Newbie to the forum! Happened upon hammocks and decided that's what I want for my birthday. Husband and I went to REI last week and I picked up an ENO DoubleNest and Slap Straps. Discovered this forum and decided I needed to return the Slap Straps and make my own whoopie slings LOL.
Unfortunately I don't get to use my hammock until mid-August, so all I can do is look at it and not even open it.
So my 7/64" Amsteel Blue arrived last night. My descender rings and tree straps should arrive later this week.
I'm going to be making my slings tonight but I had a question about the locking stitches. What I've gathered so far is that I need to do a couple stitches using dental floss and then another couple stitches 90 degrees to that.
My questions are:
1) Where do I put the locking stitches, let's say on the fixed loop I'm making? Do I put them close to the newly made eye or do I put them close to the end of the bury? I read in one thread that you want to have the locking stitches just keep the rope in place and let the load do the rest of the holding...so in my mind that means I want the locking stitches closer to the eye so that the bury and the outer cord can lock under load. Or does it not really matter where the stitches are, just that they are somewhere along the bury?
2) Dental floss? Can I use something else? Dental floss is easy to chafe/cut. Do I really want to use dental floss?
3) Do I tie knots in the locking stitch ends or just do the locking stitches and cut the floss close to the Amsteel Blue?
Thanks for the help!
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