Originally Posted by
Medecine Hat
Really nice looking job. I am about to put the big net and zipper onto my hammock and am very nervous about the whole endeavor. Any tips?
I HEAR a zipper foot helps, but I found my stock foot sews a perfect line 1/8" in from the edge of the zipper. Once I got started, it was much easier than I thought. Since the zipper has a large raised area, it pretty much followed the edge of the foot perfectly. Don't sew your hem too close to the zipper or it will get caught, and if you're sewing fragile/thin netting, consider sewing a strip of fabric between them so you don't catch your netting in the zipper... (See the WBBB diy thread.) Go for it, you'll find (like I did) that it was easier than you thought.
When I sewed on the net, I left the raw edge up, away from the hammock, so the net would be pulled up, effectively folding the netting at the stitching. (does this make sense?) when I was done, there were a few spots where I had to trim the edge, but it came out great.
Did you sew the zipper onto the hammock first, or onto the netting first and then to the hammock?
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