I'm in the process of making my first hammock setup, and tonight I'm planning on working on the tarp. I got some coated nylon from Walmart, but I pulled it from the remnant bin and am stuck with two pieces. Both pieces are about 62 inches wide, one is about 10' long, and one is about 18.5 ft long. Can anybody offer any ideas on how to make the most of what I've got?
I'm thinking of sewing them together for the full length of the short piece, then trim the edges and resew the triangles i cut off to give me a hexagonal shape, with maybe come cat cuts on the edges.
Alternatively, i'm thinking about going with just the rectangle and then sewing some of the extra material on to the ends that i can use as little storm flaps.
The thing is, I think i might be a little short of the 10 feet with one piece, and the hammock will have a ridgeline of right about 10 feet.
I guess my other option is to have another seam in order to get the length i want. Not pretty, but hopefully functional.
I appreciate any advice.
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