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Wholesale 8-rib plaid lace folding umbrella with ring handle, 210T pongee, colour-coated fabric and four bright colours for fashion and gift programs.
This 8-rib plaid lace folding umbrella is designed for importers, promotional distributors, gift companies, and private-label retail programs. Its colorful check pattern, decorative lace edge, and easy-to-carry ring handle create a distinctive look for fashion, lifestyle, and advertising collections.
For buyers developing a complete wholesale umbrella catalog, this style can be customized with branded fabric labels, logo printing, color matching, and retail-ready packaging.
This umbrella supports logo printing, custom color development, branded sleeves, woven labels, hang tags, and retail packaging. Our team can provide a product mockup before sampling, making it suitable for custom umbrella and OEM/ODM programs. Share your artwork, target quantity, and destination market through our contact page for a quotation.
The plaid lace design is available in Rich Red, Lemon Yellow, Orange, and Spruce Green. Mixed-color orders can be discussed for wholesale and promotional projects.
This compact design is suitable for fashion retail, gift sets, brand promotions, loyalty programs, advertising campaigns, travel accessories, and private-label collections. Buyers looking for more compact styles can also compare our folding compact umbrellas.
Tell us your preferred colors, quantity, logo requirements, and target market. We will confirm the most practical specification and provide a clear quotation for your program.
Wholesale 8-Rib Plaid Lace Folding Umbrella with Ring Handle – 4 Colors targets travel retail, commuter collections, employee gifts, hotel amenities, and promotional programs where portability is the main purchase driver.
A compact umbrella can fail commercially even when it looks correct. The folding sequence, closing action, canopy recovery, runner travel, handle grip, and sleeve dimensions determine whether customers keep using it after the first rain.
What folded length is practical for a compact umbrella?
Many travel and pocket programs use a folded length around 18 to 23 cm, but the best target depends on the bag, pocket, or packaging the product must fit. Measure the complete folded umbrella and sleeve together before approving the tooling and packaging.
How many folds should a compact umbrella have?
Three-fold umbrellas balance compact size and canopy coverage. Five-fold umbrellas pack smaller but use more joints and a more complex folding sequence. Choose based on the target bag, retail price, and the amount of mechanism complexity the market will accept.
This model uses an eight-rib three-fold platform with a plaid colour-coated canopy, decorative lace edge and ring handle. It is aimed at buyers who need a visually distinctive compact umbrella for fashion retail, gift shops, seasonal promotions, travel accessories and private-label capsule collections.
| Buyer requirement | Confirmed product detail | Approval point |
|---|---|---|
| Practical compact coverage | Eight-rib three-fold frame listed at 100–110 cm opened diameter. | Measure opened and folded dimensions on the sample. |
| Fashion-led appearance | Plaid colour coating with decorative lace edge and ring handle. | Approve plaid scale, colour alignment and lace finishing. |
| Bright seasonal assortment | Rich Red, Lemon Yellow, Orange and Spruce Green. | Set final colour standards and mixed-colour ratio. |
| Manual everyday operation | Manual opening and closing with alloy shaft and steel frame components. | Test runner travel, opening effort and joint alignment. |
| Wholesale packing | Fabric sleeve and OPP bag; 50 pieces per carton; approximately 320 g. | Confirm carton dimensions, weight and branded packaging. |
Plaid products need more than a colour approval. The pattern should be checked across canopy panels and seams so the line spacing remains visually balanced when the umbrella is open. The lace edge also needs a clean join to the canopy, secure stitching and a finish that will not snag during normal folding.
| Visual feature | Common failure to check | Practical inspection method |
|---|---|---|
| Plaid pattern | Obvious mismatch at panel seams or uneven stripe scale. | Open the canopy fully and inspect every seam under daylight. |
| Lace edge | Loose thread, wavy attachment or exposed sharp trim. | Run a light pull check and inspect the complete circumference. |
| Ring handle | Weak attachment or uncomfortable moulded edge. | Pull-test the handle and check the grip surface by hand. |
| Colour coating | Streaks, scratches or shade variation between panels. | Compare panels on the same opened sample and retain a colour reference. |
The current specification lists a colour-coated canopy but does not include a numeric UPF rating. Buyers should request test documentation before making a sun-protection claim.
The busy plaid background limits how much additional artwork the canopy can carry. A small logo, woven label, branded sleeve or handle detail may communicate the brand more clearly than a large multicolour print. Approve artwork on the final plaid scale and in the actual logo position.
Use the colour matching guide for canopy, lace and packaging references, and the handle guide when comparing ring, wrist and straight handles.
Use the RFQ checklist to define the design and packing scope, and the import and QC checklist for pre-shipment controls. Related compact options include the five-fold golden-frame umbrella and the 8-rib retro folding umbrella. Browse the compact umbrella category or the rain umbrella category.
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