I am working on my first bridge hammock, and I'm finding it requiring more precision measuring/marking/cutting of the fabric than I'm used to with my GE hammocks. Maybe I'm stupid, because the instructions I've found don't seem to address this, but marking and cutting a pattern on a long/wide roll of fabric seems way harder than the actual sewing.
Would you share any tricks you have learned to make this process easier/better?
Since I have learned the hard way that symmetrical-ness is really important, it seems like the best method would be to fold the fabric in two, mark out the pattern on one side, and cut both sides together, but I can't envision a way to make the fabric stay together while cutting, even with a bazillion pins.
It doesn't help that the only sizable floor space I have in the house is carpeted. I have a carpenter's square, an aluminum 48-inch ruler, and a tape measure. I can't afford a good laser square like Griz shows in his video, and I suspect the cheap ones on Amazon aren't worth getting. (?)
Also, I'm only planning to make one or two hammocks, so I don't want to make a pattern unless I absolutely have to (and, anyway, that would require some of the same skills I seem to be missing!)
BTW, I am using WV's method, and so I don't have to deal with the catenary cut issue, but I'm still having trouble.
Thanks in advance!
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