Has anyone tried clew suspension on a Jarbidge or other narrow quilt and found a way to lay diagonal (gathered end hammock).
A few years ago I made a clew suspension UQ out of an old, summer weight, synthetic sleeping bag and I love the clew. I have a 3-season Jarbidge from Arrowhead and it's only about 40" wide. I'm trying to fit a clew on it. I've read every clew thread I can find and I'm following along with: http://leiavoia.net/pages/hammock/levquilt.html
Leiavoia mentions making the clew nettles different lengths for a 3/4 quilt so I've done that by making the foot end longer than the head end. So all nettles are 40 inches on the foot end and 24 inches on the head end. It fits and snugs up against me perfectly. I don’t mind the nettles on my feet at all. But I need the narrow quilt to follow my diagonal lay and it just won't stay in place.
With the original 4-corner suspension, I can adjust the tension on the corners and it will stay on my shoulder all night. But with the clew, as soon as I move any amount the quilt slips back straight leaving my shoulder exposed. (the 4-corner suspension is fiddly to adjust and I’ve not been able to get comfortable once it’s under 40F. I always seem to lose heat somehow, hence my dreams of switching to a clew on it.)
I guess I could sew the jarbidge asymmetrically onto a big piece of fabric and then clew that bigger piece of fabric but that just turns it into an awkward SLD Trail Winder clone and seems like overkill.
Does anyone have any ideas on how to make a narrow quilt work with a clew? Or is it time to admit defeat on this project?
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