Electric Umbrella

Step 4 Get the wires and hub into the umbrella

Loosely place the hub and the mess of wires near the center of the umbrella, then carefully start sliding the hub under the umbrella's spines so it runs around the center shaft and rests between the cloth and the spines. Carefully slide the strings of LEDs under the spines until you have two strings in each 1/8th section of the umbrella.

Once everything is roughly in place it's time to attach the open ends of the hub together. Cut, strip and twist the wire ends together. Once tied together, place some newspaper between the hub wires and the umbrella's cloth so that you won't burn the cloth. Solder the wires together. Once that is done, add tape to that new section on the hub so it's shape and spacing matches the rest of the hub. Now you should have two wires coming off the hub. These wires will go to the battery clip / power switch / dimmer.

Cut little bits of double sided carpet tape and start placing them under the hub to keep it in place. Set it down, centered around the spokes with two strings of LEDs between each spine. Once in place, sew the hub to the spokes and cloth of the umbrella.