I built this parasol cover onto an antique frame dating to the 1870s. The handle is made from the rootball of a small tree. The frame has seven ribs that suppport the canopy. This is highly unusual, as most umbrella and parasol frames have an even number of ribs. When designing this project, I was inspired by a picture of a frog using a leaf as an umbrella. The over-canopy is made from vintage kimono reminants, which I dyed to shade. When the parasol is open, the panels of the under-canopy takes significant tension, with the greatest strain occuring towards the outside edge and the least near the central spike. Managing this differential pulling across each panel was an exciting challenge. The grey dangles that hang from each rib are antique findings.