How To Repair A Lwnchair Bag

Do you lot demand a new purse for your folding camping chair? Is yours made out of nylon and falling apart at the seams? I'm embarrassed to show you my bags, only here is i. We use our chairs for picnics, baseball games and the beach. Information technology did not take long for the nylon bags to rip. If you wait at the bag beneath, my husband (ingeniously) turned the bag upside down so that the ripped side is the new opening and the drawstring side is the lesser.

I tried repairing the bottom past sewing and serging the seams, only fifty-fifty that didn't last long. My readers know that poor quality on manufactured goods is a major pet peeve of mine. I don't understand why a purse like this would exist constructed with a square panel on the bottom.

Oh, and another thing….these bags are never big enough. We are e'er struggling to fit the chair within. Nosotros had enough already! So, in about ten minutes, I whipped upwardly a bag.

Here's some other pocketbook with the same stress points along the bottom slice. My start solution is to eliminate the bottom piece. (I construct many of my bags with the bottom on the fold. I believe it makes them stronger.)

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Materials

two 1/three yard duck cloth canvas, drop cloth, or any other stiff fabric – preferably 54″ broad
iii/4 to 1 m webbing – save the old webbing if possible
cording and cord stop – salve the old ones!

Instructions

i. Lay out your quondam bag

2. Remove the webbing strap and cording. I simply cut it off. I also removed the cording and cord stop.

3. Determine the dimensions required and cut the fabric.I laid out my bag on the cut table. It measured approximately 37″ long past ten″ loftier. I then added 4″ to the length to account for the bottom piece plus an 1″ for the hem.

I likewise wanted some actress room in the width, so I added ii″. If you lot don't have an existing bag, measure the top of the chair and add most vi inches to the length. Then, measure around the chair, add together 2-3″ and dissever in half.

I used some stash duck cloth. I beloved duck material considering it's sturdy, washable, comes in great colors and is 59″ wide. I laid out my fabric with the fold on the correct. Based on my calculations, I cutting the pocketbook 42″ x 12″ with 1 end folded.

The side closest to me on the cutting table is the selvage. Normally I remove the selvage before my sewing projects. In this instance, I left it to save time on finishing.

4. Pivot the webbing.I pinned the webbing to the right side of the bag almost 9″ and 25″ from the cut end.

5. Stitch the sides of the bag. Sew and serge one side of the bag together (the non-selvage side.)

Sew the selvage side of the bag, beginning about 12″ beneath the top. There is no need to finish the seam. Printing selvage seam open up. I did not bother to create a boxed bottom. I simply sewed the 2 side seams.

6. Create a casing. Serge the top edge of the fabric. Fold downwards the top nigh ane″ and press. If you don't have a serger, you tin can fold under the raw border and press. Stitch the casing downwardly.

vii. Thread the casing. Thread the cording into the casing. When you have both ends of the cord, thread them through the cord stop.

Turn inside out and press if you want to. I didn't! I whipped this up in well-nigh ten minutes earlier we were leaving on our beach vacation/family reunion. (This, after months of carrying the chair in our arms…you lot know, it's hard to notice someone who has the time to sew in this house!)

We are and then happy with our new chair pocketbook! It's sturdy and big enough to easily slide our chair into! Practical and way better than the original!