Give An Old Light Shade A Face Lift

 

 

Don't throw those tired old light shades out, they can be be brought back to life with a bit of imagination, a crochet hook and some yarn. Here are three that I plan on working on and I have finished the first one.

I wanted a simple and open light light shade to go over the dining table.

I cut and tore the existing shade off it's frame

 I then gave it a clean

 I crocheted some diamond shapes to fit within each section

Then I tied them on at each end

I used a budget acrylic yarn

 Next I had to secure the diamond shape with some chains and slip st's, I began at the center of the diamond on the frame, to keep it evenly placed

I added more rows of chains and sl st's at an even space

Then I began to wrap the exposed frame with a sl st, I used my fingers instead of the crochet hook as it was easier for me

I could have added more elements to the light shade, but as I said I wanted something simple.

I'm glad I took the time to wrap the exposed frame, the variegated yarn looks quite impressive.

Thanks for taking the time to read my post
I have another light shade I made not long ago if you would like to see that, just follow this link