PLeated Lampshade Liner Repair. This is a pair of pleated Cooper Lampshades. They are very nice shades covered with a high end cotton pleated fabric. The covers are in excellent condition but the liners are brittle and shredding.
Pleated Lampshade Liner Repair
Pleated Lampshade Liner Repair
Lampshade Liner Repair, Brittle Fabric
The liner on the left is puling away from the frame.
The shade on the right has a thumb hole from moving it.
Typically, I do not have much trouble removing the trim. Not is this case. The adhesive used to secure the trim has a rather permanent bonding effect on the fabric. Due to the secure bonding, pulling the trim off would have put holes in the fabric cover.
To be able to remove the liner without damaging the cover, I could only loosen the top of the trim. Just enough to be able to remove the liner and have enough room to reattach the new liner.
The liner has to be sewn due to the minimal working area. To sew through glue is a very difficult job.