Whelen lean-to

[Boatman53]

You are right sweetfancymoses. Since yesterday was rain all day I did get some more sewing done.
I laid out the finished awning along the edge of one of the side wings and located the reinforcement patches along the hem.

Then marked some fold to marks.

The sides of the patch are folded over and clamped and the initial fold of long edge, and my helper made sure things didn’t slide around.

Then it is folded again with the patches in place.


One sewed and laid on top of the other just to be sure they are mirror images, then the second one was sewn.

Last thing I did was sew up some laces to make loops that will be fitted in the seams of the roof and wings.

More as it gets done.
Jim

 

[Bob B.]

Can’t wait to see this set up, really like your attention to detail.

 

[Boatman53]

Over the past two days I got all three big panels sewn together. I found some thin webbing and decided to use those instead of the straps I had made. Those straps may still be used but things are still evolving. The little loops are sewn in on the initial thread line down the middle.


I had to take over the dining room table to feed the rolls of canvas easily.

First pinning of the edge.

Sewing and sliding off the clips as I go.

The main panel all sewn up was two big to layout and fold so I took it outside.




The next thing I need to sew is the lower hem that gets staked to the ground but unfortunately it will have to wait till next week.
Jim