Yard swing canvas repair?

Question

Ok,

HERE is the photo......

http://i32.tinypic.com/34ys45h.jpg

See the teear diown the left side?

I appreciate all your answers but that canvas doesn't come off.

Also, when it is laid flat like that it is stretched pretty tight.

Would I be able to hand stitch it a canvas patch?

Would I need to wrap the patch around that front bar?

And do you think it will hold after all that hand stitching?

Thank you so much!!

cwroxx

Answer 1

If you use a very strong sewing cord, like dental floss or cord for sewing leather, hand stitching can be quite strong. Use a big leather stitching needle with a BIG eye, and make sure the cord is okay for wet places, like a waxed cording. You can get stuff like that at shoe repair shops or furniture repair places, etc. I would wrap a long narrow piece of canvas around the bar, leaving an opening for the cross piece near the end (pillow).  Fold the raw ends under, and pin it in place. You do not have to make it as tight as the original sewing. Stitch through the two layers of the patch (through the fold), the original fabric, and the other two layers of the patch in 1/4" stitches. Keep your stitches uniform and it should work out just great!

Answer 2

I would first saw it together the best I could.

I would then cut a strip of fabric slightly longer than the tear, wrap around the pipe, it should be about 3 inches beyond the tear on bottom and top, like a taco fold.

So, pin the fabric on the bottom part first, making sure it will wrap over the pipe and go 3 inches beyond the tear on top. Saw the bottom first, it will serve as a guide for later. I guess you'll have to lay under the seat and saw upside-down. Use a pillow/cushion to rest your head.

Once you're done, drink some lemonade, and walk around the yard to stretch your limbs. Okay, where you going, come back!

Now take the flap over the pipe, align properly, and now you can start stitching the top part making sure that the stitching catches the fabric you attached to the bottom.

With this method the pressure will no longer be on the original tear, the stress will now be evenly distributed.

Answer 3

A heavy duty iron on patch might work, too.  You would have to get the fabric to match up exactly together and I would put one on each side, top and bottom.  Since it is stretched so tightly, I am not sure whether hand stitching even with industrial strength thread would hold.