Free Sewing patterns project for a Lamp Shade
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Free sewing patterns project Materials: a piece of satin 7 1/4 inches wide and 29 1/2 inches long, one ball of no.500 florence knitting silk, and one spool corticelli sewing silk; all of one color.
Sew the ends of the satin together, make a narrow hem on its lower edge, and turn down the upper edge 1 1/2 inches in depth on the back side.
Shirr the top in 4 rows, placing the shirring 1/4 of an inch apart, with the 1st row 1/2 inch from the edge.
Draw up the satin in the 1st shirring so that the shade will be about 13 inches in circumference. Each successive shirring should be done so that the satin shall be a little wider than at the point of the previous row, so as to give a proper shape for the globe.
Lay a tape measure of yard-stick on the back side of the satin, and with a sharp lead-pencil mark small dots close to the narrow hem exactly 1/8 of an inch apart. This insures uniform work in crocheting an edge for the fringe, which is to be made as follows,:
With a fine crochet hook draw the end of the knitting silk through the satin exactly on teh 1st dot previously marked by the pencil, put same over needle, make one chain, continue this operation on each dot entirely around the bottom of the shade and secure the ends for this free sewing patterns project.
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Then wind the knitting silk around a smooth, stiff piece of pasteboard 4 1/2 inches wide, say 50 times (but not so tight as to bend the board); cut the silk on one edge of the board, thus making 50 pieces of fringe 8 1/2 inches long. As 928 pieces of these pieces will be required, cut that number in like manner, and with a coarse crochet hook draw 4, doubled as shown in the picture, into each loop of the crochet edge.
This forms a beautiful and durable fringe about 4 inches deep, which will not untwist if made of Florence knitting silk, and completes the shade for this free sewing patterns project.
If desired, the satin my be decorated either in Kensington work with Florence Filling Silk, in outline designs with no.1000 florence etching silk, or with painting.
Whether plain or decorated, these shades are very elegant, and will be found most acceptable wedding presents.
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