Instruction: Gathered End Hammock

[Boon Booni]

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Maiden voyage

Wow, that looks awesome. What are the dimensions?

[Oakseed]

It is 138"x59.5" finished dimensions. I spent last weekend at a Boy Scout training course and I found I could actually sleep on my side in it! I do give some credit for that to my thermarest pad which makes a nice wide birth.

[Oakseed]

This is my first hang with a bull line suspension. 30' of bull line with the alpine butterfly loops tied 114" apart and larks headed onto the gathered ends.

[outbackpacker3]

I have a question I saw in another video that the side hem should be zigzag stitched to allow for stretch but in the video here its not is there any advantage or disadvantage to either way?

[SCWalker]

I have a question I saw in another video that the side hem should be zigzag stitched to allow for stretch but in the video here its not is there any advantage or disadvantage to either way?

I prefer the zig zag and feel it's a little more forgiving,however,most of the retail hammocks I have seen do fine with straight stitching.My opinion only and I honestly don't have much hanging experience to really give advice.My experience comes from auto,RV,and marine upholstery experience.

[Clinton]

I do a straight stitch but loose on the tension and it stretches just fine. I have a decent commercial ss machine @1300 stitches per min. Can do 9 feet in @ 40 seconds. No issues made @22 hammocks so far.

[gmcttr]

I used a straight stitch on all the hammocks I've made with no problems at all. Remember, there are three layers of fabric in the rolled hem edges (of a single layer hammock) so there is less stretch than in the rest of the hammock body.

[Knotty]

Straight stitch is all that's needed for the hems. Zigzag just complicates things with no real advantage.

I've made many hammocks, all with a straight stitch, and haven't popped a thread yet.

[Broken Halo]

Have you guys found a preference of 1.1 doubled vs 1.9 single layer?

[gmcttr]

Have you guys found a preference of 1.1 doubled vs 1.9 single layer?

The biggest difference would be if you ever contemplate using a pad, they are easier to manage when placed between the layers of a DL hammock vs on top of a single layer.