damage area mark. It is always easier to unpick more  of the seam to allow better access to the damaged area.  Restitching the seam is one of the easiest operations.  Fighting the canopy is not. 2.  Unpick the non-loaded seam the same distance as the  loaded seams. 3.  Lay the canopy on the floor, take the pin board or  cardboard box and position it under the damaged area.  Take the scotch tape and tape the raw edges of the tear  together to stabilize the panel.  [Figure A] 1.  Cut a piece of fabric approximately 6 inches wider  and longer than the damaged panel area. Make sure  that one of the edges is straight and even with the  weave of the fabric. Trim one of the adjacent sides at  90 degrees to the straight edge. 2.  Mark a line parallel to the straight edge at  3 ⁄ 4 inch from  the edge. Center the new panel on the damaged one.  Fold the fabric on this line and pin in place along the  damage line.  [Figure D]  Smooth the new panel fabric  over the damaged panel to the opposite side. Trim the  new panel  3 ⁄ 4  inch longer than the damage line. Fold  the fabric at the line and pin in place.  [Figure E] 4.  Pin the damaged panel to the pin board. Do not  overstretch the fabric, but make sure to take all the  slack out so the panel is square. In this instance, the  canopy had spanwise reinforcing tapes, which were  used to stabilize the canopy; however, one of them  was damaged and requires replacement. [Figure B] 3.  Check the tension of the two panels. They should  be equal. 4.  Take a straightedge and mark the location of the  spanwise reinforcing tape.  [Figure F] 5.  Sew the panel along the outer edge at .12 inch from  the folded edge. 5.  Mark a line on the fabric at least 2 inches from the  damage area on both sides of the damaged panel.  [Figure C] 7-23 Reassembly