Burlap Drum Shade {How To}

My dilemma started with this lamp shade.  I needed a fairly tall shade for my lamp and didn't want to spend a fortune so I settled for one from Lowes.  I really like the burlap covered shades from Ballard and I thought that pairing rustic burlap with a sleek porcelain lamp base could be a nice combination.  (By the way, even though I have made several items with burlap lately, this will be the first burlap piece in our house.)

I started by removing the trim and fabric from the shade.  My plan was to use this tutorial but it never occurred to me that my shade had a smaller circumference at the top than at the bottom.  Grrr.  This made it a little trickier to apply the fabric so what I did was apply it in two pieces creating two seams which I wasn't thrilled about, but it worked.

I used fabric glue to apply the burlap and held in it in place using tape.  

For the burlap trim, I cut two pieces.  One that measured the circumference for the top plus one inch and one for the circumference of the bottom plus, both about 1 1/4" wide.  I have found that sometimes heat & bond causes fabric to draw in or shrink slightly.  So I wanted to have pieces that were long enough knowing that I would cut off the excess.  I folded the pieces inward and pressed.

Next I applied heat & bond according to the instructions on the package.

Next, using my glue gun, I applied the trim to the top and bottom of the shade.