Shade for old table lamp

[spotit3]

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?

[pastafreak]

This company offers a recovering service... http://www.shadesofelegance.com/

[spotit3]

Thanks, pastafreak, I have emailed them so will await their response.

[NazNomad]

How about the ones that just clip onto the bulb?

Obviously this depends on the bulb type.

[spotit3]

Haven't seen those but will have a look. Have had a reply from http://www.shadesofelegance.com/ but seem very expensive.

[boxtops]

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.

[spotit3]

Thanks Boxtops, sounds like a good idea.

[pastafreak]

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?

[scotman]

Can you post a picture of the fitting you need.

[welshlibranr]

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!............