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Make a Paper Lampshade

5(6 reviews)
Discover how to use paper collage to create your own Papershade -a unique paper lampshade which will brighten up your home whether the lights are on or off!
Muswell Hill, London N10
In-person
£60 pp
3hrs
Beginner
What happens in this class?

Discover how to use paper collage to create your own Papershade -a unique paper lampshade which will brighten up your home whether the lights are on or off!

This workshop is relaxed, fun and super-creative and something everyone can do. All the materials are provided - tissue paper, gift wrap, wallpaper, magazine pages - anything which can be torn or cut out and stuck down onto a template. With expert guidance from Ros Freeborn, founder of Papershades, you'll discover how to create a beautiful design on a card template which, when it's finished, will be printed onto five panels…

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Things to remember

You don't need to bring anything to a Papershades workshop. Everything is provided. However, if you do have a favourite paper - wrapping paper, wallpaper, photos or printed materials which you'd like to incorporate into the design, bring it along. Sometimes people come with a firm idea of what…

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Latest Reviews
5(6 reviews)
Sarah - 10 April 2019
Ros is a wonderful and fantastic teacher and she makes the atmosphere very social. She will guide you every step of the way and you will soon discover that the possibilities are endless with paper. I would highly recommend this course and anyone can do it. Loved the delicious cake and coffee:)
Jane - 23 February 2018
Great afternoon. Ros is an excellent tutor and very encouraging. She is also a wonderful host, and serves delicious cake!
Anonymous - 21 February 2018
Ros inspired, supported and encouraged us, and very soon we were all working on our own ideas, absorbed and happy. The atmosphere was so positive, we all came away with really beautiful Christmas lampshades. Mine has been on display ever since. I feel proud to have achieved such an attractive piece, and grateful to Ros’ patience and nurturing, let alone creative flair. A thoroughly enjoyable and worthwhile experience. Book as a group of friends ? I’m definitely going back with some of mine!
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Booking Options
Private BookingFor groups of 2 to 10 guests
£60

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Age Requirement

12
All students under the age of 16 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.

Flexible cancellation policy

Any class can be cancelled and fully refunded within 24 hours of purchase. See cancellation policy.
Your Teacher

Papershades was set up by artist Rosalind Freeborn who specialises in paper collage. She wanted to find a way to make her art available beyond a work on canvas.

Ros found a way to 'reinvent the wheel' - to create two sizes of wheels which can grip panels of paper and make a lampshade which fits comfortably and safely on the average lamp stand or room light. She launched Papershades with a range of floral designed based on her own paper collage work. She's developing new ranges all the time, including festive Papershades for Christmas.

Ros has developed a way…

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Class Location
Papershades studio
Muswell Hill, London N10
29
Muswell Hill
N10 3PR
London

Reviews

Sarah - 10 April 2019
Ros is a wonderful and fantastic teacher and she makes the atmosphere very social. She will guide you every step of the way and you will soon discover that the possibilities are endless with paper. I would highly recommend this course and anyone can do it. Loved the delicious cake and coffee:)
Jane - 23 February 2018
Great afternoon. Ros is an excellent tutor and very encouraging. She is also a wonderful host, and serves delicious cake!
Anonymous - 21 February 2018
Ros inspired, supported and encouraged us, and very soon we were all working on our own ideas, absorbed and happy. The atmosphere was so positive, we all came away with really beautiful Christmas lampshades. Mine has been on display ever since. I feel proud to have achieved such an attractive piece, and grateful to Ros’ patience and nurturing, let alone creative flair. A thoroughly enjoyable and worthwhile experience. Book as a group of friends ? I’m definitely going back with some of mine!
Anonymous - 19 February 2018
Great fun. Had lots of ideas, difficult settling for one, but Rosalind was very good at giving you space to play around and then hone in on one idea to get that personalised lampshade.
Anonymous - 19 February 2018
I've actually done this class twice it was so much fun! Ros is a warm and friendly host who begins the class in her Edwardian studio with a background of her paper art and what got her into lampshades. Then you can find the perfect pieces to make your very own custom lampshade using the plethora of tissue paper, wallpaper, wrapping paper, etc. in her collection. She'll guide you through creating your art and assembling the lampshade. And I can't leave out the delicious tea and cake she serves! It's an all around unique and delightful experience that I'd recommend to anyone who likes arts, crafts, or simply good conversation (and cake).
Anonymous - 19 February 2018
Loved it is the easiest way to describe it. I went with a few friend and it was so much fun being creative together. Ross is the perfect host and the tea and biscuits were lovely too ;) Best, Toni