I Re-Covered an Antique Victorian Parasol

[@jeannechapman2696]

I am 82 and my mother never let us open umbrellas in the house, citing personal disasters that had resulted. I am not suspicious but still won't willingly open umbrella in house! Lol. Parasol turned out super!

[@dingobat2389]

Me either. And I don't believe in any religion.

[@Travis25601]

I just found your channel today. 😮 you are soo amazing ! Your content is so fun 😊 …can’t wait to see what’s next !

[@Beowulf-wt3kb]

I love that your Wearing your work dress from the video you made about why Victorians change clothes so many times. You’re one of the most interesting content creators I’ve ever seen on KZbin. Keep it up

[@AdelaideBeemanWhite]

Yes, the dresses featured in that video are my actual clothes that I wear every day. I wear the work dress significantly more often than any of my others.

[@OdinsSage]

"Certainly good enough for government work" 😆

[@veredben-avraham6598]

I love French Seams on everything!

[@blackletter2591]

Best how-to I've seen in years.

[@OdinsSage]

I just purchased a 1901 umbrella I happened to stumble upon in an antiques shop and plan to restore it in the near future. (Poor thing has a huge tear in the canopy, the whole thing needs to be replaced). This video was very informative to my future endeavors.

[@Swampzoid]

I admire your passion and humor.

[@michellegordon6586]

I speny $220 per metre for fabric made in France ,it was a combination of silk and lace it was only 90cms in width. I was making along length skirt. The total cost of the fabric for the skirt was $1326 ! It was absolutly stunning.

[@blazingstar9638]

That’s sweet looking!

[@screamingcats72]

I recently found your channel and just wanted to say I love your content, and your sense of humor. You make this kind of information so accessible and interesting!

[@kendramanuel968]

This is quality content!! Just found your channel today!!! I love it

[@AdelaideBeemanWhite]

Yay! Thank you!

[@TheEconWoman]

Clips usually help me when I can’t pin something. They’re very cost-effective and you will grow to love them! It took me almost 30 years to accept this - I was a pin girl all my life. But now on the slippery things, they get clipped. Beautiful outcome

[@Rotten_Ralph]

Clips are very good, another option for cutting the pieces is pattern weights and a rotary cutter. But I’m jumping into the conversation 😊

[@TheEconWoman]

@@Rotten_Ralph You are welcome in this conversation. I’ve never had good luck with pattern weights. There’s just not enough of them and they do slip and slide

[@AdelaideBeemanWhite]

I don’t quite trust rotary cutters, but I will try weights and clips!

[@Rotten_Ralph]

@@TheEconWoman I have a lot of pattern weights because I’m going to keep my piece in place while I am cutting.

[@Rotten_Ralph]

@@AdelaideBeemanWhite another option is tracing your pattern onto your fabric? Then it doesn’t matter if the fabric shifts you have a line to follow.

[@HJKelley47]

I just want to assure you that the Fashion Historian Police have not been informed about your Victorian parasol "faux pas." You can sleep with ease Adelaide! You did a beautiful job.

[@ayfr.]

I love this video!! Thank you for posting it!! I have a Victorian umbrella that i've been meaning to re-cover for years as the old fabric is extremely delicate and starting to shatter. -BUT, I did pause This video to take on the task of putting a new arm in one of my favourite umbrellas. Sounds like an easy thing to do, well let me tell you... it is NOT. I loved every second of it though :)

[@karmakind3602]

Thank you for this. I called in sick today. Your videos, they’re very calming and made me feel safe. I’m on a binge watching marathon. Oh to be a 18th century Victorian lady ❤️

[@AdelaideBeemanWhite]

I’m so glad!

[@LisaD007]

Love love love this video! ❤

[@redbluebae4397]

I didn’t notice at all!

[@RianShafer]

Turned out great!

[@toteoma3034]

I found this really beautiful Turn of The Century parasol at an antique "store" the other day. It literally turned into dust, when I tried to open it. It was black with ruffles and I wish it would've been in good shape!

[@haselnusszweig5533]

Warum hast du ihn kaputt gemacht:( Antikes benutzt man doch nicht..

[@toteoma3034]

@@haselnusszweig5533 I did not destroy, the seller actually told me it was already in bad condition. He still wanted $25usd for the frame though. I think that was kinda unreasonable for a very-simple wooden frame. I've also got too many doll restoration projects going on, hehe.

[@crybebebunny]

Beautiful.

[@maryroyal5138]

You did a great job! Years( 10+) ago I took a class on making parasols and it started my love of them. I think I have about thirty of them but only half are antique.

[@CSmith-hx2pm]

From the sounds around 3:55 I can tell you have birds! My birds lift and close their cage doors and make a sound just exactly like that haha

[@nurmihusa7780]

Preparing for fall and winter. Long range forecast suggests you will be getting a lot more use than usual.

[@oladomozych5886]

You are very talented young lady.🤗

[@britpoppansy]

Well done! I would have thrown 723,392 tantrums during the process of creating this.

[@52daa]

Good work! I agree about not opening an umbrella indoors😳 you have a fascinating channel, wish I had found you during lockdown but gratefully found you now, Hope you continue to post! Thank you

[@awaitingSaint777]

Pretty cool.

[@sunnybunny3803]

How did you get the original cover off? Ours looks similar but my finial does not come off!

[@AdelaideBeemanWhite]

I’m not sure, I just sort of . . . did 😬

[@coreygilles847]

That looks so fabulous! Great job!

[@MyHellaKitty]

I just started watching your channel less than a week ago. I grew up in Astoria, Oregon. They had quite a few Victorian homes. We have a rich Victorian history. The Victorian Era is a popular topic here. Anyone who has grown up here, will know the names of The Astors, The Flavel's, The Franklins and I think they are called the Benjermen's or the Benjerman Youngs. My brain is fuzzy on that one. Our Victorian history is something we take pride in. I had the fortune if growing up in a Victorian home and I once volunteered to work at the Flavel House, serving tea and scones to visitors. I got dress up in Victorian style clothing and had my hair up in Victorian style fashion. It was really fun. I was hoping that someday, you could tell the story of Astoria and the role these important families played in founding my hometown. If you hadn't had the chance to visit, I hope you do. Get to know some locals here and don't be surprised if they give you the grand tour.

[@Rotten_Ralph]

I have a carriage parasol that’s shattered. I’m going to recover it… I’m building my resolve

[@ego_friend]

path of needles

[@jenat82]

I'm curious. Who is gonna curse you for opening an umbrella inside? Is it an entity, like the umbrella God or what are we talking here? I mean no disrespect, I'm just curious. It seems odd to me that an umbrella should have any mystical properties as an item to warrant curses. It's pretty insignificant in the whole scheme of things. (Nice parasol though!). There are plenty of objects we use both inside and outside. Spoons and shovels are essentially the same thing. We use dirt inside for potted plants too. I'm sorry if it makes you feel uncomfortable picking it apart. I'm just confused. :)

[@AdelaideBeemanWhite]

I’m not sure about the entity. It’s just an old superstition that opening an umbrella indoors is bad luck.

[@p.mckenzie2921]

Love lovely 🥰

[@dawnrobinson8243]

I only come across u yesterday and I'm literally binge watching I've subscribed and pressed notification. I'm loving these. Do you make your own clothes too. It's all lovely.

[@AdelaideBeemanWhite]

Welcome to the family! Yes, I make all my clothes.

[@Derek.Duquesne]

Is there a difference between a parasol and an umbrella?

[@AdelaideBeemanWhite]

Parasol is for the sun, umbrella is for the rain.

[@Derek.Duquesne]

@@AdelaideBeemanWhite I see. Thank you.

[@jeanineadele]

I was sondering what victorian women and girls wore in 100 degree heat and no a/c?

[@rachelmartin3574]

Clueless newbie question, but why aren't you pulling the pins out before they go through the foot/needle? I've been told that's a bit of a risk as it will often break a needle?

[@kermitthefrog7201]

The pins are sideways so only the thin part of the pin goes under the sewing machine foot. If the pins are the other way around that’s when your not supposed to sew them because the entire pin would go under the sewing machine foot. I’m not very good at explaining but I hope this is understandable! Edit: if you have your pin put on like at 3:00 then you can see over them but if you have them put like at 6:20 them you can’t.

[@TheEconWoman]

Ok. So everyone says this. In the 50 years I have been sewing, I have only broken two needles. And I sew over every one of my pins. My Grandmother taught me that by leaving the pins in, the fabric has less ability to shift. You are more accurate this way. But that is not the popular way today.

[@carolyng5235]

@@TheEconWoman Same here! I have been sewing for 60 years, was taught to sew over pins, no serious problems. I am right-handed, I always had them aligned to remove them easily, if necessary for some reason.

[@TheEconWoman]

@@carolyng5235 I am thinking that these new machines might have something to do with it. I always sewed on my mother’s Kenmore or my grandmothers singer 66 (maybe 99) They were made of solid metal. The new machines are flimsy. Not sure that is it but it might be part of the issue!

[@carolyng5235]

@@TheEconWoman You may be right! I've never used a "new" machine. When young, I used my mother's 1950s Singer, but later a late-1960s machine, not sure if it was all metal. In my adult life, I've only used a 1914 Singer that was motorized probably in the 1940s. It runs like a tank!

[@michellecornum5856]

I have had to repair a few, but I've never had to re-skin one. Nice job. It looks beautiful and well proportioned.

[@carolynchesmore910]

Grow up. There are no curses,witches worrlocks, or spooke