SUPPLIES & TOOLS:
- 1 yd outdoor fabric
- Presser cloth
- 16" cotton webbing
- 2pk 5/8" Dritz® Heavy Duty Metal Snaps & Tools
- Hammer
- Disappearing ink pen
- X-Acto® knife
- Basic sewing supplies
DIRECTIONS:
- Cut Fabric:
- Cut a 23" x 45" length of outdoor fabric.
- Sew the Square:
- Fold in half, right sides together, matching short edges.
- Pin around the raw edge sides, use the disappearing ink pen to mark a 3" opening along one of the edges.
- Sew around the raw edges with a 1/2" seam allowance, leaving the 3" opening open.
- Trim off corner edges in the allowance.
- Turn right side out through the opening.
- Place the presser cloth (an extra piece of cotton fabric will work well) over the edges of the outdoor fabric and press flat with an iron on medium heat.
- Sew around all the edges of a 1/4" seam allowance.
- Add the Snaps:
- Use the disappearing ink pen to make a mark that is 2" in from the corner and 1" in from the side edge. There will be two marks at every corner; 8 marks in all.
- Make a small cut on the mark with the X-acto knife.
- Note: Use the decorative caps with every socket and stud; that's why 9 sets is needed (8 for the corners, one for the strap) when only 5 pairs are being used.
- Use the Dritz Heavy Duty Snap instructions on the box for utilizing the included tool.
- At every corner, pair a cap with a socket and attach through one hole; pair a cap with a stud and attach through the other hole.
- Make and Attach the Strap:
- Make a mark at the center edge of one of the tarp sides. Set aside.
- At one end of the cotton webbing, make a mark in the center 3" from the edge. Make a small cut with the knife on that mark.
- Attach a Metal Snap - this time use the post and the socket.
- Fold the edge under 2" and place over the center mark on the tarp, lining the bottom raw edge up so that it is about 1/4" from the tarp edge.
- Topstitch over the webbing at the folded bottom and 1/2" in from the tarp edge.
- Roll up the tarp, wrap the strap around, and mark the place where it meets the metal socket.
- Cut the excess webbing off 3 1/2" from that mark.
- Fold the webbing in about 1/4", and then about 5/8" and sew along the folded edge.
- Make a small cut with the X-acto knife at the mark. Wrap the strap around to double check that the correct side is being attached to the webbing; and attach the decorative cap and the stud.