I made a fixed RL on mine, and slipped the suspension through the loops I made. The loops are too small to slide over the gathered ends, but can rotate around the suspension lines in case the hammock gets twisted up in packing/unpacking.
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I made a fixed RL on mine, and slipped the suspension through the loops I made. The loops are too small to slide over the gathered ends, but can rotate around the suspension lines in case the hammock gets twisted up in packing/unpacking.
Sounds like a good way to avoid working on the loops again.
I would have done the exact same thing.
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Marius from Shed Plans
I've skimmed most of this thread, forgive me if I missed such a discussion before, but...
Has anyone found a source of suitable cheap taffeta tablecloths outside of USA?
I'm in Australia. Basic freight of a single $10 tablecloth from Tableclothsfactory.com is $48.50. That puts a hole in the economies of making tablecloth hammocks :-/
One would assume that TCF are getting their products out of China. Freight to Australia from China is usually ridiculously cheap. Just need to find a source...
Yeah, I've done that too.
But paying the "Australia Tax" again. Basic Ripstop that you guys pay $1/yd for from Walmart... costs about A$9/m here (so about US$6/yd). I did a channel-end hammock out of that, and it's alright for A$35 and a bit of sewing, but it still makes me cry when I can get a finished taffeta hammock for $10 from Amazon or eBay (albeit only 80% as long as we'd like).
I'm not seriously considering paying $60 for a $10 piece of fabric. Unless there's a source that doesn't involve US freight, the project is dead in the water. I'm just looking for a source of cheap fabric to play with, so freight from USA isn't an option.
$6 USD per yard is about what I pay from a fabric store if there is a coupon, so that sounds normal. $1 Walmart fabric does exist, but these are factory runoffs and are not usually available. When they are, it is in random colors and small quantities. I have only got lucky with this once.
Between the two sources, I prefer the classic ripstop over the taffeta by a wide margin.
I did 60x126 two years ago, just zip tie in the hem of the tablecloth to gather up and larkshead a whoopie loop. I'm starting to see some wear and stretch as the tablecloth is aging.Attachment 181984