If you want a traditional cocktail umbrella pattern, print the templates included at the bottom of this tutorial.
Use a glass, can, or small lid to trace your circle. A compass will also work. The measurement does not have to be exact; 3 inches (7. 6 cm) is just the most common size.
Don’t fold the circle to find the middle; you don’t want any creases in this design.
If you are using glue, use a clothespin to hold the cone in place until the glue dries.
Most skewers will be too long for cocktail umbrellas. It would be a good idea to cut yours a little shorter. If you don’t want to use glue, just poke the end of the toothpick or skewer through the paper. [5] X Research source
Tissue paper may work with this method, but only if you add the toothpick spokes.
Use a pencil to trace the circle so that you can erase the marks later.
If you use scissors with a scalloped edge, you won’t have to cut scallops later on. Keep in mind that these scallops won’t match up with the creases you’ll add later.
Make all of the folds on the same side. If your paper is blank on 1 side, make the folds on the blank side. Run your fingernail across each fold to make the crease nice and sharp.
If you used scalloping shears earlier, then you don’t have to do this.
You should use a regular pair of scissors for this, even if you used a scalloped pair in the previous step.
Your umbrella will have 7 segments after this. You can use tacky glue or a glue stick for this. If you are using tissue paper, however, a glue stick will work the best.
The ends of the toothpicks should stick out from under the umbrella, just like real umbrella spokes. Use tacky glue or super glue for this. Hot glue is too thick.
If you did not add the wooden spokes, you can just poke the toothpick or skewer through the paper. If you used tacky glue, stand the umbrella upright and stick it into a ball of clay or poster putty until it dries. [13] X Research source
