Woven grommet structure for canvas-like materials

A fabric anchor device for attachment to awnings, tarpaulins and the like for use as a substitute for grommets comprising a narrow elongate woven fabric strip including a body portion having first and second side edges and a longitudinally extending spine intervening between said edges, said spine including reinforcement areas having longitudinally spaced apart attachment apertures formed therein, said spine comprised of a first and a second high tensile strength reinforcement warp yarn, a first series of weft yarns extending from said first side edge to said spine, a second series of weft yarns extending from said second side edge to said spine, said first and second series of weft yarns having inner loop extremities encompassing both of said first and second reinforcing yarns in said reinforcement areas, loops of said weft yarns of said first and second series each encompassing a respective one only of said reinforcements yarns at the areas of said attachment apertures, said reinforcing yarns criss crossing adjacent the extremities of said attachment apertures whereby said reinforcing yarns are maintained in juxtaposition by said weft yarns at said reinforcing areas and in spaced relation at the areas of said attachment apertures.