Has anyone ever made a parasol? Buying them is all well and good, but I have such evil ideas of what they could look like! It would be nice to be able to make them.

Not me, although I've entertained the idea on several occassions.

I've never found any tutorials on the subject either.

Perhaps that's a first that Costuming.org should work on? XD

there is a parasol pattern with butterick, I don't know if that could help you.

here it is : http://www.butterick.com/item/B4955.htm??tab=costumes&page=2

Hey that's sweet! :D Thanks for adding that link! :)

Thank you for the link! While it isn't quite what I'm after, I think it could definetly be a good start! =^_^=

From scratch? No. :blink: I suppose it would be possible, but...wow, sounds like a lot of work. There do seem to be a couple of sites on it, though. But I can't vouch for how good they are
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Parasol Making

I have considered modifying umbrellas into parasols, though. Doing my own designs on the cloth or paper, for example.