Repurposed Parachute

I know…I know…it looks like a big jellyfish beside my chair, but it's really a parachute turned lampshade.

It looks and feels like cotton.
From what I could find online, it would have been used by the military for dropping flairs or small objects.

 It fits nicely over the vintage lamp shade frame that I've been storing forever for something special.

And sits perfectly atop the floor lamp in my living room.

karen