You may have to open a seam to remove this type of sling.
Patio furniture is at the mercy of high winds and rambunctious guests. A tear in a sling chair can be hazardous. If the rip expands, the next user might find himself taking a painful spill on the ground. It's best to fix a tear while it is small and easy to close. If you use matching upholstery thread, you can create a strong repair that, while visible, is not noticeable except to those who look closely. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
1. Remove the cover from the chair.
2. Use scissors to cut a rectangle of heavyweight iron-on interfacing that is 1 inch wide and 2 inches longer than the rip.
3. Place the ripped portion of the cover right side down on an ironing board and slip the interfacing, adhesive side up, under the rip.
4. Follow the interfacing instructions to fuse one side of the rip to the interfacing. Pull the other side over so that the sides of the rip overlap 3/16 inch. Fuse the second side to the interfacing, getting as close to the overlap as you can.
5. Install a denim sewing machine needle in a sewing machine and thread the machine with upholstery thread. Set the machine to sew a 1/8-inch-wide zigzag stitch with a stitch length of 12 stitches per inch.
6. Start sewing 1/2 inch before the overlap and stitch down the center of the overlap throughout all layers of fabric and interfacing. Stop sewing 1/2 inch beyond the rip.
7. Trim the interfacing so that the edges are 1/8 inch from the seam. Replace the cover on the chair.
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