Anyone know where I can get some small pieces of fabric suitable for hammock gear so I can practice sewing on them? Picked up a nice "thread injector" last night, it is a Hammockmaker SWM-1000 De Luxe, not to be confused with the Dressmaker SWM-1000 De Luxe that only makes clothes. Paid $35, or about 50 cents a pound... The lady I bought it from also does repairs, and she had it cleaned, oiled and ready to go. She even gave me some lessons on threading and adjusting the tension.
Played around some last night with some cotton scraps she gave me and it makes a nice tight line and I can even get it somewhat straight. Figured it was time to move on to the kind of fabric I will be using, would love to have some scraps before I buy anything good. BTW, she had some mystery fabric made by a company called Pelican, she said it was given to her by a company that supplies material to make hospital sheets. Looked like excellent quilt material, anyone heard of this stuff?
Also, I'm watching Rev's gearmaking videos, that is explaining a lot. Really appreciate Grizz's math explanation, that is all crystal clear now, LOL.
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