patio umbrella

Whoa, that’s a patio umbrella! Its canopy spreads wide to make a shady spot—like a tiny roof that doesn’t need a house.

That shady canopy starts as tough fabric panels, stitched together in a workshop. This sewing machine zips through the seams so fast, it sounds like a tiny robot with a deadline!

Those stitched panels need a sturdy frame underneath. Here, thin metal strips are bent into curved ribs—like a skeleton for shade, but one that definitely shouldn’t go trick-or-treating!