I Give Up

[MDSH]

After two attempts at a tulle bug net ...

Argh!

Called the Army Surplus store -- they have netting that will probably work -- 70x200 inches for $19.95.

Now, where did I leave my sanity?

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[samjaynes]

No-see-um was by far the hardest thing when I made my DIY WBBB, and making sure it that it was tight enough to not droop in my face, but loose enough to not rip when moving... lots and lots of pins, and adjustment of the sewing machine feet and tension.

Best of luck - Fronkeys net is straight forward and easy to do.

[DivaB]

I hear ya! Tulle is pretty unruly to say the least, but I still use it. Seems like a pretty good deal on the military netting though. Hopefully your sanity returns soon

[MDSH]

No-see-um was by far the hardest thing when I made my DIY WBBB, and making sure it that it was tight enough to not droop in my face, but loose enough to not rip when moving... lots and lots of pins, and adjustment of the sewing machine feet and tension.

Best of luck - Fronkeys net is straight forward and easy to do.

Thanks, sam.

I hear ya! Tulle is pretty unruly to say the least, but I still use it. Seems like a pretty good deal on the military netting though. Hopefully your sanity returns soon

Thanks for the sympathy, Diva! Yes, I feel better now! LOL

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[GT]

LoL! Yeah, man. That stuff is like trying to sew together a spiders web.
Mosquito netting isn't a whole lot better to work with either.

I find it easier to make my hems with athletic tape. I pull out the length that I want and pin it facing sticky side up. Then I "carefully" lay the mosquito netting on it along the edge so that the netting is stuck to the tape. Then I fold the tape and roll it once then stitch it like any other hem.
Works for me and makes a nice hem around the outside of the net.
You can get tape here. > http://www.ebay.com/itm/Girls-Boys-C...item337f08657b

[Caveman]

I was able to do the fronky style net ok, but when I made an integrated hammock with the toulle it just tore apart. That was a bummer! Lots of wasted work. Well...not totally wasted, I still have a pretty comfy netless hammock

[JohnSawyer]

Is it the stiff, Nylon Tulle? or the supple polyester stuff?

I LOVE the polyester tulle, (hard to find)... I've been out for >1 year, but Ikea sells it as sheer curtains in the kids section in white... dye with spray dye or spray paint (stiffer).

But if you have no-see-ums, don't ever use Tulle... It just gives them a place to rest since they're so full of your blood...

John

[MedicineMan]

Tulle glues via fabric glue easily. They even have a fabric glue that is waterproof.
It's that time of year. I use a hammock sock that came without bugnet, so I installed a tulle bugnet this afternoon. It'll stay in until fall then come back out. Last thing I did was hose it with permethrin along with the inside of the tarp making the no-fly-zone.

[Ramblinrev]

LoL! Yeah, man. That stuff is like trying to sew together a spiders web.
Mosquito netting isn't a whole lot better to work with either.

I find it easier to make my hems with athletic tape. I pull out the length that I want and pin it facing sticky side up.

Two different schools of thought here. I don't recommend sewng through adhesives of any kind. The needle can transfer the adhesive to the innards of the machine. That makes cleaning a real bear. Butthat's my own personal thought. YMMV

[FLRider]

I've worked with regular no-see-um, not tulle. Buut...lots of pins. Like, lots and lots and lots and LOTS of pins (one every 3" or so) will help.

The problem I had was that the netting wanted to stretch, while the Velcro I was sewing it to did not. I'd imagine you'd still have the stretching problem when sewing it to itself.