BlackCat Mark II

[slowhike]

Thanks, man

Y'know...it's probably a good thing I'm getting all this DIY stuff out of the way now...'cause in another year, I think I'll be so old I won't be able to see well enough to sew...

you're just a young whiper-snapper<g>. i still haven't needed to get glasses yet (yet), but the needle threader on the new sewing mach sure is nice.
& happy BD.

[bito7]

Can I use poly ggr? Or do i need to use the nylon ggr? Also, How do i tell the dif between sil-polyester and silnylon? I thought I had silnylon but i have been reading posts about sil-polyester. Are the two interchangeable?

[Cannibal]

Would the edges be easier to sew using bias tape instead of grosgrain? The gg is having a tendency to "bunch" on me and I read somewhere that the bias tape is better when used for a curved edge. Am I doing something wrong or is it just a PITA?

[stoikurt]

Yes, it would be. Bias tape threads are on the diagonal so when you go around a curve the fabric will stretch and adjust itself to form to the curve. Most of what you can buy locally is Poly/cotton but someone here found and has ordered 100% polyester bias tape from somewhere. It may have been TeeDee on the HH Clone he made.

[schrochem]

Yes, it would be. Bias tape threads are on the diagonal so when you go around a curve the fabric will stretch and adjust itself to form to the curve. Most of what you can buy locally is Poly/cotton but someone here found and has ordered 100% bias tape from somewhere. It may have been TeeDee on the HH Clone he made.

Quest sells 100% nylon 3/4" here

[jellyfish]

I just ordered 8 yards of black silpoly. Yes, black!

[FJRpilot]

I just ordered 8 yards of black silpoly. Yes, black!

Your going to like it,.. my a Black Cat is one of my favorite tarps.

[jellyfish]

Your going to like it,.. my a Black Cat is one of my favorite tarps.

Did you make yours 12' or shorter? I'm not sure what to do.

[FJRpilot]

Did you make yours 12' or shorter? I'm not sure what to do.

It was the first DIY project I ever made. I tried to make an 11ft tarp, it ended up 10.5 feet. Learned my first valuable lesson about "seam allowances". For a summer tarp, I really like 11 ft, If your using an 11 ft GE hammock. My 10.6 Does save me a little weight when I backpack. It's just barely enough coverage in a downpour...

[jellyfish]

It was the first DIY project I ever made. I tried to make an 11ft tarp, it ended up 10.5 feet. Learned my first valuable lesson about "seam allowances". For a summer tarp, I really like 11 ft, If your using an 11 ft GE hammock. My 10.6 Does save me a little weight when I backpack. It's just barely enough coverage in a downpour...

Those nasty seam allowances are always tricky. That is the truth.

My current tarp is 11'. I have heard that if your tarp is too long, it can mess with hammock suspension and that would not be fun. I am not super tall, so my vertical reach on a tree can only go up so high.

I guess I'll just do whatever BB tells me to do. I'm going to trust the expert with his design.