I just finished my first hammock using a 60" x 126" purple nylon crinkle taffeta tablecloth. I used zip-ties to gather the ends and after I had attached my 8" continuous loops (amsteel 7/64") and adjustable ridgeline (1.75mm Zing-It!) I rolled the gathered end/zip-tie back toward the opposite end of the hammock for a cleaner look. Here are a few photos:
And yes that is a purple tablecloth. My camera just won't capture an accurate picture of purple.
I have a larger 90" x 132" tablecloth I was going to attempt to sew some end-channels on but my thread injector skills are lacking for now so I think I'm going to take it to a local alterations shop and have some proper hems sewed along the sides and a channel on each end.
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