Choosing your trim
with CHLOE JONASON
Lesson 5 of 21
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Chloe offers advice for selecting the perfect trim for your lampshade project, and discusses the different options depending on the look you want to achieve.
From the Lesson Workbook
Choosing Your Trim
There are seemingly endless options when it comes to trim for your lampshade. My tip is to not get overwhelmed, and instead to see it as an opportunity to really communicate your own sense of style.
Types of Trim
- Stretchy velvet trim
This wraps round the lampshade frame really well, and the slight stretch makes it easy to achieve a professional finish.
- Satin bias binding
Cut on the bias to give it a slight stretch, and available in a huge range of colours and thicknesses.
- Self bound
Making your own trim using your choice of fabric; something I will show you how to make later on in the course.
- Bobble trim
Creates a fun look, and can be either slip stitched or glued on.
The Width of Trim
Ideally you should look for a trim that is around 15 mm in width; I find this offers a pleasing proportion to most lampshades.
As with every element of lampshade making, you can experiment with the width of trim, and go with what you feel looks best for your project.
Sourcebook
- eBay
- VV Rouleaux
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Your Instructor
Chloe Jonason
Designer and soft furnishing expert specialising in vintage textiles and hand-crafted homewares.
Chloe is a designer and textile artist, specialising in upholstery, soft-furnishings, vintage textiles and unique objects for the home. Chloe's fascination with the art of hand sewing was ignited at University when studying History of Art, after which she embarked on a career rooted in furniture and soft furnishing making. In 2015, she founded her eponymous design business - based out of her studio in the South Lincolnshire countryside - where she crafts bespoke homewares and handmade lampshades using colourful vintage fabrics and carefully curated textiles sourced from across the globe.
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