Does anyone know where one can acquire non-coated polyester ripstop? preferably 1.1oz if not lighter? Thanks
cwayman1
Does anyone know where one can acquire non-coated polyester ripstop? preferably 1.1oz if not lighter? Thanks
cwayman1
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Jo Ann Fabrics has ripstop for $6.99 yard. Most of it is 2 oz. The Yellow feels like it is a littler lighter. It may be 1.1 not sure. I'm in Fl but I think JoAnn fabrics is pretty consistent around the country. You can get it online ...just Google it .
Some have found it at WalMart..but I have never found any at a WalMart.
I have never seen _polyester_ ripstop @ joanns. They have a mediocre selection of nylon ripstop but nothing as light as 1.1 that I have ever seen. Polyester ripstop is significantly harder to get a hold of. There have been several attempts to find a supplier for it before. Not sure how successful they have been.
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I didn't even know that polyester ripstop existed. I was assuming OP was asking about nylon. I'm back in my hole...Originally Posted by Ramblinrev
Try looking at www.rockywoods.com under lightweight-polyester-fabrics....
nah... get out of your hole. No problem. I don't know that I have ever clapped eyes on polyester ripstop myself... but I do know there have been several attempts to track it down before.I didn't even know that polyester ripstop existed. I was assuming OP was asking about nylon. I'm back in my hole...
I may be slow... But I sure am gimpy.
"Bless you child, when you set out to thread a needle don't hold the thread still and fetch the needle up to it; hold the needle still and poke the thread at it; that's the way a woman most always does, but a man always does t'other way."
Mrs. Loftus to Huck Finn
We Don't Sew... We Make Gear! video series
Important thread injector guidelines especially for Newbies
Bobbin Tension - A Personal Viewpoint
My hole was full of water!
Try this link: Looks like you can buy any kind of sport fabric you might need here.
http://ecom.citystar.com/hang-em-hig...how&cat=FABRIC
Rockwoods has some very nice stuff p/n EMR-108.
Animalcontrol and JerryW both made very nice hammocks with it.http://http://www.hammockforums.net/...ad.php?t=12605
The Rockywoods EMR-108 is nice fabric and has become TeeDee's preferred fabric for non-experimental Bridges simply because of the micro-fiber and how it feels and the fact that polyester stretches way less than nylon.
Also, remember that ripstop isn't really necessary for a hammock. It is what most people use simply because most other people use it and recommend it for other DIYers and it is easy to get. But the ripstop threads doesn't really do you any good in a hammock.
Non-ripstop polyester works just as well. Check out Hennessy's web site for the fabric he uses - very little ripstop.
Does anyone know if this polyester fabric PN EMR-108 from Rockywoods is still available? I couldn't find it on their website.
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