Pomegranate Lampshade Making Class

Time – 10 – 5 (breaking one hour for lunch)

Skill level – Advanced Beginner.

Spend a Saturday with us sewing a Pomegranate Lampshade fabric cover. Good lighting is hard to find! The benefit of making your own fabric shade is that you can choose a fabric that complements your room, and you can even keep making new versions as your interior changes over the years. 

You will have the choice of making either the Petite Pomegranate (this can be a lampshade or a ceiling pendant) or the full-size Pomegranate which is for pendant ceiling light. This is a great project for using lots of our lighter weight cotton handlooms and block prints. You can use either a plain or patterned cloth. 

This is a class aimed at those who are confident using a sewing machine and a pattern - advanced beginners to intermediate sewers.

We will cover the following:

• How to use our Bernina sewing machines, from bobbin winding to threading and finding your way around all the nuts and bolts.
• Using a paper pattern.
• Picking fabrics for a successful outcome by looking at several fabric options for this project.
• Measuring and cutting out correctly.
• Sewing techniques such as cutting and sewing bias binding, using an overlocker and sewing perfect ties.

What is included in your class:

• Pomegranate lampshade frame & pattern (either the petite or full size). 
• 10% off all purchases in the shop.
• Plentiful supply of tea/coffee and cake.
• All relevant Merchant & Mills tools and notions for the day.

Note fabric is not included in your class fee.

Lunch is not included. Rye has a plentiful array of cafes to sit in or places to buy take away food. We have a large kitchen table where you can bring things back to eat or bring your own.