TM 10-1670-292-23&P 0012 00
0012 00-9
Apply a sewn patch as follows:
(1) Place the repairable item on a repair table, smooth the fabric around the damaged area, and
secure the item to the table with pushpins. Do not pin the damaged area.
(2) Using an authorized marking aid of contrasting color, mark a square or rectangle around the
area to be patched.
(3) Cut the damaged fabric area along the lines made in 2., above. Further, cut the fabric
diagonally at each corner to allow a ½-inch foldback in the raw edges.
(4) Make a ½-inch foldback on each raw edge. Pin and baste each foldback to complete the
prepared hole. Basting will be performed using the procedures in the BASTING AND
TEMPORARY TACKING paragraph detailed above.
(5) Using the same type of material as in the original construction, mark and cut a patch 2½-
inches wider and longer than the inside measurements of the prepared hole.
(6) Center the material over the prepared hole. Pin the patch material in position.
(7) Make a ½-inch foldunder on each edge of the patch material, and baste the patch to the
prepared area. Basting will be performed using the procedures in the BASTING AND
TEMPORARY TACKING paragraph detailed above.
(8) Remove the pushpins securing the canopy to the repair table; secure the patch by stitching,
using the applicable details in the STITCHING AND RESTITCHING paragraph and figure
detailed above. Make the first row of stitching completely around the patch. Turn the canopy
over and make a second row of stitching around the prepared hole. Stitching will be
performed in accordance with the STITCHING AND RESTITCHING paragraph detailed
above.
(9) If applicable, restencil informational data, or gore number, according to procedures in WP
0014 00.
