Australian Homespun - June 2018

13

Wind the tape around the ring on a wide angle.

Each wrap should lie adjacent to the previous one,

without overlapping it. Shannan recommends holding the

tape tight to the ring with the thumb and fi ngers of one

hand and using the other hand to wind. When you get

back to the beginning, trim the tape at an angle so that it

just overlaps the beginning, add a dab of glue underneath

it and glue it in place. Repeat Steps 12 and 13 to wrap

tape around the plain ring.

FINISHING

14

Cut some small scraps of fabric from the excess

evenweave. Peg the bottom edge of the stitched

fabric+styrene shade around the fi tted ring – the spokes

of the fi tted ring need to be facing up inside the shade

and the edge of the styrene needs to be exactly aligned

with the outer edge of the ring. Use the scraps under the

pegs to avoid their marking the stitching. Then repeat the

process to peg the other end of the shade to the plain

ring. Check that the vertical threads in the shade lie quite

straight and that you haven’t twisted the fabric between

the top and bottom rings inadvertently.