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Sunbrella Pacific Blue is a solution dyed acrylic and is pretty much the standard cover cloth in the boating industry. The popularity of Sunbrella stems from its fantastic colors, its high resistance to fading, and its long life span. Sunbrella’s resistance to ultraviolet is greater than any other cover material we know. Colors are brighter and remain so longer. Sunbrella does not shrink or stretch noticeably and yet is quite soft and stays that way. Indeed, it gets softer with age. In addition, Sunbrella’s acrylic fabric breathes nicely to prevent condensation while at the same time being quite water and mildew resistant.
There is no better outdoor fabric and it's easy to sew! We are proud to carry the best known acrylic cover fabric - Sunbrella®. Great for covers (sail, furling, boat), awnings, dodgers, biminis, bags, cushions (exterior & interior).
- Fantastic colors! Sunbrella Pacific Blue is a reflex blue color -- the most popular color.
- Highly resistant to UV.
- Little shrinkage or stretching.
- Breathes to prevent condensation.
- Water and mildew resistant.
- Easy to sew. Use V-69 or V-92 thread.
- 9.5 ounces per Square Yard.
- 5 year limited warranty
Sailrite recommends using “Acrylic Basting Tape” to baste Sunbrella fabric together before sewing. This assures accuracy and makes sewing much easier and fun.
Watch the video below for Sunbrella Care Instructions.
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Sunbrella 4601-0000 Pacific Blue 46" is a railroaded pattern |
Reduce Seaming with Railroaded Fabric
Most upholstery fabric is 54 inches wide and, if it features a pattern, the pattern is run down the length of the bolt. When upholstering, it generally looks best to run a patterned fabric from the top to the bottom of the piece and from the back to the front. This requires seams every 54 inches on larger pieces like sofas and long boat cushions. Alternatively, a Railroaded fabric pattern can be used to eliminated unwanted seams. The patterns in Railroaded Sunbrellas run across their widths. This makes Railroaded Sunbrella perfect for these longer projects.
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In this illustration, the fabric rolls out to cover the cushions without need for a seam. |
This is a photo example of the railroaded fabric coming off the roll.
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This is a photo example of fabric that is not railroaded coming off the roll.
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In this illustration the fabric rolls out vertically, and for this type of single cushion, would require several seams to cover the couch.
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