TM 10-8340-243-13&P
0012
Repair Tent Fabric Assemblies with Hand Stitched Patch Application
1. Although the fabric assemblies can be repaired during operational use when necessary, it is
recommended that the fabric be repaired when the tent is not in use. The fabric assemblies should be
clean and dry.
NOTE
If you use two-strand thread you will need twice as
much; if you use four-strand, you will need four times
as much.
2. Estimate amount of thread (Figure 2, Item 1) required to complete stitching and cut thread to length.
drawing entire length over beeswax .
4. Thread sailmaker's needle (Figure 2, Item 3) with waxed thread (Figure 2, Item 1) to form a single,
two-, or four-strand thread as follows:
a. Single. Form a small loop (Figure 2, Item 4) near one end and push the loop through the eye of
the needle (Figure 2, Item 3).
b. Two-strand. To make a double strand thread, pull the thread (Figure 2, Item 1) through the
needle (Figure 2, Item 3) until the needle is at the midpoint of the single thread strand.
c.
Four-strand. To form four-strand thread, bend a length of thread in half and insert the loop end
(Figure 2, Item 5) into the eye of the needle (Figure 2, Item 3), pulling it through so that the eye
is at the midpoint of the double strand of thread.
d. Twist the strands together and rewax the entire length of thread (Figure 2, Item 1).
5. Tie knot at far end of the single, two-, or four-strand thread (Figure 2, Item 1).
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