Cone Thread hack and first project report.

**PointPastor** · 04-20-2015, 04:58

So I finished my first two hammocks this weekend both were made from poly/satin from the local craft store (I love the strange looks from women when buying yard goods). One blue 6' and a cheetah print 10', both were for my kids and they picked out the fabric.
The blue one I hand rolled the side seams
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and the cheetah one went through the rolled hem foot (a pain to get started but works good after you get moving)

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Both got inch and a half triple stitched channel at the end for amsteel continuous loops. We spent most of the day once they were finished laying on the front porch in them. The shorter one makes a good chair for me and I will probably make a couple more that size just for that purpose. In hindsight I had enough of the cheetah print I could have made it a little wider by adding a panel on each side, works good for my daughter who is six but a little narrow for full size people. All said and done I feel pretty good about these and learned a lot. Now I feel more confident cutting into the ACU ripstop I got PIF from another member.

On A side note I bought a cone of thread impulsively before I realized it would not go on the hand me down brother thread injector I have. Not wanting to buy or make a separate stand I came up with this, probably not original but highly functional.

Old standard thread spool stuffed inside.
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On the machine winding a bobbin.
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I also learned that using the wrong bobbin will make your stitches awful.

**Bubba** · 04-20-2015, 06:15

Did you have any problems with thread tension? How did the seams look balanced? Just wondering if the spool caused any issues. Looking forward to seeing the cheetah.

**gmcttr** · 04-20-2015, 08:14

Large cones are generally meant to have the thread pulled off the end rather than pulling off the side and spinning. A cone thread stand is a better choice and as Bubba suggested, will provide more uniform thread tension.

They are inexpensive to buy or can easily be made.

**PointPastor** · 04-20-2015, 08:17

Tension seemed good, stitching appeared nice and even on both sides. I had more problems from having the wrong bobbin in when I first started with the rolled hem foot. I will try and make sure I get the stitching in a couple photos. I will warn you though that when I was winding bobbins if I went to fast it would wobble all over the place.