How to Make a 4-Sided Shade Sail

Shade sails can transform any outdoor living area into a stylish and comfortable seating area as they help to provide shade and a pleasing ambience that helps to define what may have felt like a rather disjointed or unconnected patio or deck. This tutorial video will show you all the steps required to sew up your own 4-sided sail shade and install it. Visit the Sailrite website and use our fantastic fabric calculator to help you figure what you will need for your particular sail shade in both fabric and hardware. Click for Fabric Calculator: https://www.fabric-calculator.com/sail-shades.aspx HOW TO MAKE A 4-SIDED SHADE SAIL CHAPTERS: Planning & Attachment Points - 01:00 min Measuring & Calculating for Sail Shade - 02:05 min Installing Fascia Brackets (if required) - 11:03 min Attaching Hardware to Posts - 20:55 min Adding Additional Panels of Fabric (if required) - 22:37 min Lofting Shade Fabric - 33:27 min Creating Hollow on Sides - 38:21 min Hemming Sides - 44:37 min Reinforcing Sides with Webbing - 49:23 min Adding Corner Patches - 56:25 min Sewing Hem & Webbing on Sides - 1:01:21 min Sewing Corner Rings - 1:05:50 min Installing Shade Sail - 1:18:21 min Tensioning Shade Sail - 1:27:46 min Materials List - 1:31:59 min MATERIALS LIST: Polyfab Fascia Bracket (2 Way) - https://www.sailrite.com/Polyfab-Fascia-Bracket-2-Way Eye Bolt With Shoulder, Nut & Washer (SS) - https://www.sailrite.com/search.php?query=eye+bolt Parasol™ 118” wide or Polytex® 150“ wide Shade Fabric – https://www.sailrite.com/shop/fabric?facet_outdoor_living_uses=Shade+Sails Seamstick 3/8" Basting Tape for Canvas - https://www.sailrite.com/Seamstick-3-8-for-Canvas-60-Yds V-92 Polyester Thread or Sailrite® PTFE Lifetime Thread - https://www.sailrite.com/shop/notions/thread?facet_notions_material=Polyester&facet_notions_material=PTFE&facet_thread_size=Tex+92&facet_thread_size=Tex+90+%28V-92%29 Webbing Polyester 2" from Sailrite – https://www.sailrite.com/shop/notions/webbing/polyester Quick Link Triangle 5/16" (8mm)(Stainless Steel) - https://www.sailrite.com/search.php?query=quick+link+triangle Round Stainless Steel Ring 2" - https://www.sailrite.com/Round-Stainless-Steel-Ring-2 Shackle With Bolt 5/16" (8mm)(SS) - https://www.sailrite.com/Forged-Bow-Shackle-With-Bolt-5-16-Stainless-Steel 5/16” Coil Chain Zinc Plated – sold at hardware stores Turnbuckle Hook & Hook 5/16" (8mm)(SS) - https://www.sailrite.com/search.php?query=turnbuckle&facet_size=5%2F16%22 TOOLS LIST: Triangle Tailor's Chalk – White - https://www.sailrite.com/Triangle-Tailors-Chalk-White Gingher® Scissors Right Hand Lightweight 8" - https://www.sailrite.com/Gingher-Scissors-Right-Hand-Lightweight Clear Acrylic Ruler 6" x 24" - https://www.sailrite.com/Clear-Acrylic-Ruler-6-x-24 Sailrite® Canvas Patterning Ruler - https://www.sailrite.com/Sailrite-Canvas-Patterning-Ruler Scribe All Water Soluble White Marking Pencil https://www.sailrite.com/Scribe-All-Water-Soluble-Marking-Pencil-White Sailrite® Edge Hotknife Package (110V) - https://www.sailrite.com/Sailrite-Edge-Hotknife-Package-110-Volt Sailrite® Ultrafeed® LS‑1 BASIC Walking Foot Sewing Machine - https://www.sailrite.com/Sailrite-Ultrafeed-LS-1-BASIC-Walking-Foot-Sewing-Machine Deluxe 5 1/2" Magnetic Sewing Guide - https://www.sailrite.com/Deluxe-5-1-2-Magnetic-Sewing-Guide Laser Measure, Tape Measure, Ladders, Lag Screws & Washers, Drill & Bits, Yardstick, Office Clamp, ½” PVC Pipe, Stapler, Bolt Cutters, Ratcheting Strap, Anti-Seize Lubricant, Rubber Gloves, Screw Driver, Adjustable Wrench