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Edit: solved I think, thank you ☺️
#sewing #mending fedi help please 🙏.
A crazy gust of wind just lifted the garden parasol clean up in the air and down onto the back of a metal bistro chair causing a linear tear about 15cm long. I am not big on sewing so my first thought was to get some iron on tape/patch. But the fabric is polyester, which I know doesn’t play well with heat. Any ideas? If they involve sewing they have to be for a novice and not require a machine!
Thank you!
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There's a Finnish product called FabPatch, a fabric patch that's rubbed onto a tear or hole. No ironing, no sewing. It's my understanding that it comes in 3 different types, incl. one for outdoor stuff like jackets, pants or backpacks. Don't know if there are more shapes and colors available?
Apparently Prym/Dritz licenced the patches: youtube.com/watch?v=aDuagQS7-4…
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www.youtube.comGeorge B
in reply to Helen Clayton • • •I would recommend sewing it. That looks like a very novice friendly tear to fix.
Basically just grab a needle and thread, start about a cm or so above the tear and loop it around until you get to the bottom, making sure to not pull so hard that the fabric bunches up.
Here is a guide that explains it better than I can and has pictures: ifixit.com/Guide/Whip+Stitch+o…
Whip Stitch on a Tear
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in reply to Helen Clayton • •@Helen Clayton is that just to protect from the sun, or also from the rain?
if the latter, you could look for tent repair patches: I believe they are either iron on or they can be glued with one of the glue-like products used to seal seams on waterproof fabric items (and they should be suitable for outdoor UV exposure etc.).
there may be a difference of suitable products depending whether the waterproofing on the parasol is silicone based or not
(I know that they exist, and I've used the glue-like seam sealing thing, but not the patches)
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