actually..
when i started experimenting with hammocks, i wanted the same thing, i quickly decided i don't like sewn channels, and i skipped the wipping altogether due to what you described.
what i concluded might be surprising, it's almost offtopic: ditch the wipping, the sheet bend was designed exactly for that. all my diy hammocks use it (usually with an extra wrap, but you decide for yourself if it is needed). what i do these days is i make a dyneema softshackle that a bit longer, and bend the hammock to it with a sheet bend, now i have an integrated softshackle there for versatility, and the sheet bend together with a dyneema softshackle means you can always undo it for washing, readjusting, etc, it sometimes requires patience at first, but just remember dyneema is slippery and static, so even if the bend looks rock tight, once you get the dyneema in it to move, you're almost done, and it will move.
experiment carefully at first, and some hints to keep in mind:
- if you will use the softshackle as a single stranded part of the sheet bend, keep in mind that once the shackle is closed (which will be your load bearing configuration), this is not a sheet bend anymore, it is a becket hitch, and the "ring" in the hitch is the softshackle, so a bit counterintuitively, the dyneema is the "U" in the knot, and the hammock fabric is the "X", if you do it the other way around, the hammock fabric will slide out of the knot when loaded.
- if you use the shackle doubled up, and make a proper sheet bend with the two strands of the shackle on one side, and the hammock fabric on the other, then the opposite is true, the hammock should make the U, but then you really need to take a second turn with the softshackle imo. (i prefer this option, i find it neater, and i feel it distributes the load nicer on the fabric, but i have no data to confirm that, it might be wrong)
- if you use the option above (double stranded softshackle in the sheet bend), you might be tempted to connect the other end of the softshackle together with the head, it feels more secure (as otherwise it's hanging out). this is a trap, that end needs to be unloaded, otherwise you made a becket hitch, and the roles should be reversed (see warning from first option), so don't do this "security mod", the hammock fabric will slide out if you do
hope it makes sense and helps
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