After pulling apart an Australian Flag, I sowed around the edge for streangth and to stop freying. Then I sowed 8 cotton strings to it then made sure the outer strings were further away then the inner strings to keep the parachute as rectangular as possible.
    No hole was needed for a stable decent because the flag was small and porous, containing lots of small holes. It worked out quite well but was a bit difficult to see from 100 or so metres below it.

    Trees, the arch enemy of the model rocket. Hopfully this story can help if your rocket ever gets stuch in a tree.
    This weekend I had got my Vontex rocket stuck 10m up in a tree. After many attempts to shoot it out someone had tied a weight to a long rope. after throwing the weight over the branch, both ends were grabed. Finnaly the rocket was shaken free!