I have found that #3 zippers work great.....
Type: Posts; User: JohnSawyer
I have found that #3 zippers work great.....
I have made a total of 4 of the bb clone types, and yes I have always used the pin and sew method... it takes a couple if passes with the pinning, but it has always worked out fine. I even made...
If I had to do.it different, I would sew the body, zipper and strip and THEN gather the hammock end: strip, zipper and all. Sewing it up the way I did tends to shorten one side, turning it into a...
Here's one I did a while ago...
http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/showthread.php?t=47519
So my zippers are sewn to the hammock body on one side, and a fabric strip on the other. When they reach the gather, I have sewn the gather in a 4" tube. The fabric strip runs past and inside that...
Check my gallery... I think I have a few pics of mine. I buy my zippers from diy gear supply: http://backwoodsdaydreamer.net
DivaB: I think you'll like the zippered bugnet once you see what's coming... unfortunately, I won't get it done until this weekend, at best... work has been kicking my butt..
Cin: That looks...