A fabric lamp is like a sweater tied around the shoulders—cooly effortless but done with stylistic intent. Swapping a glass or metal fixture for fabric adds an instant ease and lightness to a room. The design world has certainly caught on. Some night would be so romantic.

1. sublimation transfer
paper printing for
fabric lamps

3. A fabric lamp is like a sweater tied around the shoulders—
cooly effortless but done with stylistic intent. Swapping a
glass or metal fixture for fabric adds an instant ease and
lightness to a room. The design world has certainly caught on.
Some night would be so romantic.

4. Here some steps that teach you how to produce a fabric lamp.
Step1: Download from computer with sublimation transfer paper and
printing it into fabric

5. From computer, print it
out and enlarge it. It is not
likely to print on one piece
of 11x17" paper unless you
get it at just the right angle
so it may be easier to
enlarge half of the pattern
at a time. Tape the two
copies together after
matching the lines.
Depending on the type of
fabric that you use, you
may want to use fusible
interfacing. I used a fairly
thin vintage cotton that
benefited from interfacing,
but if you use a heavier
fabric it won't be
necessary. If you do think
your fabric will benefit
from it.Follow the
directions on the package
to fuse. The kind I used
required I lay the fusible
side down on the wrong
side of the fabric, cover
with a damp cloth and
press with a hot iron. Very
easy.

6. To begin sewing, lay two pieces
with right sides together and pin
along one edge.
I put pins 3/4 of an inch from
either end as markers for where
to start and stop sewing. You will
need the very top and bottom to
remain open so that later you
can turn it right side out and fit it
over the lamp post. Once the
first two pieces are sewn,
continue matching piece by
piece with like sides together,
pinning and sewing until you
have made it all the way around
the lamp. There will be six
seams. Fortunately, these fold up
like an accordion as you move to
each new section, so you'll find it
easy to keep extra fabric out of
your way while you are pinning
and sewing.

7. Clip and Stuff
You should
now have what
looks like a
deflated
balloon. The
next step is to
clip the seams
so that when
you turn the
"balloon" right
side out you
will have nice,
smooth seams.

8. Now it's time to
assemble your lamp.
After screwing 1 nut
followed by 1
washer onto one end
of the threaded lamp
pipe, stick it into the
top of the fence post
cap. Tighten a
second nut on the
underside of the
fence post cap.Then
adhere the 4 vinyl
feet to each corner
of the base. This will
make the lamp more
stable and will also
create clearance for
the cord.

9. Once you have your fabric base anchored on the lamp pipe, make
sure that the stuffing is even and full. When you are happy with it,
sew the top closed using a running stitch in a circle near the top. By
tightening your thread, you'll close the top.

10. With the washer in
place at the top of the
lamp, screw on the
base of the light fixture
socket. Push the cord
up through the base
and out through the
socket cap at the top
and tie what is called
an underwriter's knot.
There are two screws
on either side of the
socket. Loosen these
screws slightly. Wrap
the ribbed wire around
the silver screw and
the other wire around
the brass screw.
Tighten with a
screwdriver.Pull the
extra wire back into
the lamp and snap the
socket down into the
cap and you are done!

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