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My first DIY Hammock project catches a much-needed break. I finally found a bit of free time away from work-work and other non-hammock to-doos to edit some more video!!
The project continues with three videos that walk us through making our own DIY bias tape.
Part 7 -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrxSqepkLuU
Part 8 -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJXsquVcG8k
Part 9 -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bh5vOAkVVg
Hope you enjoy!! :)
Excellent videos. It was very easy to understand and I learned a lot. Thanks!
Cool! Thanks for that feedback. I sometimes don't know how I'm doing, really. i.e., If I'm conveying things in a way that is easy to grok.
FYI... let me know if there is anything I can do to make them better.
:)
I like the tip on fray check. I never seal my cuts though. I either hem or seam them. Do think this step is really necessary?
I think you're doing an excellent job creativeKayt!
If you missed anything, someone else will have to point it out.
The way you explain things is very understandable. You are a good teacher.
As someone who is about to embark on the adventure that is making my own hammock (minus the necessary thread injecting experience) I'm watching your progress very closely! Your videos are so good, in fact, that if you are not already a professional teacher/video editor, you have a couple extra career options!
I can't wait to see the finished product! Please keep 'em comin'!
I concur..... most impressive and excellent.
Add this to your list of creativity.
Shug
Awww shucks.... (blushing and kicking at dirt shyly) ... thanks, everybuggy! I really appreciate it.
Ya'know... (pondering)... probably not, since it's folded under. I just wanted to experiment and I personally like the extra security. Just a little bit of my "A" personality poking through. Heh heh.Quote:
Originally Posted by hikelite
Great instructable on how to form the bias tape strip.
Clover has a great little 'jig' to assist in the folding and pressing of the strip once it is cut to get a uniform bias tape strip.
http://www.clover-usa.com/product/26...as_Tape_Makers
The units are available for different widths of the bias strips. Here is a YouTube link showing how they work.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2YgYIhFQC4
I know the link is for a sewing/quilting show but it wouldn't be the first time that us gear makers have borrowed an idea from the sewing community.
Ohhhh.... :drool: ... that is super handy. I think I MUST acquire that.Quote:
Originally Posted by BigJoeTheBear
Thank you for posting that. Sweet!!
Great video, creativeKayt I am impressed.
I have just one question...
What is Bias Tape and what is it used for? Am I missing something from the videos?
I see the final product, but I dont understand the benefit of bias tape rather than just hemming it up
Please explain it so this dumb ol'e country boy can understand.... :)
While many do OR teach, you do both really well. I'm fascinated by popups and flexagons and that diagonal matchup & cut is magical! Enjoyed all your vids - thanks!
So it does the folds? that does look cool!
Yep.... hemming it would serve the same purpose. It give me a little more durability where my tie outs are, because I did the double stitching, but the savings is negligible when compared to time spent. Honestly? More than anything, I just wanted the contrasting color for my hammock at the edge because I like the finished feel of that particular look.Quote:
Originally Posted by Convert2010
Here's the finished product and you can see the burgundy bias all the way around the edges of the hammock.
http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/a...1&d=1295373524
Too, some people use bias tape when they have a bunch of thick fabric (i.e., thick canvas that's been treated with water/fire proofing stuff) because it makes it easier to sew through. You don't have as thick of a wad of fabric to try to force through the small space beneath your sewing machine foot.
Here's another angle showing the shelf tie outs. I just used the shock-cord I had on hand :( and have since changed it out to something more suitable.
http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/a...1&d=1295374265
I was also just about to ask what bias tape is used for... :confused:
Now, your posted pictures make it very clear for trinni from germaneee! :D
Besides... beautiful hang ya have! :)
Thankee for the great video lecture series :)! You're just doing a great job!
Thank you!! :)
Oh I see... so instead of folding it under a few times, you lay it flat and use Bias Tape.
So that leads me to my next "Q"
Why not just cut a LOOOOOONG strip of fabric and use that?
Why lay out a square
cut it on a diag.
move bottom to top
mark it
tube it one line off and then cut the strip out of that?
It seems that a long strip would be easier.
(again... I am just trying to learn and understand...)
So you use bias instead of grograin right. Also same as above, do you really need the stretch of real bias or can a 120'' continous peice of material be used to form the bias tape instead?
If Kayt's vids aren't in the video forum, they definitely should be put there. Personally, I think they are deserving of a sticky in the DIY forum. Vids of the actual step by step process of making a hammock with as much detail and patient explanation (such that even someone like me can pick up what is being put down) are relatively few. Near Shug quality I'd say!
(Now Kayt, if you can just learn to pick, sing, do impressions, juggle, do comedy, make some mean bbq all while riding a unicycle - why you'll be all set!) :lol:
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Originally Posted by Convert2010
The reason you make the tape this way is to use the material more efficiently. You can take a smallish square and get a long piece of tape out if it. Since it's mostly for aesthetic reasons, being on bias doesn't affect it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jazilla
Exactly right! It's a more efficient use of your material and the "stretch" from having it run "on the bias" makes it a little easier to go around curves and with movement.
:)
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Originally Posted by hikelite
Oh I see so the main reason is to make more use out of your material... (light bulb just went off) I GET IT NOW...... SAAAAWEET.... I will need this for when I sew my bug net into my hammock.
Thanks for the detailed explanation and the video... look forward to more...
Think of it as free grossgrain in any color and width you want. It really adds a nice finished look to a project.Quote:
Originally Posted by Convert2010
Kayt I'm really enjoying this series of videos. Was starting to worry you'd given up on the project.
A few minor bits of constructive criticism..
More lighting would be good in a few spots on the video. LOTS of youtuber's could use more lighting, especially for up close angles.
I think it was overlooked that most of what you did with the bias tape was to produce a long piece but for a while it almost sounded like you have to do ALL of that to get some tape when you could just cut one strip out at a bias if you needed say just a foot of it. By and large though you do a great job of explaining what you're doing and how it works.
I don't know if you realize it or not, but you say some version of, "so all you do"/"so here's what you do" a lot. I mean, a LOT.
I say "apparently" a lot when I explain things. I know it starts to annoy people. We've all got our verbal ticks, suppressing them goes a long ways towards making things sound magically more professional. Don't take me the wrong way here, not trying to bash you at all.
Finally, there spots in your video where it goes black and "time passes" I personally would love to see the actually work, or at least more of it, just edit it to play those parts in fast forward if you can. This would work in a lot of gear videos, like boil times and such for the rest of you guys would look good done that way. The cuts can occasionally make things hard to follow.
For youtubers at large (haven't seen Kayt do this) please don't tell the camera "you'll be right back" when you get ready to stop and change setups. To the viewer no time passes. I have no idea why but this just bugs the bejesus out of me. Imagine if they did that on Food Network or if Martha Stewart did that, or for that matter Les Stroud. Maybe I'm the only one that notices it.
Keep working on it Kayt, I'm getting a lot of ideas for making my own based off your construction process. The spiderman tests were very interesting and would be a good idea for one of our favorite animators illustrations.
Hey now.....Quote:
Originally Posted by hikelite
Daddy likes FREE!!!!
Hmmmm..... This is great point. I do that in my Vids..... hang let me think about what I am going to type here. I will be right back.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gqgeek81
Okay I'm back.....
It's like, um in my Communications class in school, I mean, um... College.
We got, um busted every time we said "UM"
I make it poit to not (moment of silence) say um, but instead (moment of silence) have moments of silence instead of saying UM when I am think about (moment of silence) what to say next.
I will make a point of not saying "be right back" in my videos anymore. this is one of those things you don't realize until someone points it out to ya.
(moment of silence)
So, thanks for the tip.
exactly.
I have plenty of hangups when talking to a crowd that I KNOW of and I'm sure more I don't. The professionals but and large don't have anything special on us, they just seem smother because they've practiced away their hangups.
Also see the episode of HIMYM where they do shots every time Robin says "but umm" on her news cast. classic :lol:
But Shug has plenty himself he just edits away :D
video bloggers like Phillip Defranco do the same thing.
"but umm" = DrinkQuote:
Originally Posted by Gqgeek81
Ted and "The Barnacle" were hammered that night LOL
I love that show.
Gqgeek81 -- All excellent advice! Thank you. This feedback really helps.
:)
I have tons that I edit out!Quote:
Originally Posted by Gqgeek81
Editing out the chaff is a good thing.
I wAtched all of your episodes last night. Great info! It's like an old tv cliffhanger! Stay tuned, same bat time same bat channel!! Can't wait for the exciting conclusion :)
Thank you!!
Yep. Working on another episode right now! Hope to have it out tomorrow.
:)
Kayt - thanks for sharing these videos and your obvious knowledge! I am in need of some bias tape to do a zipper mod on my son's HH Scout and did the obligatory search on Hammock Forums to see if ther was a thread on DIY Bias tape - low and behold you popped up w/ just what I need!
Very clear instructions and I feel ready to try some myself. One thought I have is; what would it do to use a coated ripstop to make the bias tape? The urethane coating on the inside face would serve to prevent fraying and may help bond the sides together when pressed. Any reason this would be a bad idea? I have some black coated ripstop on hand so I think I will give it a try.
Thanks!
What a beautiful hammock! Wonderful color and worksmanship.
GvilleDave -- I don't see that it would be a problem at all. In fact, I'm curious how it will go. Please share your findings with us!
Trout -- Why thank you!! I sure had fun with it. I still need to add the bug netting, but I fear that will still be awhile due to my other "to do"s.
If you are using the bias tape to form a channel for cord you are going to want to make it bigger than you normally would. The urethane coating is sticky and makes threading the cord harder than you might expect. The Grand Trunk ATHH used coated ripstop and getting the cord back through the channel to go from tarp to hammock mode was a real pain. It was doable but difficult without a good sized bodkin.Quote:
Originally Posted by GvilleDave
If you double fold the nylon it won't fray once it is sewn on. Searing the edges will especially guard against that. Pressing the urethane might present a heat problem. I would want to test it on a scrap and have some iron cleaner handy. One thing you want to avoid is melting either the nylon or the coating and have it gum up the works.
The Urethane coated RS worked great. There was no benefit or problem ironing the coated RS. All in all it worked fine and there was no fraying at the edges and I did not heat seal...
cool... thanks for the reportQuote:
Originally Posted by GvilleDave
Sweet!! Great idea, GvilleDave!
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