KM, any advantage to that?
KM, any advantage to that?
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Tipically when the GGR is used, it's for edging. As Sclittlefield said you would take 1" and fold it so half of it is on the top and the other half on the bottom of the Tarp. Besides the added strenght and weight, it does give nice contrasting detial to the tarp.
I haven't used the GGR on a tarp yet. Not sure that I would. It seems that the GGR would be more labor intensive than doing a Rolled hem.
But maybe i'm looking at it the hard way.
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Wonderful. I never thought of folding the grosgain and putting it on both sides of the tarp! Probably two straight lines along the edges of the grospain and hemming the rolled edge prior to the grosgain once should be about right.
Exactly. With 1" webbing and some practice on scraps, it's not too difficult to apply both layers at once, simultaneously applying it to both ends of the fabric edge.
Also, to make it easier for a beginner, try doing a very quick simple hem/fabric fold over along the perimeter - it will give you more of a defined tarp edge when dealing with applying the webbing.
sorry for the delayed reply- was out of town this weekend. (rain,, bleargh!)
no, it was straight edges.
not entirely sure of the source- I picked up two 100yd rolls for 3$ each (from a clothing merchant at Pennsic- I asked if that was really the price, then I bought two..) but it was more than likely from an industrial supplier rather a home/craft supplier; if that helps any.KM
original question- my intent was to add strength to the edges without the black line showing, that is the reason for rolling it to the inside.
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I'm debating on using the JoAnn's Fabric grosgain because of the coupons. I'm about to start making my hammock and then my tarp, so I have about a week to decide on the tarp. Doing the cat cuts, I think, precludes DIY tarps with grosgain. My guess it's either you do straight edges and have the option of grosgain OR you do cat cuts and don't use grosgain. Either way you'll need to roll your edges.
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