The end caps are giving me fits. Im fighting to the bitter end to find a better (easier) was to do the end caps rather than measure, cut darts, sew and then sew in the caps. Eliminating as much geometry as possible has lead me to this..... Using a piece of rope to mark the curve.
I remembered Grizz mention that some folks hang their pattern or fabric on a wall and use a piece of rope to mark their curve cut. So why not take a piece of rope the width of the body at the poles and do the same thing for the end caps? Make 2 marks on your fabric the distance between your poles. Then take the rope, that is the length of the width of the body, and mark your curve. I suppose the same thing could be accomplished with tent poles, but given the relatively short distance, the rope may be easier.
I tested my theory out by using a piece of 57" rope and holding it at the pole corners of my mega bridge and it rested nicely on the curve of the body of the fabric. Alot some for sewing and what not and it should work.
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