RESTORED PLEATED FABRIC LAMPSHADES, NE OHIO

These pair of small pleated shade covers were shredding.  I removed the trim, liner then cover.  The covers were splitting along the pleats.  When I took a real close look, I believe they were paper, not actual material.  I could tear them vertically along the pleats and horizontally, just like paper.

The new cover is a sheer fabric that I sent to a pleating company to pleat.  The pleated material comes back with pleated paper on both sides of the material.  The paper is to protect the material during the pleating process.  I believe these manufactured shades were covered with this pleating paper.

 

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Restored Mushroom Pleated Shades

These fabric shades have three layers and all layers are hand sewn.   The new pleated fabric is very sheer  so I first covered the frame with a fitted cover and then used the sheer pleated fabric.  The liner is applied last on a shade.

 

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Mushroom Pleated Lampshades Restored

Even though these shades are small, there is a lot of time and costly materials involved in restoring pleated shades.

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