

When the thread is well saturated with glue, it can be attached to the ball. First, we fix it at the base of the ball. Knit tightly, make knots. Don't be afraid that the thread will stand out at the top or the ends will stick out noticeably. After everything is dry, unnecessary details just remove it with scissors.

And now comes the most creative moment. When the base of the thread and the ball are firmly tied together, you can begin to wind the thread around the ball itself. You can do this in any order. Appearance The lampshade will depend on the size of the thread you chose, its color and the winding option.

Tip: if you are making a lampshade from threads and a ball for the living room or children's room, where there should be more light, then try to wind the threads not too close to each other. So the weaving will be chaotic, but not continuous. If the lampshade is being prepared to create a romantic atmosphere in the bedroom, then you can “darken” it, that is, wind the threads more tightly together.

When to stop? We recommend winding the thread until the ball is almost completely out of sight. As a rule, four to five layers of thread are enough for this. Also try to ensure that the end of the winding is on the top of the ball. This is where you will secure the end of the thread.

For extra strength, you can walk over the wound threads with a layer of PVA glue, applying it with a brush.

How to dry a ball

It is recommended to hang the ball so that it does not lose its shape. If this is not possible, then find a large container and place a ball there. This can be a round basin or a deep pan. We wait a day until the product is completely dry.

And the balloon burst

After everything has dried, you can burst the balloon. This shouldn't cause any difficulties.

Tip: before starting the process of winding yarn, lubricate the base with a thin layer of Vaseline or degrease the surface with an alcohol solution. This will allow the strings to easily move away from the ball when you pop it.

Let there be light!

So, you already know how to make a lampshade from threads and a ball. There is little left to do - fix our product on the ceiling. To do this, take a light bulb and screw it into the lighting fixture. Secure the fittings using pipe cleaners inside the lampshade. Then it remains to adjust the length of the wire. It is necessary that the lighting element be strictly in the center of your thread creation.

We attach the new light fixture to the ceiling hook. Turn on the light and enjoy your work.

When you want to change the decor in your apartment and add a little originality to it, start with the little things. Try changing the lampshade, and you will be surprised at the transformation of your family nest.

And if you manage to find an original model that differs from analogues, then the changes will impress not only you, but also your guests.

True, unique lampshades cost a lot of money, because you can’t buy one-piece works by famous artists for pennies.

But no one is stopping you from creating your own unique masterpiece from cheap, and sometimes even waste materials, which will look much better than the samples presented in the store.

All you need are simple materials, a little patience and a flight of imagination, and we will tell you how to make a lampshade with your own hands.

Materials

You can create a masterpiece from everything you have at hand: fabric, paper, thread, twine, wire, plastic bottle, beads or beads.

In general, absolutely everything is suitable, even what you usually throw in the trash bag.

Don't believe me? Just look at the photo of the lampshade.

Frame

If you have a frame from an old lampshade, then that's just great.

However, don’t be upset if you don’t find one, because you can create a frame yourself from ordinary wire.

Copper, aluminum, steel - anything that you can independently combine into a single structure will do.

The metal frame of a classic lampshade consists of three rings and six jumpers between them. The small ring is a holder, which is connected by three jumpers to a ring of a larger diameter.

The same, in turn, is connected by jumpers to the last ring. The following photos will help you understand the design.

From fabric

When you have a frame for a lampshade, the easiest way to create your masterpiece is to wrap the base in fabric. For this you will need:

• paper (newspaper);
• scissors;
• textile;
• chalk or pencil;
• threads

Wrap the frame with newspaper in such a way as to form a pattern out of it. Then transfer the resulting shape onto the fabric using chalk, adding 1 cm to the seam on each side.

Make a pattern, cut off the edges and sew the sides, forming a cover for the base of the future lampshade. We bend the upper and lower edges of the “cover” in such a way as to close the frame rings and secure them with a seam.

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Voila, your lampshade for the floor lamp is almost ready. All that remains is to add a few highlights to your taste, making it unique.

From threads

How to make a lampshade when there is no frame? As easy as pie.

Take a balloon without drawings, glue, thread, marker and start creating.

First you need to inflate the balloon and mark on it the upper and lower boundaries of your future masterpiece. Then take the threads and wrap them around the ball, trying not to protrude beyond the marked contours.

Apply glue diluted with water 1:1 to each layer of thread. When the thickness of the wound thread satisfies you, fix the cut edge and hang the ball to dry. After 3-4 hours the threads will dry. Then pierce the ball and carefully detach it from the walls of the finished lampshade.

Leaves and flower petals woven between layers of threads can add additional charm to a thread lampshade.

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A ball decorated with sparkling drops of beads also looks original. In general, watch and be inspired.

From paper

Ordinary sheets of office paper, glossy magazines, a cheap newspaper, an unnecessary book or an ordinary notebook, a paper towel or napkin - these are all future lampshades.

It doesn’t matter whether there is a frame or not, the main thing is that you have scissors, glue and paper. A thousand and one versions of such lampshades can be described with the words “cut and stick”.

The main thing is not to forget a few simple rules:

• It is safest to use a paper lampshade together with economy light bulbs, which heat up significantly less than incandescent bulbs;
• the diameter of the lampshade should be large so that the paper does not heat up excessively;
• for a light room you can make a lampshade from thick paper, but for a dark room you need a thin one that transmits light well;
• be careful with color. For example, red or yellow paper will add warmth to the room, green and blue will add coldness.

Well, that's all. Charge yourself with new ideas, arm yourself with the means at hand and move forward to easy changes that will bring warmth and comfort to your home.

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DIY lampshade photo

Nowadays, many people strive to ensure that their home always has an atmosphere of comfort and beauty. As a rule, we do this with the help of various ideas that help us decorate the house in a certain style. We also try to decorate our interior various elements decor, bringing into it some kind of mystery and originality.

In this article we will focus on such an important interior detail as a hand-made lampshade. If your favorite lampshade is completely worn out, you can always decorate it, thereby breathing into it new life. You can also make it yourself for a floor lamp, night light, ceiling or floor light source.

Advantages

Two hundred years ago the first lampshades were created. This interesting name came to us from French and translated means "muffled light". As a rule, they were made of leather, wood or fabric, but lampshades made of multi-colored glass and crystal were especially popular and fashionable in those days.

You can also use any materials you like when making this beautiful and elegant decorative element for your lamp.

In order to decorate the lampshade for the lamp yourself, you need to choose it with not too much complex design, so for this purpose the simplest floor lamps and night lamps will suit you. They can be either floor-standing or hanging. After all, interfering with their simple mechanism of a vertical base and a round frame will not be a big problem for you.

Usually it is very easy to select parts for such lamps or replace them with a frame made of wire, wood or metal. The main thing is that the lamp with the lampshade stays very firmly on its structure.. At the same time, the floor lamp with lampshade will never be damaged or fall, and you can safely move it to any place convenient for you.

Master classes with descriptions

Making or decorating lamps with lampshades is a creative and interesting activity, and at the same time very fruitful: it gives the opportunity not only to make unique element decor, and in full accordance with the style of the room, but also helps to save cash. You just need to buy the most uncomplicated floor lamp or night light for little money and decorate it to suit every taste. They will help you with this various techniques manufacturing and materials.

At home, you can create lampshades to suit every taste. For this you will need any working night light, lamp or floor lamp, as well as the frame and base for them. The lamp must be LED or energy-saving so that the material from which your lampshade will be made does not deteriorate. When making such a decorative item, you must carefully follow all safety standards, because working with electricity can pose a potential risk of fire or electric shock.

Try not to use materials that are flammable or have a toxic composition when working, so as not to harm yourself and others. You can also make a frame of any shape yourself from wire or purchase a ready-made one in advance.

The most unusual things can be used as items to decorate a lamp, from children's toys to building materials or objects made of plastic and paper.

Made of wood

They are considered the most durable and moisture resistant wooden lampshades, which will serve you for a long time and at the same time fit into any interior in a classic or modern style. But usually they are of great relevance for a bath or sauna. To make such a lamp from wood with your own hands, you will need a roll of paper, a simple pencil, wood and self-tapping screws.

Using these materials, you can make a corner lamp:

• To do this, draw a trapezoid-shaped frame layout on paper. Please note that the side parts must match the wall on which the lamp will be mounted.
• Next, take the wood and apply the design of the layout onto it and cut it out. Wood can be treated with paint or varnish. Of the three wooden planks one centimeter wide and half a centimeter thick, make a frame.
• Combine the top and bottom of this frame on the sides and in the center. Measure the distance from the middle to the edges and cut several more planks of the same size. The planks must be fastened with self-tapping screws from the inside.

• You can also make a lamp from vines or dry branches. To decorate a lamp from dry branches with your own hands, you will need twigs various sizes, lamp, base for lampshade, glue, paints, brushes.
• Before gluing branches to the base, sand it sandpaper, then wipe with alcohol. This way the branches will stick better. Next, take the branches and glue them in different orders to the base in a circle.
• After the lampshade is completely dry, attach it to the lamp.
• To make the lamp look bright and modern, paint the branches silver or gold. acrylic paint. By combining these shades, your lampshade will turn out to be in a Nordic style and will decorate any interior.
• You can also add various decorative elements in the form of pine cones, chestnuts, feathers, artificial leaves, beads or sparkles.

Weaving from vines and branches has never lost its relevance, and if you want to please yourself, as well as create interesting items decor for the home, then you can do it yourself, only by studying the sequence and rules of working with such material as wicker.

To weave a lampshade or various objects, you can use branches of all varieties and you. This should be done in the spring before the first shoots appear on the branches, so that the product turns out to be of high quality and lasts a long time. Excellent material will be branches of willow, straw and reeds, which are also prepared in advance. As a rule, this happens in the autumn season. And twigs are suitable for a solid base of products walnut and willow.

You can select different sizes of rods for the product and use them to make ribbons for decoration. You can also change the color of the product by holding it in water for some time. This will give it a more sophisticated look.

From paper

The advantage of a material such as paper is its availability and ease of manufacturing products of any shape. A lampshade made from newspaper tubes is one of the most popular and creative ways. To weave such a lampshade you will need newspapers or magazines, a bottle, scissors, glue, disc, paint or varnish.

Operating procedure:

• The tubes are prepared in advance by rolling and gluing; they also need to be dried well.
• Next, we cross three tubes, place a bottle on them and weave in a spiral. Thus, the lampshade is expanded by placing tubes on top of each other. Thus, we reach a certain size, glue and cut off unnecessary tubes. After this, you need to paint the lampshade and varnish it.

It will be very easy to make paper lampshade with butterflies. You can also use various fakes using the origami technique.

The frame of the lamp is taken as the basis of the lampshade. Next, we cut out a large number of butterflies according to the template and secure them to the frame with transparent fishing line or white thread. This product will look very original and will fit well into a child’s room.

To decorate a paper lampshade, any decorative elements will do. Let's look at a few useful ideas for decorating such lamps. To add a little extra flair, buy some butterflies from an office supply store or make your own. Next, attach it to your lampshade. Such a decoration idea lighting fixture Any child or teenager will love it.

Even more original idea is to decorate the lamp with special aromatic bags containing dried herbs and essential oils. This will create a romantic and cozy atmosphere in your room or bedroom.

The pleasant aroma of herbs and flowers will always be present next to you.

If you are fond of collecting herbariums of flowers and leaves and decide to use them to decorate a lampshade, then you definitely can’t go wrong by creating one. unusual element decor. You just need to glue them onto the finished lamp and let the glue dry. So you can do it lampshaded in rustic style , which will decorate any interior in the country or in the house.

Wallpaper lampshade would be a great idea. Its creation does not require much expense or effort. Let's consider the most interesting option, made in the form of an accordion. To do this you will need a lamp frame and wallpaper. On the section of wallpaper you need, draw stripes, the distance between which will be at least two centimeters. Then fold the wallpaper into an accordion shape and make holes on the top of the piece. Then you need to thread a lace through them to secure and glue the structure.

Another idea for creating a lampshade is from a napkin. To do this, you need to have glue, openwork knitted napkins and a balloon. Next, take napkins and coat them with glue, place them on the balloon and wait for them to dry completely. The ball can be pierced or lowered, and a light bulb can be attached to the resulting lampshade.

Napkins can also be paper. Cut them into equal parts, coat the lamp with glue and glue it to its surface. You can attach a ribbon or braid to the bottom or top of the lamp, which will give it a more vintage look.

From scrap materials

To make a lampshade from scrap materials, you should first decide what materials it will be made from, and you also need to have a frame for the lamp. This base can be a balloon or ball.

Another material option for creating a lampshade frame is a regular five-liter plastic bottle. To do this, you will need to cut off the top of the bottle and paint it from the inside with any light paint, and outside blue or green. To make the edges of the bottle look neater, stick tape on them that matches the color of your lampshade.

You can do it with your own hands lampshade made from plastic cups. To do this you will need a stapler, wire, a wooden base and a lamp socket. Next, the glasses are fastened in a circle to each other, and on wooden base a socket with a lamp and a structure of cups are attached.

Such an original and practical lampshade will serve as a worthy addition to your interior.

Any available material can be used to design a lampshade. Cocktail straws are no exception. To do this, you need to prepare about two hundred straws, which we glue onto the glass base of the lamp using construction glue. And from finely chopped multi-colored tubes you can make a small night light in the shape of a cube.

The easiest decoration solution is to glue cocktail tubes vertically to make the old lamp even brighter and more beautiful.

It won't be too difficult to make lampshade made of simple galvanized wire and beads. To do this, you will need wire cutters and pliers to give the wire a variety of shapes. These can be curls, leaves, hearts, circles and patterns. Such simple design will look very original. You can also make a wire base and stretch fabric or leather over it.

Cardboard lampshade with your own hands is very easy to make and will be distinguished by its unusual appearance, and will find a place in any room. To do this, you will need to cut out four frames from durable cardboard and attach them to them with reverse side using lacing fabric. For this, not only ordinary threads can be used, but also various ribbons or braid.

Thus, you will get a flashlight, which additionally needs to be glued with glue. After that, you can paint this unusual lampshade in any color and install it on the lamp.

Cork or self-adhesive paper can also work great when making a lampshade. To start with old lamp Apply silver paint, then cover it with cork paper. Glue branches on top of them different sizes. And if you have felt left over, you can sew a new lampshade from it. To begin, make a pattern for the base of the lamp, sew its parts and pull them onto the base. Decorate with various applications.

From threads

The most environmentally friendly option for your home would be a lampshade made from twine or twine with your own hands. To work you will need threads of two various colors or varieties, a needle, a balloon, glue and a cup. In order for the thread to be saturated with glue, it must be threaded through a glass of glue or a jar of glue must be pierced. This can be done using a needle.

Next, take the ball and draw a circle on it for the hole for the light bulb, while wrapping the ball so as not to touch this circle. After this, we leave the ball for a while so that the glue dries well and the structure does not deform when the air is released from the ball. Next, insert a socket from an old lamp into the hole and attach the resulting product to the ceiling.

Another unusual way decorating a lampshade is crochet it. To do this you will need a base for the lampshade, yarn, a crochet hook, and glue. According to the knitting pattern, knit two openwork products required size and go all the way around the lampshade frame. Patterns can be varied.

To give the product an even look, apply a mixture of water and glue, diluted in equal proportions. During drying, you can give the lampshade any shape. Next, install it on a floor lamp or lamp.

And in order to make a wicker lampshade with your own hands, purchase a frame from an old retro-style lamp. This element will make your interior unusual and emphasize its advantages. To make it you will need threads, glue and a spray bottle. Wrap the base of the lampshade using random and simple movements.

Make sure the threads are wrapped tightly. After this, dilute the glue with water and spray it on the threads from a spray bottle so that after drying they hold a certain shape.

Manufacturing jute lampshade will become great ideas for those who want to decorate their home. To do this you will need jute thread, glue, wire, and decorative leaves. First you need to make a lampshade template that will match the lamp frame. We attach screws or nails to the finished template. Then we stretch the thread along the contour of the layout and drag it vertically along the entire contour. Next, we weave horizontally and treat it with glue.

Immediately after drying, remove the product from the layout and glue the side parts. In order to decorate the lampshade, we take decorative ivy leaves and attach them with wire to the base of the lamp. This lamp will create a fabulous atmosphere in your home.

From fabric

First you need to choose the fabric for the lampshade. It can be fabric of any density and stiffness. The choice of material will depend on what the lamp frame is made of, but preference should be given to dark fabrics rather than transparent ones, as this will be more practical.

To ensure that the color of the emitted light is cold, use a fabric in blue or green shades, and for cold light choose yellow shades or red.

If the base for the lampshade is made of wire, it must be painted or wrapped with tape to prevent the fabric from deteriorating over time. The product can be sewn by hand or by sewing machine. You will also need an iron, pencil, tape measure, thread and glue.

First you need to take measurements and cut out a template that will fit the lampshade frame. Next, cut out the pattern according to the template and match the threads to the fabric. We sew the parts using a sewing machine and then smooth them with an iron. The next step is to glue the product to the base of the lamp. In this case, you need to carefully hide the seams, tightly fitting the frame. Just dry the finished lampshade and put it on your lamp.

It can fit very interestingly into the interior lampshade made of burlap. This fabric transmits light well. Its main feature is that it can be decorated with some decorative details, buttons, beads, artificial flowers or openwork lace. You can also write on the burlap with special paint.

Another idea for making a lampshade will appeal to many. It will be made in the form flared lampshade in a cylindrical shape. You can match it with any fabric to match the color of your furniture or sofas and armchairs. You don't have to worry about the density of the fabric, because it can be made more durable with glue or starch.

Measure the diameter of the base of the lampshade frame from the bottom and top, as well as its height. Next, make a pattern on the fabric with a margin of a couple of centimeters according to the measurements that you took from the lamp frame.

Any decorative element can decorate such a lampshade, for example, simple bows and ribbons will do.

Thin fabric in dark colors can also be stretched over the frame of the lamp. But its peculiarity will be that on the inside there will be cardboard in which you can cut various shapes. These can be various butterflies, animals, plants. The main thing is that the cut out silhouettes can be easily distinguished when the light is on, which will come from your lamp. Thus, we will get an original lamp and a peculiar play of shadows.

Decor ideas

If the lampshade looks very boring and inconspicuous, it can be decorated in an original way. Next we will consider interesting solutions who can help transform your lamp. To do this, you will need thick fabric or multi-colored scraps. For example, if you decide to decorate your lamp in Provence style, then you will need fabric in a blue, light green, or pink shade, since this style is characterized by pastel colors, a checkered or floral pattern.

To start making a lampshade, select a suitable fabric for it and cut out two strips. From one, make a bow for the top of the base of the lamp, and sew lace or braid to the other strip. The fabric can be decorated with various beads, buttons or covered with sequins. Don't forget to trim the edges of the fabric and attach or sew a second strip around the base of the light. Attach a bow to the top of the lamp in the same way.

You can also use fringe or knitted napkins in decoration, as this will give your lampshade more sophistication and luxury.

Another interesting idea is to decorate the lamp with flowers and leaves made of pastel-colored fabric. You can make roses from ribbons or ordinary chiffon fabric and decorate the entire lampshade with them. This lamp will find its place in any room, especially in the bedroom or nursery.

A good idea for decorating a glass lampshade would be to stick a photograph or picture on it that will glow even in dark room. You can also apply stained glass paints to the glass or paint it. And from unnecessary scraps of scraps you can make an interesting applique of floral motifs and sew it on your lampshade.