The best stitch!

[VictoriaGuy]

Also, how do people feel about sewing in pockets on the inside of the hammock? I dont see anyone else doing this...........

Look at an Exped Ergo....

[Bcarrawa]

Thank you for the insight.

Good to know about the ENO stitch, and also think it would be a good idea to take into an industrial sewing shop.

I am building a hammock that I would eventually like to sell. I am building this myself and figured coming to the DIY forum would provide a good audience of folks who know what they're talking about...so far I think I've been right.

[CantankerousCat]

So I'm coming at this from a background in garment making, not hammocking, I'm wondering if some companies are using an industrial chain stitch more like ISO 401, rather than ISO 101 which is what most people think when they think of a chain stitch.

A truncated selection of examples from the stitch standards is here for a visual example: https://www.amefird.com/wp-content/u...ype-Matrix.pdf

ISO 401 is a chain stitch with a looper thread, so a 2 needle chain stitch. I imagine that the benefit of this type of stitch would be the stretch, as the stitching would stretch with tension on the seam rather than snapping the thread or tearing the hammock itself. I believe it is much more resistant to unraveling than the bag-closing single needle chain stitch.

I have only a Kammok roo double here to check, but it appears that the channel ends are sewn with 3 lines of 2-thread chain stitch, very similar to ISO 401.