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I used my old Singer treadle machine too. I doubt that a modern electric machine would cope with it, unless it was an industrial machine.

The PVC is very tough. I just folded the edge over & machined it onto the canvas (with a twice folded over hem), and never had any problems with it since. If you want to do it the way I did, fold the edge of the canvas over twice, fold the edge of the PVC over once, then hook the two folded edges onto each other (a bit like a french seam), and machine two rows of stitching down it about a quarter of an inch apart.

I used needles for 'jeans' and strong Gutermann thread. As FoO says, treadle machines are cheap as chips these days, so it would be well worth buying one even if you only use it for this one job.

Hi Bridgeywidge,

Saw this on fleabay last week, and then couldn't find your query !

This is UK based so would it be easier to get than the Esvo site?

the listing has finished. But i would just e mail the seller.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/290694235267?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

Quote: Originally posted by dogtlotdog on 09/4/2012

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Hi Bridgeywidge,

Saw this on fleabay last week, and then couldn't find your query !

This is UK based so would it be easier to get than the Esvo site?

the listing has finished. But i would just e mail the seller.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/290694235267?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

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SNAP!!!!

Just back from a wet weekend away last week and we both decided it was a good idea to make a small side extension to go on the side of our Cabanon Andorra's front canopy. Only 5' wide x 3'6" deep x 6'6" tall connected to the support rail on the canopy, with a straight tall back wall with a window in each of the 3 sides, as the type in the Cabanon kitchen. Just big enought to fit cooking stuff under but not to big as to pay more for a bigger pitch. Have the roof material a 1.5mtr sq section of dark green  Acrylic Canvas PU Coated material to keep the wet stuff out just need to find some cream cotton canvas for the sides and some PVC material for the skirt. Have the clear window material just could'nt find the mesh but thanks again to this site and bridgeywidge for asking the question I have found that. I have an old Pfaff 1229 sewing machine If I let it it would stitch my boots together. Thank you too hlk01 for the link to the mesh.

Steven