HAMMOCK DONE!

A photo of my hammock complete.

Extra strength.

I used the tent poles to give extra strength and threaded them into the blue tubing.

Structure of the hammock, COMPLETE!

Completed the structure of the hammock and I am very happy with the overall look. I like the detailed plaits and the colour.

Riveting!

To secure the webbing together I used a box stitch around the edges and then revivited the squares inside.

Box stitching using the industrial sewing machine.

This was the first time I had experienced using the industrial sewing machine. I didn't find it that different to the domestic sewing machine it just went faster. The tricky part was the turning the webbing to sew the box stitch and the weight of the webbing all weaved and pinned together was a big test for my patience. It was the most challenging part of the project.

Dying the webbing.

This was a very difficult job because the webbing was pure white and it took a lot of experimenting and time to get it a colour that suited the colour scheme my hammock was. Many times I would take it out of the dye and wash it and find that it would go a light pink even though it was a lovely plum colour in the dye bucket.

Organising the panels.

The base of the the decorative part of the hammock is coming together nicely.