Hammock Materials List:
- Hyper-D 1.6 fabric
- 3/4" nylon webbing
- Gutermann Thread
- Amsteel blue
- metal sewing bobbins
- wood for spreader
It all started with some material seconds from hk2001. I may not be as good at writing these as Kitsapcowboy but I will give it a go...
Making the Template
Started with Bic's template and then adjusted it with some ideas from Grizz that I got from his older Professor Hammock videos. In those videos, Grizz was making a hammock for someone about 5' 7" which is close to my height and he mentioned that it was 7" more than the person's height--for me that is 5' 6" (or 66") so made the body of the hammock 73". Also, Grizz mentioned that he had begun making the cat cut deeper, 7.5", and Bic's template was just 6" so I went with 7". To figure out what the curve measurements, I snagged a Perl script Grizz used many years ago, I copied it down and ran it--worked perfectly. With all those measurements in hand, I made a heavy brown paper template--measuring everything in one corner then using symmetry to mark all the other quadrants. From there, it wasn't hard to mark the fabric, get cut out the pattern and get started on the hammock body.
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Sewing the Hammock Body
For the webbing, I used 3/4" nylon which I knew was stronger than necessary but I snagged a killer deal on Amazon--got 150 yards for $15 so I went for cheap overkill to start. From there, it was just a matter of following Bic through his video, wrapping the webbing on the sides, sewing a flat seam on the ends, and sewing in a rolled hem on the final edges.
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Adding the Spreaders and Connector Straps
I used some more of the nylon strapping and sewed in some metal thread bobbins and then sewed the straps to the webbing on the hammock body. For the spreaders, I just used some simple wood slats with some nails on the ends--not fancy but effective.
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Suspension
Again, just followed Bic's video to make some dogbones out of Amsteel.
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Insulation
The final bit, I needed to add some insulation so added a few extra nails to the wood I used for spreaders to attach my AHE Jarbridge--worked just fine!
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Final Thoughts
My first foray into sewing and making hammocks turned out just fine. I have spent a few nights in it so far with no issues.
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Now to spend a few more nights outside in the hammock and dream of my next build.
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