How to Repair Nylon Webbing on a Lawn Chair

If the nylon strips on the back or seat of your lawn chairs are beginning to show signs of wear, there’s no need to buy new outdoor furniture. You can repair nylon webbing, and it will hold for many years. If the nylon on your chairs is ripped or torn but has enough give or length in it to overlap, you can repair by cutting out the damaged material and pulling the extra material together to reattach the ends. If there’s not enough overlap, you’ll need to buy a few inches of new material to reattach the torn ends.

Nylon strips
Waterproof glue
Upholstery needle
Waxed dental floss or heavy-weight thread
Pliers

Instructions

- 1
  Trim the frayed or torn ends of the webbing.
- 2
  Coat the ends with waterproof glue to prevent them from unraveling further. Allow the glue to dry completely.
- 3
  Thread the upholstery needle with the waxed dental floss. Using about 18 inches of floss, pull 9 inches through the eye of the needle, then tie the ends of the floss together in a firm knot. Tie another knot on top of that one, so you have a large, thick knot at the end of the floss.
- 4
  Sew the ends of the nylon webbing together with even chain stitches about a 1/2 inch long and no more than an 1/8 inch apart. If you are adding a new piece of nylon to bridge two short pieces that have been damaged, sew each end of the new piece to each damaged piece about a 1/2 inch beyond the glued ends. If the webbing is thick, you may need to use pliers to push and pull the needle through the webbing.
- 5
  When the two ends are securely sewn together, or you need to re-thread the needle to continue, push the needle through to the back of the webbing and run it under the last two stitches, tying it off in a knot around the second-to-last stitch.

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