Long story short, my tarp was the victim of a terrible tree attack this last weekend. It did a flying tree trunk wrestling move on my tarp and ripped the edging down the seam. It is made of what appears to be sil cloth (as verified by the manufacturer description as well).
Here is my question: What "gotchas" should I worry about while trying to sew this back up?
My thought process that is causing me anguish: I am assuming that I should use a straight stitch and use about the same size stitches, but what thread? I am worred that a heavy duty thread would just open this back up to be ripped again, but I don't want to depend on something as weak as cotton either. My plan included removing the current tabs, folding the sil cloth back over and sewing in a new edge seam, then putting the tabs back on, but should I seal it when I am done even though it is on the edge? It doesn't appear to have been sealed previously, but would that add strength or do I need the extra strength?
Sorry if I am nuking the heck out of this, but I just don't want to screw this up. This tarp was on clearance via Amazon, but wasn't a cheap one.
Thanks in advance:
Here is the general damage:
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And even closer yet:
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