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recovering parasol
Hi All, I put the old cover back on and did the packing tape thing, as Colleen suggested (below). The included picture shows the packing tape outline on top of the white template, I used to cut the (non fitting) panels from. They are clearly not a match. (The template was cut to allow...- shakushinnen
- Post #20
- Forum: The Powder Room
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recovering parasol
Hi Sunny/Colleen, I'm not a perfectionist, although my wife would take serious issue with that statement. I know the degree to which I want something done, and in this case, this is not it (better picture). A ladies parasol has to be perfect...- shakushinnen
- Post #19
- Forum: The Powder Room
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recovering parasol
Much Better, but .......... Hi, I have resewn the seams to take up the slack, and although it's much better, it's not good enough. Here's a picture, that doesn't really show very well. http://s137.photobucket.com/albums/q234/shakushinnen/?action=view¤t=mini-cover.jpg I have a...- shakushinnen
- Post #16
- Forum: The Powder Room
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recovering parasol
Hi Colleen, "It looks to me like your panels, when you make your pattern, need to have a slight gradual inward curve on each seam from where the extra fullness begins, out to the triangle tip." .........Yes, I think so. I revisited your earlier suggestion re reversing the top. This time...- shakushinnen
- Post #14
- Forum: The Powder Room
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recovering parasol
Hi Sunny, Good suggestion, doing alternate ribs. I'm not a good sewer so I have to build in a fudge factor, until I get better. For these seams, I first glue the the two panel edges (outside to outside) with fabric glue. (I do this so that the fabric can't shift when I fold it.)...- shakushinnen
- Post #11
- Forum: The Powder Room
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recovering parasol
Hi Sunny, Thanks for looking at these. The original canopy was black nylon. I spent a lot of time trying to repair it, but it was rotting, so eventually I had to give up. This one's made of satin. Usually I use nylon, but this is such a nice parasol, I wanted to give it a little something...- shakushinnen
- Post #9
- Forum: The Powder Room
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recovering parasol
Hi Colleen/Sunny, I have uploaded 4 images. (I hope this works. It's the first time I've tried this.) I think you'll see what the problem is. Sunny, I don't know what era the parasol is from. It was given to me by a friend, who was handling an estate. The cover says...- shakushinnen
- Post #7
- Forum: The Powder Room
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recovering parasol
Hi Colleen, Can I attach a jpg to a post? John- shakushinnen
- Post #5
- Forum: The Powder Room
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recovering parasol
Hi Colleen, Great idea. However, when I do that, the little dewmajiggies that attach the canopy to the ends of the ribs, have to be twisted in such a fashion as to distort the fabric line. Yes, I have cut all the panels along the thread direction. John- shakushinnen
- Post #3
- Forum: The Powder Room
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recovering parasol
Hi, I'm new here. I've seen posts referring to recovering a parasol, and was wondering if anyone would be able to help with a problem I'm having, recovering my wife's parasol? I have cut all the panels, and sewed them together; but when I put the cover on the frame, I get a puffy area...- shakushinnen
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- Forum: The Powder Room
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