woven vs knited shadecloth
The article mentions heating the ends of the shade cloth to keep it from unraveling.
There are two types woven and knitted. One shade cloth unravels badly and is heated usually with a blow torch to seal the ends but the other shade cloth is only slightly higher in price and can be cut with scissors and never unravels. This is especially good it the cloth is ever damaged with a cut, then it can be sown, the other is a total loss.
It is a much better choice for shade cloth and is the only type used commercially. Before you buy ask that you are getting the type that can be cut without unraveling. I forget which is which since my dealer only stocks the better type.
They also sell plastic clips that can be snapped on the end of the cloth and used as a tie down. They work well and are only $0.20 each. Much cheaper than tape and grommets.
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