Two tone seamless ridge line tarp

[xxl_hanger]

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Edit: You can cut the RL strip first. Fold it in half lengthwise first, right side out and make the cut. Then take another layer of fabric, fold it lengthwise, right side out and cut the other two side strips fitting out. When done cut this layer lengthwise in half. This procedure saves a bit fabric.

I was still a bit confused by a situation where the fabric width were only 45" and three layers of fabric were required to get the desired tarp width.

I just noted also that only a bit less than 9 yards of fabric are required to build a 11' side seam Superfly clone if the fabric has a normal width of about 60" or more. This is only a bit more than in case of a two strips winter tarp and imo ignorable, but also under the same assumption that the cut is done as explained above.

For me this means I have enough fabric to try a side seam winter tarp and I can save weight if I wave on a grosgrain ridgeline which I had in mind first.

[Floridahanger]

I have a side-seam tarp for about 4 years now. It's completely DIY including the home made sil. The seams are very strong and it also makes sewing the side pull outs much easier since your sewing them near the fabric edge before adding the bottom wall.
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I say go for it. Make it your own design and colors so no one else has the same tarp.

[xxl_hanger]

I say go for it. Make it your own design and colors so no one else has the same tarp.

Nice tarp! Where did you get this fabric from?

I have a nice brown olive left over which will be unique too because i will also make my own silnylon according to this instructions. Hope it works.

[xxl_hanger]

Silnylon Tarp is my next project. Just try to cut it. But it would be too difficult for me to make a side seam tarp. Total weight of 9.5' fabric about 18.8 oz. One edge is exactly straight, the other edge is crooked. If I would try to make it straight i would lose a lot of width. Therefore I decided to make a traditional tarp using the straight edges for a flat felled seam (perhaps with a slight cat cut again) and the crooked edges for the cat cut and the tie-outs sides. This way I can use also the sewing patterns i have already used for my first tarp. Chance to get a 15oz winter tarp which would be about 2/3 lighter than my first one.

If I get problems with my ridge I can still make a grosgrain ridge later but this would mean about 2.2oz or ~15% more weight I guess.