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Have fun learning the craft of lampshade making. Start with a kit, attend a workshop, watch our free tutorials and join our online community.

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FUN AND EASY KIT

At 3Chooks our passion is to help creative people make beautiful lampshades.

Discover the joy of lamps that transform your living space and bring a smile to your face every time you flick the switch.

Choose a fabric you adore, grab a kit and you'll be making lampshades you'll love in no time. 

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Full Tutorial

Watch this video in just 20 minutes to learn how to make lampshades. Then grab a Lampshade Kit to get started.

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Tutorial - how to make a lampshade

Magnificent

"Thanks for doing such a magnificent job on the lampshade. It really is beautiful and the workmanship faultless. You are certainly skilled and we are thrilled with the end result. We will most certainly come back to you should we have other lampshades to be recovered in the future, and I will happily recommend you to friends and colleagues." Ros M

High Praise

"I thoroughly enjoyed the class on Sunday and the ease with which you presented the class. I have a BA in Adult Education, so please take my comments as high praise." Kim attended my class at Sew Make Create in June 2016.

Excellent workmanship

"We've put the lampshade up in the spare bedroom and it's perfect. Thank you for your advice regarding the appropriate size and your excellent workmanship." Janelle DunLany

Vintage Transformation

"Thanks so much again for today, I just tried them on and they look stunning, yay for us!!!" Amanda, after a private workshop to transform her vintage gooseneck lamp

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