That is a new use for rebar. Is that irrigation tube sheathing the rebar?

If the vinyl is heavy duty, your wife's sewing machine might not work if it isn't a heavy duty one. Before you tear up her sewing machine, you might want to call one of the upholstry shops and see what they would charge to just sew it, if you brought it in with the edges pinned. You could also hand stitch it using thin fishing line, it will probably take several hours, but then again the labor is free. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

More than tread lightly. Leave it like you were never there, nor anyone else.
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