Old new guy here, made my first Did it Myself Hammock a few months back, but have some problems. Searched the threads but not finding anything that helps. I watched several videos, ordered my material from Dutch, hemmed it, gathered it and been enjoying it in the man cave for a couple months. Problem I have is the darn thing is too deep. Played around with the ridge line to try to fix it, but can't seem to get it right.
Now what do I mean by it is too deep. When I am just hanging around, it is nice, until I try to get out. My bottom end is hovering just a couple of inches off the floor and my legs barely reach. So, it is really hard to sit sideways, plop my feet down and stand up. The edge is tight, and my short legs are almost dangling. When I put the gathered end together, I pulled the edges out, just a little farther, cause I heard that would help combat the dreaded calf ridge. So, how wide and how long is the darn thing. Well, I got four yards of some the Dobby 1.9 from Dutch, hemmed it and gathered it. So, it is long and wide; that material comes 60" wide and a it is 12 feet long with about 6" of end tail hanging past the gathered end.
Any words of wisdom from the masses?
Thanks,
Also, how in the heck do I change my screen name?
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