Difficulty
Easy
Steps
6
Time Required
15 - 25 minutes
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Fabric
- Remove the fabric from the extender arms of your umbrella.
- This allows you to more easily work with the torn area, as the fabric won’t be held tightly.
Remove the fabric from the extender arms of your umbrella.
This allows you to more easily work with the torn area, as the fabric won’t be held tightly.
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Step 2
- Sew the tear together from the back side of the umbrella using your needle and nylon thread.
- Be sure to use a thin gauge nylon thread, as cotton threads will soak through and cause leaks in your canopy.
Sew the tear together from the back side of the umbrella using your needle and nylon thread.
Be sure to use a thin gauge nylon thread, as cotton threads will soak through and cause leaks in your canopy.
Step 3
- Cut your patch to an appropriate size relative to the tear.
- The size of your patch should be big enough to completely cover the tear, with around an inch of additional material on all sides.
Cut your patch to an appropriate size relative to the tear.
The size of your patch should be big enough to completely cover the tear, with around an inch of additional material on all sides.
Step 4
- Apply your fabric glue to the backside of your patch material.
Apply your fabric glue to the backside of your patch material.
Step 5
- Lay the torn area of the fabric on a flat surface.
Lay the torn area of the fabric on a flat surface.
Step 6
- Apply your patch squarely over the torn fabric.
Apply your patch squarely over the torn fabric.
To reassemble your umbrella, reattach the fabric to the rivets that you disconnected it from.
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Brandon Hillert
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