of the plastic foam layers 3 it is not strictly necessary to coat the underside of the foam opposite the canvas 1 with a plastic film such as the film 2 on the upperside of the foam it will thus be possible to glue a simple sheet of ornamental fabric 4 directly to the foam various kinds of glue may be used as long as they are compatible with the materials which are to be assembled for instance plastic film 2 may be made of polypropylene and it may be glued with an acrylic adhesive having a good heat resistance alternatively polyurethane adhesives are also suitable within the scope of the invention it is also possible to assemble the spacer strips to the canvas by gluing or stitching by way of example an awning according to the invention having a length of 3 meters with a foam layer approximately 1 centimeter thick may be wound up with a diameter of approximately 24 cm fig3 shows a winding console 23 carrying an adjustable extension arm 24 swivelling about an axis 25 to allow the unwound portion of the awning to be extended in a more or less inclined position the lower edge 26 of the canvas is provided with a guide member 27 of any appropriate design only the outer spacer bead 5 is visible.