"Hello Pamela - I wanted to let you know that we received the parasols yesterday. We opened the box and they are beautiful! Thank you for a job well done - the parasols will certainly make Sarah's wedding day even more special. She was so excited to open the box and take out a parasol - then we both oohed and ahhed at how lovely they are. Thanks again" -  Carolyn C.

The ancient art of creating rice paper and bamboo parsols by hand, predominantly in one village in China, is a tradition passed down woman to woman over thousands of years.

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Product Information.

Pamela’s Parasols are hand made of rice paper on bamboo. Pamela's Parasols open up to a full sun shading 32" diameter and are 20-23" tall. Unlike other "made in China" parasols, Pamela's Parasols are hand made of the finest rice paper and bamboo and are thoroughly inspected to be free of mold, holes, warpage and other drawbacks that plague cheaper parasols and fans. Pamela's Parasols are the finest quality parasol available.

unpainted
Painted
Pure and Simple
 Decorated

Pure and Simple Parasols are "raw" un-painted rice paper. Our Decorator Collection Parasols have an added layer of special paint -non-yellowing and water resistant- to add to their allure and durability.

All parasols are hand made and differ slightly: rice paper, bamboo and string [inside parasol] may differ in color, thickness or weight. This is part of the character and beauty of rice paper,  bamboo and hand-made items. The decorations on our specialty collection parasols may differ slightly as supplies lots can vary.

Eco Friendly

Pamela's Parasols Pure and Simple parasols [which are the base for all of our parasols] are made of rice paper and bamboo, rice being a natural fiber, of course, and bamboo being a sustainable crop saving may trees from needless waste yay! Also unlike every other rice paper parasol we have seen on the market, ours do not have that weird sticky varnish on top-yuck. However the paint we use on top of decorated one-to be water resistant and color fast- is acrylic but it is water based. No nasty oil based paints with toxic clean up for us:)

Durability

 Rice paper is somewhat fragile in nature. Pamela’s Parasols should be stored away from sharp objects or undue heat. Every order comes with a few parasol bandaids to touch up little tears should they occur.

Sun Protection

Pamela's Parasols offer cool relief from the sun's heat. Rice paper-even when treated with our special paint on the Decorator Collections- does not block 100 % of the sun's harmful Ultraviolet rays. Sun screen should always be worn when exposure to Ultraviolet rays is a risk.

Water Resistance

Pamela's Pure and Simple Parasols are untreated rice paper and can handle only a light sprinkle of rain. The Decorator Collection Parasols have a layer of paint that is water and fade resistant so that water beads off of them and they stay true over time-just like love.
Please do not expect any parasol to withstand a downpour-they are not rain umbrellas.