A vintage black parasol, fully lined in a floral print, with pink and ivory accents:



Pale tan vintage parasol, with ivory braid and shabby chic braided trim:





This piece was in rather sad shape when I acquired it, with several tips missing, and the black outer layer hanging loose, with one of the rib seams split. I tacked and darned and managed to salvage the original fabric, then applied trim to cover up the stitching. There are 10 ribs, and I alternated between an ivory braid and a pink trim threaded through with velvet ribbon. The top and edges are finished with a pink lace layered under a beaded trim, finished with more of the pink velvet trim. There are just short of 18 yards of lace and trim used in this piece.























This second piece was also in some disrepair, as it was heavily stained on the fabric fold between the ribs, and there were a series of holes in the fabric about 4" from the tip. Most of the holes were covered by the trim, but a few are still evident. It is decorated in two varieties of ivory trim, with cotton lace along the edges, and finished with a most unusual trim, made of scraps of a nylon fabric loosely pleated, then secured with a row of the same fabric braided. In this piece, there are just over 17 yards of trim and lace.