The Manufacture Le Parapluie de Cherbourg is a traditional house in which the umbrella is considered a unique object, a real work of art. Our craftsmen perpetuate a tradition of tradition there and conceive original creations daily mixing robustness, refinement and elegance. From design to making within our workshops, each of our exceptional umbrellas go through many manufacturing stages. Find out what each of them looks like and immerse yourself in the secrets of the Manufacture Le Parapluie de Cherbourg.
The Manufacture Le Parapluie de Cherbourg is much more than a manufacturer of umbrellas. Truly passionate about this accessory, we want to assert its letters of nobility and to make our customers discover how this splendid accessory can become a precious companion on a daily basis. Before arriving in your hands, here are some of the different stages in which each of our creations pass.
The beginnings of the manufacture of an umbrella is of course the selection of an exceptional fabric. Our experts thus select textile rolls, including taffeta, with excellent properties. These must be impeccable by being both water repellent and incredibly robust, all in elegant colors.
Once the rolls have been received, the first step in making an umbrella is the mattress of the fabric, in other words its folding in several layers. The fabric is cut using a tailor-made cookie cutter and according to the specifics of each umbrella model: golf, cane, bell, among others.
Our umbrella factory makes models made up of eight points. One of them is reserved for the embroidery of our logo, always in tone on tone. Again, absolutely nothing is left to chance. Our policy does not tolerate the Puu-près in no way and it is for this reason that this step is carried out with the greatest meticulousness. Indeed, each of our umbrellas has a logo centered with perfection.
That's not all, since once the logo is embroidered, our manufacturers ensure that no thread exceeds. When this is the case, it is cut by hand to best refine this step.
Note: La Manufacture offers you to personalize your umbrella by embroidering your initials. Thus, your umbrella can become a unique and personal object that you will enjoy using over time.
The strap is an inseparable element of an umbrella. It is the part that allows you to close it when the time comes to put it away. Each strap is cut, then sewn within our umbrella factory workshop.
A second type of strap is also made respecting the same level of requirement. These are the strips used to make the sheath bags that allow you to transport your umbrella on the shoulder or a shoulder strap.
The stage of making the canvas is of particular importance and this is what guarantees the extraordinary robustness of our umbrellas. Indeed, each of the eight peaks of our umbrellas, as well as the brand's claw, are assembled using an overwhelming. The use of this specific machine type allows you to make very high quality finishes and seams.
In addition, this step allows you to have a resistant and above all waterproof seam. Thus, you have the assurance of staying dry, even in a torrential rain.
It is interesting to note that the previously produced strap is sewn during this stage in contrast to the previously embroidered logo. The finish of the canvas is finally done using a peripheral hem. Finally, needles are sewn to the canvas to bring the final touch. Once again, our manufacturing craftsmen use an adapted machine that allows us to produce an extremely resistant seam for each needle.
During this stage, the previously assembled canvas is sewn at the whales of the future umbrella. Here we use a specific machine allowing us to make impeccable finishes. The know-how of our seamstresses is fully expressed during this task. These achieve a specific number of sewing points on each whale, depending on the different models of umbrella in our collection.
Each of our umbrellas has a unique finish. One of our knowledge is distinguished in particular in the filthy elements. These designate the metallic parts of the Cherbourg umbrellas. They include the bucket, the needles, the iconic plate and the house of the house.
The aesthetics of overwhelming is particularly expensive to us and it is for this reason that we offer a variation of several materials: chrome, gold, ruthenium and palladium.
Finally, our umbrella factory brings the final touch with the handle. We select for this room, noble wood species such as charm, maple, chestnut, rush or beech. Wood is not a trivial choice. This one offers a pleasant, soft and warm grip, not even cold time. This is how these elements are assembled on the Mas lastly, which allows to close the assembly of an umbrella in Cherbourg. However, there are still a few steps before our umbrellas arrive in your hands.
Before being able to install an umbrella in one of our 90 points of sale, it necessarily goes through a vaporization step. This allows you to "iron" the canvas with steam and give it a perfect finish. One night is then necessary for the full drying of the umbrella.
A meticulous and demanding control of the quality of the umbrella is finally carefully carried out. When we believe that everything is perfect, we can proceed to the last step: the realization of the folding of the umbrella.
Within the umbrella factory Le Parapluie de Cherbourg, it takes a total of 47 individual stages to lead to the manufacture of an exceptional piece. Each step is perfectly controlled and controlled by passionate manufacturers and having a taste for a job well done.
It is interesting to specify that when we create a new model in order to enrich our collection or as part of a collaboration, it can flow between a month and two years. This is the time required to produce a fully successful umbrella of an excellent quality.
In addition, the know-how held by the manufacture located in Cherbourg is unique. Indeed, we form our artisans ourselves in our workshops. It should be noted that there is no national training to date for the manufacture of umbrella. We are thus the guards of a unique know-how that we are assured of assiduously transmitting to the next generations of parapluitiers.
If you want to learn more about our history and discover the umbrella factory during free and guided tours, visit us in our workshops in the heart of Cherbourg.
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