Recovering Two Antique Parasols || A Historical Sewing Vlog

These two parasols have been sitting in my workspace waiting to be recovered for a little over a year. Finally, I got around to fixing them up. The first one is a cane ribbed 1840s parasol that gets a fresh light pink silk cover. It also had a little button on its previous cover which as used to close it and I put the button back on when I was done with the parasol. The second parasol is a black silk marquis parasol, with a fun little hidden marquis hinge. This one originally had a full lace canopy that was unfortunately in tatters by the time I got it. So instead, the parasol gets a lace edging until I can source an original canopy. I also added a fringe to replace one that probably got lost along the way. Both parasols needed to get done and out of my workspace so I am thrilled that they are complete!

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[prettyk]

Hey Katelyn, thanks for this video! Did you do a rolled hem? I have several parasols I need to cover, but I have a problem where even if if the pattern piece looks like it should fit, it always slides down from the top, but if I can get it to stay at the top, then it's too short to attach to the tips. Does that make sense? I have the Truly Victorian parasol pattern and everyone says it's so easy, so I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong!

[emilybrooks]

How did you get the top of the second parasol off? I have a parasol im trying to cover but the finial seems to be glued in place and im terrified of ruining it. And I don't want to leave it on because the cover never fits snug if it's left on (at least for me)
Thanks!