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Mending small hole in canvas tent
Hi,
How can I mend a small hole in a canvas frame tent? Thanks, Rich |
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Rich spampamspam wrote in message ... Hi, How can I mend a small hole in a canvas frame tent? Thanks, Rich Struth, that's a tough one. How about stitching a small piece of canvas over it? -- Dave Baker - Puma Race Engines (www.pumaracing.co.uk) |
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Dave Baker wrote:
Rich spampamspam wrote in message ... Hi, How can I mend a small hole in a canvas frame tent? Thanks, Rich Struth, that's a tough one. How about stitching a small piece of canvas over it? that'll be 'strewth' RT |
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On Thu, 9 Jun 2005 10:50:10 +0100, "Dave Baker"
wrote: Rich spampamspam wrote in message .. . Hi, How can I mend a small hole in a canvas frame tent? Thanks, Rich Struth, that's a tough one. How about stitching a small piece of canvas over it? The neadle holes make a row oftimy holes in the canvas, from meomory you also put some glue in there that fills up these holes, but I forget what type of glue... Rick |
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"[news]" wrote in message ... Dave Baker wrote: Rich spampamspam wrote in message ... Hi, How can I mend a small hole in a canvas frame tent? Thanks, Rich Struth, that's a tough one. How about stitching a small piece of canvas over it? that'll be 'strewth' RT In usage, perhaps, but "struth" could equally be correct as I think you'll find it's a contraction of "God's Truth" PJM |
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Rich wrote:
How can I mend a small hole in a canvas frame tent? I've done it surprisingly sucessfully using a small bit of duck (aka duct?) tape - the reinforced, grey, very sticky stuff. Zero hassle and reasonably long lasting, if inelegant! This was on a man-made fabric, I have to say, which might well be less stickable-to than canvas. -- David |
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On Thu, 09 Jun 2005 09:55:26 +0100, Rich spampamspam babbled like a
waterfall and said: Hi, How can I mend a small hole in a canvas frame tent? Thanks, Rich See if you can find someone who knows the old process of "darning" as in socks. You will need a length of thread exactly like the canvas one though. Done properly it is almost indistinguishable. |
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Rick wrote:
you also put some glue in there that fills up these holes, but I forget what type of glue... Seam sealant? -- Spamtrap in use To email replace 127.0.0.1 with blueyonder dot co dot uk |
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Rich wrote:
Hi, How can I mend a small hole in a canvas frame tent? Thanks, Rich Hi Rich, try a camping shop - repair kits with canvas patches and a glue with the consistency of Copydex. Phil |
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The neadle holes make a row oftimy holes in the canvas, from meomory you also put some glue in there that fills up these holes, but I forget what type of glue... Rick With cotton canvas you don't need to worry too much about ordinary needle holes - a good soaking usually shrinks them down. You could of course use glue - often heavy cotton canvas is a bit heavy for a domestic sewing machine. If you are going to patch it, make a sandwich of the tent fabric - do a patch both sides. Also, cut your patch with rounded corners as they tend not to peel the way square corners do Jayne |
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On Thu, 09 Jun 2005 09:55:26 +0100, Rich wrote:
Hi, How can I mend a small hole in a canvas frame tent? Thanks, Rich As Homer Simpson says: "if something is hard it's probably not worth doing" Do you not get the feeling that this particular tent is trying to tell you something? |
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Jayne wiffled:
The neadle holes make a row oftimy holes in the canvas, from meomory you also put some glue in there that fills up these holes, but I forget what type of glue... Rick With cotton canvas you don't need to worry too much about ordinary needle holes - a good soaking usually shrinks them down. You could of course use glue - often heavy cotton canvas is a bit heavy for a domestic sewing machine. If you are going to patch it, make a sandwich of the tent fabric - do a patch both sides. Also, cut your patch with rounded corners as they tend not to peel the way square corners do Jayne Troll: Sewing - definitely womans work |
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Troll:
Sewing - definitely womans work No wonder I normally only read posts here - should have known better than try to post. |
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couldnt agree more - dump it and buy my trailer tent - oops was that an
advert ! |
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On Fri, 10 Jun 2005 04:58:19 +0100, "Triffid"
wrote: Jayne wiffled: The neadle holes make a row oftimy holes in the canvas, from meomory you also put some glue in there that fills up these holes, but I forget what type of glue... Rick With cotton canvas you don't need to worry too much about ordinary needle holes - a good soaking usually shrinks them down. You could of course use glue - often heavy cotton canvas is a bit heavy for a domestic sewing machine. If you are going to patch it, make a sandwich of the tent fabric - do a patch both sides. Also, cut your patch with rounded corners as they tend not to peel the way square corners do Jayne Troll: Sewing - definitely womans work u calling me a woman ? |
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In message , Rick
writes On Fri, 10 Jun 2005 04:58:19 +0100, "Triffid" wrote: Jayne wiffled: The neadle holes make a row oftimy holes in the canvas, from meomory you also put some glue in there that fills up these holes, but I forget what type of glue... Rick With cotton canvas you don't need to worry too much about ordinary needle holes - a good soaking usually shrinks them down. You could of course use glue - often heavy cotton canvas is a bit heavy for a domestic sewing machine. If you are going to patch it, make a sandwich of the tent fabric - do a patch both sides. Also, cut your patch with rounded corners as they tend not to peel the way square corners do Jayne Troll: Sewing - definitely womans work u calling me a woman ? Maybe just a bit camp ... -- geoff |
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Jayne wiffled:
Troll: Sewing - definitely womans work No wonder I normally only read posts here - should have known better than try to post. No no no. I was only pointing out that it took a woman to tell us How It's Done. |
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In article , Rick
wrote: Sewing - definitely womans work u calling me a woman ? Nah, far too technical for a woman. You need my skills. :-) -- AJL Electronics (G6FGO) Ltd : Satellite and TV aerial systems http://www.classicmicrocars.co.uk : http://www.ajlelectronics.co.uk |
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