I shared my first adventure with tarp making here. I had bought enough material for 2 tarps, and decided to make a smaller hex tarp this time. It's sized similar to a WB Edge or WL Tadpole, except with an 11ft ridge line. I also attempted to do a Warbonnet style ridge seam that wont require seam sealing.
Dimensions:
RL: 11ft
Width: 8ft
Main Edge: 6ft
Weight: 10.5oz without tie/outs (about half the weigh of my first tarp!)
This time I did a rolled hem along the edges, and used 2 6" pieces of grosgrain to create each tie-out reinforcement. I also tried attaching the tie-out's a little differently, we'll see how it holds up. The tie-out's are 3/8" grosgrain, with 1/2" Beastee Dee D-rings.
For the ridgeline I sewed both panels together with a simple seam, then folded 7/8" grosgrain over and sewed it with 1 (unfortunately crooked) seam. I kept 5-6" on each end to use to create the ridgeline tie out - this could probably be reduced to 3-4". With my quick hose test, the ridgeline did not leak.
Pictures attached.
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