This Wednesday's Lampshade Workshop has spots still available

I still have room in this Wednesday's fabric workshop if there are any spur of the moments students out there. Everyone leaves with a finished lampshade, lots of helpful lighting info and a fun day. Students also get to purchase my new book and lampshade materials at a reduced cost.

We have the workshops right in my shop. I push back all the display props and tables and make room for the gang. We usually start out with a mid size shade, either a square or hex frame. Students usually bring their own fabrics, but if you get stuck, I have lots... as you can see.

We start the day at 11am which usually gives everybody time to arrive in Vermont. We run till 1 pm or the point where are shades are put together and drying, then break for lunch. The Pawlet General Store, Machs is two doors down from my shop. So handy. I have the tea pot on and homemade cookies (hopefully). Then it's back to work making finishing trims and putting the grosgrain on. And tea and cookies... I see in England they have a wine and cheese hour in their lampshade making, only in Europe; but heck it might make trimming the shade easier which is fine by me.

We'll finish up between 4 and 5pm. Usually a proud moment to put our shades on a lamp and admire our hand-crafted lampshade. Hope you can join us. I'll be back in the shop on Monday, 802-325-6308. The foliage isn't quite peak, but it's coming. Still pretty out. We just drove up to Danby for Sunday breakfast and the leaves are making progress.

I will be set up this coming week at The Hildene Craft Show in Manchester Village, Vermont. I will be signing copies of my new book, The Lampshade Lady's Guide to Lighting up your Life and do a lampshade demo. The show runs Friday-Sunday 2,3,4 10am-5pm. It is in the Hildene polo field on the River Road, just past the grand Equinox Hotel.