made at 

 home, an 

 outfit of 

 awnings will not 

 be expensive. The 

 material is cheap, if pur- 

 chased in bulk, and the only 

 [/ IT equipment required for the manu- 

 facture is a sewing machine, a pair 

 of shears, a small pipe-wrench, a hack-saw, 

 and a ^-in.pipe die. The frame is made from 

 «H$-in. galvanized pipe and fittings. Black 

 pipe will rust. For example take an awning 

 24 ft. long, sup- 

 ported on four 

 pillars, and hav- 

 ing about a 4^ ft. 

 reach. Assume a 

 porch 9 ft. from 

 floor to plate. 

 The fringe or va- 

 lance should not 

 be nearer the 

 floor than 4 ft. 

 when fully low- 

 ered. This will 

 protect the eyes 

 when sitting from 

 an almost level 

 sunlight. Mea- 

 sure the porch, 

 and chalk out on 

 the floor a profile 

 view as shown in 

 Fig. 1. Put a 

 2-in by i^-in. 

 batten along the 

 front of the plate 

 as shown. This 

 takes the screw 

 eyes used to fast- 

 en the awning at 



the top, and prevents marring the paint. 

 It can be taken down by removing a few 

 brass screws when the awning is stored for 



oAwnmgsfoT the Veranda 

 and How they areZMade. 



By H&Tallman 



the winter season. Chalk the position of 

 the batten on the diagram. Lay off the 

 outline of the end piece, remembering to 

 allow 8 in. for the balance. If the material 

 shows alike on both sides, it will save 

 waste in cutting the end pieces. If it has 

 alternate stripes of white and a solid color, 

 this is sure to be the case. Otherwise it 

 must be examined carefully before cutting, 

 to make sure that no difference in appear- 

 ance is visible. 



For the canopy, cut the goods into 

 lengths of exactly 7 ft. This allows a 2-im 

 hem at the top, 6 ft. 1^ in. for the slope, 

 8 in. for the valance, with an allowance of 

 3^ in. for take up where it folds around the 

 frame. In selvedge sewing, lay the two 

 pieces with selvedges parallel, one project- 

 ing about 5/16 

 in. past the other. 

 Turn this pro- 

 jecting edge over 

 the other, and 

 sew as shown at 



A. Then unfold 

 until flat and sew 

 again as shown at 



B. Repeat this 

 process with each 

 selvedge joint 

 until the required 

 length is put to- 

 gether. Be sure 

 the sewing ma- 

 chine takes a 

 fairly fine stitch, 

 properly locked, 

 and does not 

 draw. 



When com- 

 pleted, draw each 

 seam over the 

 edge of a table or 

 the back of a 

 chair to smooth 

 it and equalize 

 the stitching, 

 should be about 



CUi.': 



StLVEDGE SEWING 



The manner of making the cloth joints and sewing 

 the seams, also the details of the pipe frame 



24-ft. 



awning it 



For a 



24 ft., 1 }/2 in. long. The selvedge seama 



have each taken up ab^ut % in. If the 



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