How to make a lamp out of threads - step by step instructions

Today we are going to talk about a very interesting topic. It will be necessary to use your skillful hands and imagination in order to create a unique chandelier, and we will tell you the basics and give examples for creative inspiration.

So, the topic of today's article is a thread lamp. There are a lot of examples and methods of manufacturing on the Internet, but we want to make this material special and therefore we will tell you some nuances that few people know about. Let's make the interior brighter together and add some splendor to it.

Advantages of a lampshade made of threads

A lampshade made of threads will create the atmosphere of a soaring lamp in any room. The light from such a ceiling is soft and diffused, so it is suitable for almost all rooms in a house or apartment.

A thread lampshade with a hole at the bottom will create spot lighting in the work area and fill the room with soft flood light.

Since we will make it with our own hands, we can create absolutely any shape and at the same time choose the density of the thread, depending on what kind of glow effect we want to get.

For the manufacture of the ceiling, you can use any cotton thread. The shape of the lampshade is chosen arbitrarily. In this example, a heart-shaped balloon is used. A great solution to surprise your beloved.

A dense laying of thread is used to highlight the subject, but the light will be mediocre. In such a solution, it is worth using a bright light source, for example, a 12 W LED lamp will highlight the ceiling well, and the lighting will take on the shade of a thread and flood the entire room with soft light.

The method with dense laying of turns of thread is best used for rooms where there is spotlighting of work areas, and the main light does not fulfill its bearing value. Rest places are perfect for implementation, such as bedroom.

The light from such a lamp receives the shade of the thread. The tighter you stack the coils, the dimmer and softer you get the light output. Good table lamp.

The actual solution would be the manufacture of a white lampshade - this is a universal shade that is perfect for a modern interior in a business style. Why universal you ask? The shape of the lampshade design is a cut ball. Thanks to easy access inside, you can change the brightness of the glow of such a chandelier by laying a thin layer of synthetic winterizer.

A chandelier made of threads will surprise guests and delight in the manufacturing process.

Let's summarize: lampshade made of threads, a modern piece of furniture. Thanks to its individual shape, it is a unique shade for any lamp in your home. It is recommended to use only cotton or woolen threads, because they hold their shape better.

You can play with manufacturing technology and make a multi-level multi-colored design - this solution will be an excellent surprise for children's room or for a room made in the style of pop art.

“The thinker sees his actions as experiments, and his questions as attempts to find out something. Success and failure are first of all answers for him.” Friedrich Nietzsche

What is suitable for the base

A thread lamp can be made in two ways. The first is that we do everything from the very beginning with our own hands. The second - we are remodeling the old lamp. Let's start with the second option and see what can come out of the old lampshade.

The old lampshade and not new weave still look great. Subtlety and minimalism, a delightful solution.

Macrame weaving looks good, this technology will probably never go out of fashion, but such a composition has its drawbacks. Not everyone will be able to repeat the presented work and such a solution is far from suitable for every interior. Let's go ahead and look at the others.

This performance will please many.

The option with a woven thread lampshade will look good in a nursery. To bring it to life, you only need an old lamp and a skein of thread, then your imagination and a little time.

An old umbrella might come in handy too.

It will be possible to make a ceiling of threads only after you have drilled many small holes for the threads. So that the light of such a lampshade does not blind your eyes, the lamp can be placed in a small cylinder or ball, they can be glued together from threads, for example, like this.

Manufacturing process

The base is a round balloon.The ball is inflated and coated with a thin layer of petroleum jelly, then we wrap it with cotton thread and coat it with PVA liquid glue over the entire area of ​​​​the thread.

Perform the procedure carefully and allow to dry for a day.

The dried ball is ready for use immediately after it dries, it will take a day. Is there still a balloon inside it? Pop him. Carefully cut out the hole for the lamp with scissors. Addition to the umbrella - ready.

A good example will be in this video.

You can use any base, for example, old vase or plastic bottle, a lampshade or a balloon of some special shape, perhaps a teddy bear, we recommend giving free rein to your fantasies, and what you manage to leave below in the comments.

Due to the light weight of the ceiling of threads, you can make just such a composition.

To do this, all you need is a good dry branch, 4 m of electrical wire, 3 lampholders and fishing line to secure our piece of wood over the dining table.

To wind such shades, use the technology described above and use garden pots and a small bucket as a template. Don't forget about Vaseline - it will make it easy to remove the cover from the template. Carry out the electrical part, observing the safety regulations, all connection work must be carried out with the power supply disconnected.

Literally anything can act as a light source for such structures, even garland. In this case, you just need to pass the cable with the garland lamps into the empty spaces of our ceiling lamps and lay the garland in a secluded corner - an intimate atmosphere is ready.

Pasted cardboard is used as the base of the chandelier.There is a drilled anchor bolt with a long thread in the ceiling, and a decorative nut holds our structure.

The lampshades are made of multi-colored threads, and the wires are left in their natural form. Such a design can be supplemented by wrapping it with a braided thread, such a solution will allow you to hide the annoying white color in this picture.

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Helpful Hints

If you decide to make a lamp out of threads with your own hands, then you have 24 hours maximum left before you get the finished result, and this instruction is for you:

1. Decide on the subject of creativity - use an old lamp to remake or create a unique new one.
2. Stock up on PVA glue and multi-colored cotton threads; one lamp the size of a soccer ball takes from 40 to 70 meters of thread.
3. You will need a socket, a wire, a lamp and a connecting strip to connect the electrical part.
4. Feel free to experiment, your imagination is the key to a brilliant solution. Think in advance how the finished ceiling will be attached, you may need to wind more thread in a certain place, in which case the structure will be stronger.
5. Before winding the thread on the selected template, be sure to treat it with petroleum jelly so that the glue does not stick with the thread.
6. If you want to create a high-quality neck for mounting a cartridge, use a ring and wind the thread around it at the stage of forming the lampshade.

In this case, the wires of the cartridges are threaded into the space between the threads. The caps on top of the ceiling perform a decorative role.

A 5 liter plastic bottle was used as a template.A spirally wound canopy made of dense thread allows you to direct the lighting to the right place. The luminaire is made of three plafonds, which are connected via a network cable.

Conclusion

Do not make bulky designs, a chandelier made of threads is made light and soaring, it should be airy and contrasting. You can use threads of different colors, laying them under another layer, or vice versa, wrap the yellow ball with green thread in a chaotic manner.

Master class: Balls of thread.

Friends, we will end here, we hope this article helped you master the basic skills of making a lamp from threads, and you took something useful for yourself. And what methods of making such lamps do you know about? Maybe you can give us information that we can supplement our article or an interesting idea for making lamps. We will be very happy to discuss this topic with you. See you again.