How to make a hammock with your own hands from fabric

Please tell us how to make a hammock with your own hands? For a year, my daughter asks to install it in the country - she loves to read in the fresh air. At first, they planned to buy a finished product. However, in local stores, the choice is small and mostly artificial fabrics, not very durable. I decided that it would be safer to do it myself. But I will not refuse advice. I would like to know which base is better to choose.

A hammock is an indispensable attribute of a summer vacation. How pleasant it is to lie in the garden in the evening, enjoying the birdsong or reading a book! Of course, you can put a sofa on the summer terrace, if there is one. But carrying bulky furniture is hard, especially if you want to sit under the trees. There will be no such problems with a hammock. It weighs a little, it's easy to move quickly and even take it with you on a hike. At the same time, buying such a functional little thing is not necessary if you know how to make a hammock with your own hands. All that is required is a solid base and fasteners. And how not to be mistaken and get a really strong and reliable hammock, we will tell you today.

General recommendations

Before getting started, it is worth learning some general rules for assembly and installation. Compliance with them will help make homemade products safe and convenient.

So, when building a product yourself, it is important to pay attention to the following points:

1. The base of the hammock must be solid. Of fabric materials, it is better to give preference to tarpaulin, camouflage cloth, canvas, denim. They must be replaced every three years (if the hammock is to be hung outdoors). Wicker hammocks need to be knitted from strong cotton threads, cords or twine.
2. The ropes on which the hammock will hang should be no thinner than 8 cm in diameter.
3. If the hammock will be attached to pillars, they should be deepened into the soil by at least 1 m.In the case of attachment to trees, it is necessary to choose adult specimens with a trunk diameter of 20 cm or more.
4. For maximum comfort and safety, the distance between the two supports should be 3 m. The height of the hammock installation from the ground level depends on how much the material from which it is made sags. Usually it is 1-1.5 m.

To fix the base of the hammock (fabric or captive) will help special strips made of wood, eyelets or metal hooks. It all depends on the specific model of the product.

How to make a hammock with your own hands: a simple fabric model

Tissue hammocks very comfortable. They envelop the body of a lying person like a cocoon. Moreover, in such "beds" nothing will definitely fall out of small objects, for example, a telephone. And it won't blow from below.

You can make a fabric hammock as follows:

1. Cut out a fabric 230 cm long and 150 cm wide from the selected material. For hemming on each side, provide another 6-10 cm. Tuck the edges (from the attachment side - twice) and sew on a typewriter.
2. Cut holes for eyelets on narrow sides with nail scissors. Install them.
3. To prevent the hammock from wrapping, you can additionally attach it along the edges to wooden planks. Their length should be equal to the width of the canvas. In this case, it is necessary to drill holes on the strip opposite each eyelet.
4. Pull the rope cords alternately through the eyelet and the strap and pass them through the common ring. It is needed to hang the hammock on the hook. Near the ring, the slings can be woven into a single pattern or wrapped with a cord.

To determine the length of the hammock, you need to add 60 cm to the height.

That's all the tricks. It remains only to install the hooks on the supports, thread rings through them and hang the hammock.

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