Before you order your pendant, ensure that your lamp holder will fit through your shade hole. At Creative-Cables, we stock predominantly European-sized fittings (40 mm opening) which take E27 bulbs. For customers who have existing shades with standard Australian shade holes (28 mm–30 mm opening), we stock select lamp holders to suit B22 bayonet bulbs.
Shades come in many different materials, weights, and hole sizes to fit the lamp holder. Your shade may have a solid aperture ring or an internal wire frame ring designed to slide over the threaded lamp holder body.
Shades are attached by a lamp holder fitted with dual shade rings. These rings are wider than the shade hole and screw on and off the lamp holder barrel to clamp the shade securely in place, keeping the light bulb positioned correctly inside.
Measure the inner diameter of your shade ring or mounting hole carefully and ensure that the outer thread diameter of the lamp holder you are purchasing will pass through and fit your shade.
Most of our lamp holders are European-sized E27 fittings (40 mm barrel). Those with shade rings will accommodate a wide range of standard shade frames. Please check the spec dimensions of each fitting to verify compatibility.
For shades with smaller holes (28 mm–30 mm), we have a dedicated range of lamp holders for lampshades that accommodate these smaller apertures. Please note that these take a B22 bayonet bulb.
Some shades may rest on top of a lamp holder lip instead of being clamped with shade rings. We do not advise this as your shade may shift or tilt over time, though it is physically possible to install.
For woven baskets or shades without standard mounting rings, the fabric cable can be wrapped around the structure or woven through the frame to suspend the light bulb safely within the shade body.
Exposed metal, painted, or porcelain lamp holders can be matched with textile cables to complement or contrast with your lampshade design for a bespoke aesthetic.
Pendants using lamp holders with removable shade rings can be hardwired by an electrician first, allowing you to easily screw off the ring and add or change shades at a later date without rewiring.
Yes, installing a threaded lamp holder setup allows you to switch out or swap lampshades whenever your interior design style updates, using the same installed textile pendant cable.
