Brighten up any room with this cheery lampshade. Amazing Design's Classy Floral Crewelwork Collection will add a handmade touch to any store-bought lampshade to give your home the elegant and custom look you've been wanting!
Materials:
- 1 Yard solid colored decorator fabric (Yellow)
- Baby Lock Tear-Away Soft Stabilizer
- Madeira® Matt embroidery thread
- Double stitch tape
- Double stick tape
Tools:
- Baby Lock Embroidery machine
- Pinking Shears
- Fabric Glue
- Amazing Designs Classy Floral Crewelwork Collection (ADC198) or similar designs
- General sewing supplies
Steps:
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Determine the designs to be used on the shade
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We used Amazing Designs Classy Floral Crewelwork collection designs CFC112 CFC118 CFC123 CFC129 CFC130 CFC131 CFC132 CFC133 and CFC134.
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We used Amazing Designs Classy Floral Crewelwork collection designs CFC112 CFC118 CFC123 CFC129 CFC130 CFC131 CFC132 CFC133 and CFC134.
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Download the designs to a USB thumb drive
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Set up the machine for embroidery
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Using the largest hoop hoop the yellow fabric and the tear-away stabilizer.
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Attach the hoop to the machine
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Retrieve the first design from the USB thumb drive and follow the next set of steps:
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Set the design. More than one design can be added within the same hoop.
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Click on Add and retrieve another design on the workspace.
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Move each of the designs toward the upper portion of the hoop with even spacing between the designs. The designs should not touch.
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Click on Add and retrieve another design
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Move the design
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Repeat until you have filled the hoop.
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Note: we embroidered 26 designs for this project based on the size of the lampshade.
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Embroider the designs using two different shades of yellow. (medium yellow & light yellow)
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Note: The centers were embroidered using the medium yellow and the outer edges used the light yellow thread.
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Remove the embroidery from the hoop.
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Repeat these steps until you have enough embroidered designs.
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Gently tear the stabilizer away from the design
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Use the pinking shears cut around each of the designs.
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Determine the lay out of the design on the shade
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Place a small piece of double stick tape on the back of each of the designs and press in place.
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Move them around until you have created the perfect look where all of the designs are placed perfectly
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Place the designs around the entire shade.
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Once the layout has been determined take the individual designs off the shade and apply glue to the backside of the embroidered design sections.
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Press the glued design back into the same position
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Hold to secure the design until it is set
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Repeat for the remaining designs until the entire shade has all of the designs glued in place.
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Once the designs are glued you are free to use the lamp with its newly decorated shade
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