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I saw some of the Tensa stands at Hangcon and they look like they work great. I’m just looking for something probably made from 2x4’s that will let me hang on my porch. I figured if anyone has made...

I’d like to build a hammock stand. I’ve seen a few that use seven 2x4x8’s but they look small and short for a 10.5-11’ hammock.

Are there any plans out there for the perfect size & height stand?...

Thanks everyone

Thanks for these useful answers.

Leiavoia, can you explain what you mean by putting a pretty heavy curve on the ends when whipping in order to straighten out the lay a bit?

My son got a 90 x 156" taffeta tablecloth and wants me to fashion a hammock for him so I’ll be trimming it down.

On my hammock, I gathered and whipped the ends using 7/64 amsteel. On his hammock,...

I am preparing to make a TQ and UQ from a couple of Costco throws and have a question.

Is there compressed down under you? If so, would it be better to remove the down from middle of the bottom...

Hi – I am 6’1” and plan to turn one of my Costco throws into a UQ... thinking of using this as a plan... https://www.exploreserac.com/make-underquilt-topquilt-6-steps/

Are Costco throws long...

I grabbed some old shirts from our Goodwill pile and one had a wide hem (1.5").

I cut a piece of the hem away from the shirt about 10" long... sewed one end closed, inverted it, stuffed my...

I have a 5' x 10' gathered end hammock that I made from a 10' 6" taffeta tablecloth. It's comfortable, but I am thinking of trimming my 90x156 tablecloth to make a 6' x 11' hammock, in an attempt...

Gear hammock sounds interesting...

Sewed a couple of no see-um mesh snake skin for the tarp. I was wondering why I had ordered extra mesh :-). The first one I sewed was two pieces that tapered - the second one I joined the two 8"...

Ok - I have made a stuff sack, a tarp, a bug net and now a ridgeline organizer. I have no-see-um and silnylon scrap and am trying to think of something else useful I could make for my hammock-ing...

Found this thread looking at different types of RL organizers... nice idea!

Think I'll still make mine from some of my scrap Xenon 1.1 or No-See-Um just for the DIY aspect. :-)

I am doing more reading and thinking -- I think that even if I make it for a (future) 11 foot hammock, it would work ok on the 10' hammock. The difference in ridgeline is only 10". I'm also...

I am about to cut no-see-um mesh to make a "Fronkey" bug net, and have a question about measuring how long my hammock is. Would it be the length from the inside of the whipping on each end, which is...

Nice job - I am looking forward to making (and using) one of those myself. I'm still showing off the stuff sack I made while I was figuring out how to sew. Hope to finish my tarp this weekend.

Bike-Ham, when I just stumbled on this I was thinking of doing the same thing - bumping it up. I just read it and haven't tried it but it sure looks interesting.

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I stumbled on manualslib web site today and found manuals for both of the old machines I have, a Singer 290 and a 237. Best of all they are free, rather than $19 or whatever all of the rest of them...

I took the bottom off of the machine and found that one of the two plastic feed dog gears had disintegrated. I ordered a set of gears ~$13 and think I will be able to replace them myself, with the...

I found that if I move the feed pattern selector to the left or the right setting, I get some motion in the feed dogs, but they are still below the plate. I guess I wore the machine out with all of...

No movement when I turn the wheel... when I first experienced the issue I lifted up the material and stepped on the pedal slightly and they moved just a little bit and then quit. No movement at all...

They are perhaps 1/16" below the plate. I have been trying to find something on Google and see references to a switch to lower the feed dogs (on other models) but don't see anything like that on my...

I was sewing the flat felled seam on my tarp with my old Singer 290C, and noticed that material wasn't being pulled through. I checked and found that the feed dogs aren't moving. I looked the best...

Oh noooo!!! I was half way through the final stitch on the ridgeline, and the feed dog quit moving on my Singer 290C :(

But... does the folded seam belong on the inside or outside of the tarp?

You know, you're both right. When I was reading how to do the seam and it said "you will wind up with one row of stitches showing", but every other example does show two rows. I am so glad!

I just made my flat feld seam on my tarp and need to sew the edge of the sewn flap down. I just realized that I am going to wind up with two lines of stitching showing, but thought I would only have...

I have had problems having my silnylon push down into the machine when I backstitch. Someone suggested to us a lockstitch, but I can't find anything on my machine or in its manual about a...

I am using Xenon 1.1 from Dutch

I made my template from cardboard, hanging a string 7.5 feet apart until it was 3" down. It was a bit difficult to keep the template still on the material because it is very slippery. I used a...

I was pondering over where I would spread out and measure and cut my tarp material. The perfect place turned out to be my workplace!

I worked until the end of the day yesterday and after...

I created a 7.5' long 3" cat cut template for the bottom of my tarp. I used the same template for the sides, which are shorter, using the middle section of the template.

In order to have the...

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I finished my first project - the stuff sack! It's got a few goofs here and there, and took longer to figure out a good way to do the top for the cord than it did for the rest of it. But I...

Yes, good tip. I think that I have discovered the settings that my machine likes for Xenon 1.1, and just made a rectangular bottom stuff sack (not to top, yet) that looks surprisingly good :-). ...

I have finally had some time to experiment on the Singer 290C, and have made some stiches, and have some questions.

It seems like there is too much loose thread waving around the take up lever -...

I now have everything that I need to make my tarp - a sewing machine, my materials and thread. I just realized that I don't know what size needle size is recommended to sew silnylon (actually Xenon...

Another thank you from me, a few years later.

Do you bunch up and shove your silnyloin tarp nto a stuff sack, or fold it close to the size of the sack and then stuff it in? I would think that bunching and stuffing would cause tons of wrinkles...

I saw some cleats on a tarp that looked really nice, and started a search for them. The only place that finally turned up is the company that makes them in the UK.
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I can't afford to buy an under quilt at this time, and planned to try a Thermarest RidgeRest pad, but just read that the ridges on the bottom are ineffective as insulation because in a hammock they...

I am thinking of buying a box of those little binder clips rather then pins and see how that works.

How do you like that tarp from Fronkey's video? I'm not sure what length your hammock is, but...

I've never sewed but decided I want to make a tarp for my hammock, some stuff sacks, etc. I've been cruising craigslist for a while and finally picked up a Singer 290C sewing machine for $25. The...

Thanks everyone!

I just started hammocking (is that a word?) with a 60x132" tablecloth, have ordered material from Dutch to make a tarp, but I am on call the whole week the hang is in. Can you move it one week out? ...

Hi - I plan to use my hammock while backpacking, sometimes in cold weather, and have a question regarding top quilts, under quilts and sleeping bags.

Does a sleeping bag take the place of a top...

Good to know - thanks!

I want to make a tarp for Hammock camping and thought of making the simple tarp in Fronkey's Video. Then I started thinking that doors on one or both ends would be nice, but I'm not sure how to...

Hello

I will be making a tarp for Hammock camping, and am trying to decide between Xenon Sil 1.1, and Sil Nylon from Dutchware. I read somewhere that Xenon compacts better, which would make it...

I hold my index finger up with thumb horizontal ... line between end of thumb and finger is 30*

I am amazed... I just put my hand on a piece of paper, drew a line along my forefinger and thumb and marked their tips, and it actually measured almost exactly 30*. It's nice to have a built in tool.