Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 288, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 December 1918 — EASY TO MAKE A LAMPSHADE [ARTICLE]

EASY TO MAKE A LAMPSHADE

Throw a Square Material In Studied Carelessness Over Lined Wire Frame and Start la Made. (Jne of the simplest and at- the same time most effective lampshades is made by throwing a square material in studied carelessness over a lined wire frame. For the floor lamp this is especially artistic. The frame should be lined with silk, either plain or shirred on, exactly as if it were to be covered with shirred silk or plain panels in the .approved lampshade manner of the moment After that a square of handsome silk, brocade, Japanese embroidery or anythlpg- sufficiently valuable to sugassfr'fhat it remain uncut is thrown over the shade so that the points fall evenly. Heavy fringe may weight the edge, or tassels at the corners will perform the same office. A small hole In the center-gnay have to be worked through the material so that the tip of the electric fixture which holds the shade may work through. The silk could be tacked very lightly here and there to the lined to keep it from slipping out of place. <