How To Sew A Rip In An Awning

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.

How to sew a rip in an awning.

Note that most tapes are 15 feet long but some are wider than others so you may want to buy thicker tape for a higher price if you hope to cover a hole with the tape or even to cover multiple. Contact an awning fabricator to buy a yard of fabric in the same pattern as your awning. If your rip or tear is larger then 3 feet or the length of the awning you may have to have someone sew the section. Begin by stitching around the edges of the rectangle so that there is room on all sides of the tear.

Don t make it a rainwater pool. Before handling always make sure that your awning is thoroughly dry. Once you have the fabric you ll want to sew the path on the underside. The awning fabric is still intact but there are one or more decent sized tears.

Rv awning repair tape is easily available at hardware stores in rv supplies retailers and through camping world and amazon prices vary but on average the tape will be more than 5 and less than 20. Your awning s fabric isn t hanging off but the tears are still very noticeable. Once the rectangle patch is securely attached to the awning then you will want to carefully stitch the edges of the gash to the newly attached fabric. Allow the water to drain off from a single side of your.

Roll up your awning in severe weathers such as thunderstorms windstorms and hurricanes. Moderate rips and tears are a little more serious. The actual tear that prompted the repair is likely small for example no larger than a finger s length. Stretching or rolling your wet awning will create a strain on your fabric.

If you have sewing skills you can do this yourself.