A few questions
1. I am wondering if anybody have experience and perhaps made prototypes where wedges have been cut out and the fabric sewn together lengthwise? I have some perhaps crazy ideas in my head a kind of hybrid between a gathered end hammock and a bridge hammock without bars but no need to make mistakes already made.
2. What about cat cuts lengthwise on a normal gathered end hammock?
My ideas is to save weight and bulk if possible not to forget comfort. I am not a minimalist and comfort has a higher priority for me but no need to carrying the extra weight if it can be avoided. You may have a different point of view.
If you look at a hammock, how much of the fabric do we actually use? Some of fabric has a structural purpose but in some places it’s there because it is. Are we lazy when it comes to making hammocks? Take the ends of a normal gathered end hammock the wrinkles is fabric we don’t use. High edges, are we going to fall out if the edges where lower, I think not. A bridge hammock is most likely the design with the most effective use of fabric but then bars have been added. BB style hammocks offers a flatter lay but more fabric has been added and has high edges. Please don’t get me wrong no disrespect intended. Any design has its time and place and may be the best until replaced by something better. I just like to challenge things and invent stuff.
If you look at sails for sailboats years ago it was just a flat piece of cloths today they are designed and sewn in 3D. Development!
I am no Einstein and have made my share of mistakes and failed projects and I am sure more will come. I don’t know about you but I get inspiration from your projects and designs good or bad. Mistakes made mine or yours is something we can learn from.
Any ideas links pictures etc. will be appreciated.
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