Sew a hammock: step by step instructions with photos

How to sew a durable hammock

One day suddenly realize that without the hammock - it is not life, but some hard labor. Enough! Flower bed time, but the hammock - hour.

We'll show you how to make a good hammock with your hands: The following detailed instructions.

What we need

• A piece of solid matter 150x200 cm.
• Zaklepochnik and at least 20 rivets.
• Two wooden beams thickness of 5-7 centimeters and equal to the width of your hammock length.
• The drill and drill at 12 mm.
• 3.5 meters reliable rope, preferably made of cotton.
• Two large metal O-rings.

1.Vybiraem tissue. It must be heavy-duty. If you are going to hang your hammock under the roof of the open-air terrace or gazebo, then this list of requirements is exhausted. If a hammock will hang under a tree in the garden, make sure that the fabric was waterproof.

2. Stitched edges. Tuck the short edge of 6-7 centimeters, iron the iron, fold and iron again, and then sutured.

This double tucking give your hammock two advantages:

• A solid foundation for rivets
• It will not be seen the rough edge of the fabric

The seam can be even further enhanced by adding a strip into a durable fabric.

3. Note the location of future rivets. If you have 10 rivets on each side, then spread them evenly over the width of the hammock. Places where there will be a rivet, check the marker on the wrong side of the fabric.

4. Make holes for rivets. Most likely, your tool for setting rivets will not be able to cut through a triple layer of durable fabric, it means that they have to do a sharp knife. Maybe you have a special punch, or you know someone borrow it (this tool often have those who enjoy sewing clothes). It's okay if the holes are a bit sloppy - they will still be worn rivets.

5. Install rivets. The method depends on which tool you are using. In general, it is not difficult. Look to the front and rear sides of the rivet on the hammock were positioned correctly.

6. Prepare wooden beams. They must be reliable, strong and impressive, not thinner than 5-7 centimeters in diameter. Do they holes in same intervals as in fabric hammock - when combined they should coincide. The holes should be wide enough so that they passed a rope loop. Beams can be sanded and covered with something to protect it from the weather.

7. Attach to the hammock beam. This, too, is simple: put a hammock on the ground face up, place on top of the beam so that the opening match, and connect them to a rope loop - the technology is well understood from the photos. This board with hooks that you see in the picture, such as the job easier, but perhaps without it, you will be even more convenient.

If you feel that your creativity is not revealed until the end, it is possible to weave intricate hammock rope handles, for example, are as follows:

When finished with one side of the hammock, repeat the process for another.

8. Hang the hammock. Screw the wall terraces or in a special stand for hammock two heavy hooks and hang them on a hammock for the O-ring. If necessary, use hooks and chains.

9. Enjoy!

Read our article on how to make your own hands a frame for a hammock and Garden swing, and different devicesmarkedly facilitate the work and increase the level of comfort of country life. The most beautiful thing different machines and tools too, can make your own!

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