{"id":485,"date":"2025-07-12T17:29:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T17:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogi.tiinabutiik.ee\/485-2\/"},"modified":"2026-08-29T15:44:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T15:44:44","slug":"485-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogi.tiinabutiik.ee\/en\/485-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Macram\u00e9 Lampshade and Ceiling Cable Cover"},"content":{"rendered":"<trp-tag data-no-translation>\n<!-- \ud83c\udf3f TIINA K\u00c4SIT\u00d6\u00d6KAMBER \u2013 SEO BLOKK -->\n<div style=\"height: 0; overflow: hidden; position: absolute;\"><\/div>\n<!-- \ud83c\udf38 PEALKIRI -->\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center; color: #4b2e2e; margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: Georgia,serif;\"><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #6b6b6b; font-size: 15px; margin-top: -6px;\"><em>Boho-style macram\u00e9 lampshade and ceiling cover \u2013 handmade by Tiina Butiik<\/em><\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; color: #3b2b2b; line-height: 1.7; max-width: 500px; margin: auto;\">\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center; margin: 20px 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogi.tiinabutiik.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/maimu_lambivarjuga.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/blogi.tiinabutiik.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/maimu_lambivarjuga.png\" alt=\"Makramee lambivari ja Maimu koos\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\nI had been dreaming for ages of a boho-style lampshade, something that would fit into my handmade world.\nLacy, soft and distinctive, made with my own hands so that even Maimu would approve.\nNow the moment finally came, and with it a cable cover was born too, because apparently even the ceiling needs beauty and rhythm.\n<h2 style=\"color: #4b2e2e;\">\u2728 My macram\u00e9 lampshade<\/h2>\nI found my inspiration on YouTube: \ud83d\udc49\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/0L7Z_zr8DSA?si=FX0HgjEidSzW_cJx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\nBoho macram\u00e9 lampshade tutorial\n<\/a>.\nThe tutorial was lovely, but I did everything my own way, adding my own colours, layers and rhythm of knots.\n<ul style=\"margin-left: 20px;\">\n \t<li>Three colours of cord: burgundy, caramel and white.<\/li>\n \t<li>Each repeat of the pattern began with a new colour, so the light could play through the different shades.<\/li>\n \t<li>Two layers of fringe: the inner layer shorter (about 30 cm), the outer one longer and fuller.<\/li>\n \t<li>The inner layer is white and combed out, while the outer layer was left twisted to help it hold its shape.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nThat lets the light diffuse softly and creates a layered, lively effect.\nThe video makes a very large lampshade; I made mine more compact, with three pattern repeats along the bottom row after the starting row.\nThere simply wasn\u2019t any more pre-cut cord to work with, so improvisation it was.\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center; margin: 20px 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogi.tiinabutiik.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_20250712_182217-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogi.tiinabutiik.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_20250712_182217-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Makramee lambivari \u2013 valminud t\u00f6\u00f6\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/div>\nI didn\u2019t trim the fringe perfectly straight. I wanted it to keep a slightly untamed, natural look.\nTo stop it becoming too wild, I dampened the inner fringe, combed it soft and gave it a light spray of hairspray to finish.\nThat way it stays beautiful even if Maimu decides to have a nap underneath the shade. \ud83e\uddf6\n<h2 style=\"color: #4b2e2e;\">\ud83d\udd27 The cable cover \u2013 why and how?<\/h2>\nOnce I hung the lampshade from the ceiling, an ugly plastic cup and a black cable were still visible, ruining the whole effect.\nI decided to hide them under macram\u00e9. If you\u2019re going to make something beautiful, you may as well finish the job properly.\n<ul style=\"margin-left: 20px;\">\n \t<li>I took a sturdy piece of wire and bent it into a ring of the right size.<\/li>\n \t<li>I attached 2 m cords with Lark\u2019s Head knots.<\/li>\n \t<li>I made 3 rows of Square Knots in a straight line.<\/li>\n \t<li>I combed out the fringe and left it long so that it would fall over the cable and partly over the lampshade.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nThe whole woven piece was fixed to the ceiling with tape (yes, without a ladder, a full acrobatics performance).\nThe result? Soft and flowing, and nobody would ever guess there used to be an ordinary cable fitting underneath.\n<h2 style=\"color: #4b2e2e;\">\ud83e\uddf5 Why did I leave the inner fringe shorter?<\/h2>\nIf all the fringe were the same length, it would look too hairy from underneath.\nThe shorter inner row creates layers, lets the pattern breathe and gives the light a soft, diffused glow.\nIt suits my world: wild and delicate at the same time.\n<blockquote style=\"font-style: italic; color: #4b2e2e; margin: 20px 0;\">\u2018Every knot counts, especially the ones nobody sees.\u2019\n\n\u2013 Maimu, my crocheted granny<\/blockquote>\nMaimu watched the whole process and nodded approvingly\nwhen she said that a lampshade has to be <strong>beautiful and practical at the same time<\/strong>.\nAnd once again, she is right.\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center; margin: 25px 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogi.tiinabutiik.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/lambivarjud_korvuti_2-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogi.tiinabutiik.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/lambivarjud_korvuti_2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Makramee lambivarjud k\u00f5rvuti \u2013 p\u00e4evavalguses ja \u00f5htul\" width=\"420\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center; color: #4b2e2e;\">\ud83c\udfa8 Which would suit your home better?<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">On the left: bold, contrasting and red, with strong lines of knots.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9866 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogi.tiinabutiik.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2-lambivarju-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"378\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogi.tiinabutiik.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2-lambivarju-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blogi.tiinabutiik.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2-lambivarju-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blogi.tiinabutiik.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2-lambivarju-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/blogi.tiinabutiik.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2-lambivarju-320x320.png 320w, https:\/\/blogi.tiinabutiik.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2-lambivarju.png 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 378px) 100vw, 378px\" \/>\n\nOn the right: lighter, lacier and airier, Maimu\u2019s favourite.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center; margin: 20px 0;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 25px; text-align: center; color: #555; font-size: 14px;\"><em>Macram\u00e9 lampshade and cable cover \u2013 where light meets the soul of handmade work.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/trp-tag>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":486,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tiina_en_title":"Macram\u00e9 Lampshade and Ceiling Cable Cover","footnotes":""},"categories":[41,214,206],"tags":[262,246,300,244],"class_list":["post-485","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kodusisustus","category-lambivarjud","category-makramee-kasitoovotted","tag-kasitoo","tag-kodusisustus","tag-lambivari","tag-makramee"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogi.tiinabutiik.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogi.tiinabutiik.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogi.tiinabutiik.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogi.tiinabutiik.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogi.tiinabutiik.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=485"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogi.tiinabutiik.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10840,"href":"https:\/\/blogi.tiinabutiik.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485\/revisions\/10840"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogi.tiinabutiik.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/486"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogi.tiinabutiik.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=485"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogi.tiinabutiik.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=485"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogi.tiinabutiik.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}