How To Turn a Broken Umbrella Into a Magazine Rack

Use the pliers to untwist the spokes from the central mechanism.

Fold every other spoke upward to form the sides of the magazine rack.

Fold two spokes downward to form the base.

Attach all four sides, made by the upturned spokes, to the base by threading wire through the holes in the downturned spokes.

Secure each side to the corners with the pliers and more wire, crossing the base with the same wire, and securing it at each side.

Cut the sides from the fabric, leaving a rectangle of umbrella fabric with a point at either end.

Double the rectangle and sew the folded edge together, leaving a one-eighth inch loop to slide rods through, forming the pockets of the magazine rack.

Turn the fabric over and fold and sew the ends of the rectangle, making loops in either side on the opposite side of the center loop.

Tape the remaining six spokes to each other, making three rods.

Slide one rod through each loop in the fabric and secure the ends to the stand’s frame.