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THIS ARTICLE seems to support the use of cat tails as a sanitary and water resistant alternative to down insulation.

I decided t go with a plain hem on th edges..**** the curved edges are hard! It almost seems elasticy.

The flat felled seam worked out perfectly and looks great.

That's the machine I just bought. I had a hard time deciding between that or the Brother that was $10 cheaper. Hope we made the right decision...

I bought a whole bunch just to play around with. I thought about making a small daypack or something for my dog. Maybe using them for the lid on a G-4 pack. Stuff that I could live without if it...

Decided not doing binded edges at all. I think they look better, but are not worth the extra effort.

I sewed a up a few stuff sacks with this stuff tonight. ****, it really is slippery. I guess I...

Walmart just got some really cheap MYOG stuff in. I am talking really cheap.

6' Webbing strap with 1" buckle and slider $1.88
2 sets of 1" buckle and sliders $.58
2 Sets of 2" buckles and...

Binding the edges just means putting a grossgrain edge on them. You double the grossgrain over the edges, in other words. You probably have seen tarps done this way. Most of the store bought ones I...

Got it in the mail today. So awesome.

Sorry for the late reply...

No, I got it for $8 and some change. Still not bad. I did ask them to take it off the roll for me, but it still wouldn't fit in the prepaid box.

They shipped it...

OK, now I am leaning towards just a hem. My fear was that it would be hard to keep the hem folded over.

I might try that tape.

Gah..I still can't decide. It's probably going to be here...

How much was it? Wonder how good just a regular strong magnet would work.

Cool...thanks for the tip. 2 less curves to deal with.

Still waiting on my sil, but I think I am ready to conquer this beast. Hope my flat felled seam turns out good.

I thought about using an...

Thanks for the help, everyone. I wasn't sure if this stuff was strong enough. It is going to be a cat cut using 1.1 silnylon. Below are pictures for the GG I got at Walmart (7/8" $1.94 for 18') and...

Sorry if this is discussed somewhere else. I could not find any direct reference to it in any of the DIY threads. I am about to make my own tarp out of 1.1oz silnylon. I was wondering how to treat...

Just ordered 10 yards of black. There was a $5 cutting fee. He said if he can fit it in a priority mail prepackaged box, it will be $5 to ship, if he had to box it and send UPS, it would be $10-12....

gratzi! I am going to use these exactly.

Just ordered 10 yards of black. There was a $5 cutting fee. He said if he can fit it in a priority mail prepackaged box, it will be $5 to ship, if he had to box it and send UPS, it would be $10-12. ...

Ha. I can;t believe I missed that. Thank you. I would much rather go that route, with just doing a caternary cut on the edges...if even.


Have you weighed it? I saw that it was the Outdoors...

I thought about buying 2 of these, sewing them together, then making a 9.5x12' Caternary cut tarp.

http://www.campmor.com/outdoor/gear/Product___90552

Are these tarps really bad quality? Is...

You may have already seen this, but here is a thread where they discuss in great detail how to turn your uncoated ripstop into silnylon.

http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/showthread.php?t=2011
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Awesome job!

Did you get silnylon, or just the regular stuff? The Joanne's by my house never has sil.

Our Walmart doesn't carry fabric, so no bargain bin ripstop for me, either.

I am...

I like in your video how you explain that you are not actually using the tails of cats. Haha.

My main concern is that they would disintegrate quickly, especially if you tried to wash it. Also, I...

Wow, really good job.

Looks like you really paid attention to detail when sewing this.

Just curious, have you weighed it?