How To Sew An Awning Seam

For a faster approach use a sewing machine.

How to sew an awning seam.

The seams of a fabric awning are one major weakness that some simple fabric awning repair can cure. This seam is ideal for use in proje. With a sewing machine and a visit to your local fabric store you too can make your own canvas awning. First put some thread that s about twice as long as the seam onto the needle to make sure you ve got enough for the stitches.

A detailed look at the basics of a doubled felled seam using outdura marine awning fabric 100 solution dyed acrylic. Then sew the seam closed making the stitches as small as possible for a professional look. The most common areas of a canvas patio awning that need repair are small rips and tears in the body of the awning and where the frame has worn holes in the corners of the awning. To repair a torn seam try using a needle and thread.

Step 1 the canvas awning will go around awning s diagonal metal frame. Watch the newest seam construction videos here. Use the measuring tape to find the dimensions of your canvas. The overlapping seam also called the overlapped seam is the easiest seam to sew.

Rather than removing the whole canvas awning to do the repairs the best way to repair it is to repair it in place. Follow the instructions below to reinforce the stitches on the fabric awning so that it will last a long time.