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spotit3 | 22:13 Sun 16th Jan 2011 | Interiors
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I have a lovely old table lamp but unfortunately the shade is now so thin and waxy I have managed to put a hole in it. Unlike all my other lamp shades it does not sit on with the little ring srewed down to hold it on. It has a longish bit at each side which screw into bits coming up but these bits cannot be removed as they are attached to a little knob which turns the lamp on and off. Sorry I haven't explained this too well but basically new shades will not go on to this lamp. Does anyone know where I could either buy a shade to fit this sort of a lamp or anywhere I could get the present shade recovered?
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How about the ones that just clip onto the bulb?

Obviously this depends on the bulb type.
17:41 Mon 17th Jan 2011
This company offers a recovering service... http://www.shadesofelegance.com/
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Thanks, pastafreak, I have emailed them so will await their response.
How about the ones that just clip onto the bulb?

Obviously this depends on the bulb type.
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Haven't seen those but will have a look. Have had a reply from http://www.shadesofelegance.com/ but seem very expensive.
Is there an evening class round you, or an adult education class where they make lampshades? My mum learned at one of those classes and she made them commercially for a while - if they do, they might take on recovering it for you. Worth a try.
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Thanks Boxtops, sounds like a good idea.
I'm not surprise that site was expensive. Old lampshades are a specialist craft-so they can charge a good bit.

Would any of the information here- http://www.ehow.com/h...ecover-lampshade.html -be of any help?
Can you post a picture of the fitting you need.
I learned to cover old type shades a few years ago, it's not hard to do, sure you can find out how to do this online, the finished product is very good, and you can just buy a material remnant of your choice!............

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