How To Make A Glue String Ball Lamp Shade

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How to make a glue string ball lamp shade. Plus the whole lampshade is super cheap can be made for under 10. 16 inch diameter ball 400 yards 14 inch diameter ball 300 yards 9 inch diameter ball 100 yards. Tool ball inflating needle available at sporting goods stores tool supply bouncy balls of various sizes supply supply clear drying craft glue about 1 bottle per ball supply supply hemp string 20lb. You aren t using the glue as is you need to make a mixture of equal parts glue to water.

Wrap your string around the ball haphazardly criss crossing in whatever pattern or non pattern really you think looks good. Go about a yard or two at a time squeezing off the excess with your thumb and forefinger. To make this easier for yourself draw a guide line across the bottom of the ball and a small circle on the top of the ball. Feed the string into the glue mixture.

A thread lampshade is a super easy and pretty lampshade that can be made with just simple thread string glue and an inflatable ball. Since you ll be deflating the ball later try to keep that hole at the bottom so that it s easy to find.