How To Repair Patio Umbrella Fabric

Spread the umbrella fabric on a flat surface.

How to repair patio umbrella fabric.

Once that time is up the connection should be strong enough to help the umbrella hold its shape. Measure the umbrella s width from the left side up over the umbrella to the right side. There will be pockets on the fabric where ribs are inserted. Locate the hole in the fabric and attach the patch by laying the side with the two strips of double sided tape face down onto the fabric.

Replacing fabric for a round patio umbrella involves measuring and calculating the fabric yardage. If your large patio umbrella has a long tear. Repairing a patio umbrella rib is a relatively easy task that can be done at home with only a drill hammer and a couple of nuts and bolts. Bring the torn edges together allowing them to slightly overlap.

Clean around the damaged area and remove any dirt or twigs. Even adding things from the craft section of your local store may help. Pull the fabric outwards until the ribs come sliding out of the pocket. Add 4 inches for seam allowances.

Depending on the type of material it is i have seen where people have taken fabric paint and either changed the entire umbrella or added different designs to help improve the looks of it. Your patio table is often a good surface for this. Join and hold mended pieces together with masking tape. Then start losing the fabric around the skeleton by removing it one by one from the ribs.

Using the scissors snip away loose threads. Apply steady pressure to make sure your umbrella dries straight. To make the repair more attractive it might be a good idea to line up the edges of the patch along an edge or seam. Press and hold the separate pieces together for 20 60 seconds.

Buy a 6 piece of 5 8ths copper from your local home improvement store hammer it down flatten it until it can fit over the broken parts of your umbrella rib. Lay the fabric flat ensuring there are no wrinkles. Super glue dries fast but it takes a little time to cure completely. Leave bond undisturbed for 2 hours.

Do this for all the ribs until the fabric is totally free from the skeleton except for the ties. Trim frayed edges and apply masking tape to within of the tear to insure a neat appearance.