The hammock can be sewn from fabric, weaved from a cord, knitted from a rope or made literally in 10 minutes from a piece of lining fabric or an old bedspread.
1. Hammock chair: master class
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This hammock is a symbiosis of a chair and a swing. It can be hung in the house on a hook screwed into the ceiling, and on the street - on a crossbeam or a sufficiently strong tree branch. In order for the hammock to be strong and reliable, choose the appropriate fabric (thick cotton, tarpaulin), threads, cord and carbines.
You will need:
- wooden plank (optimally - oak),
- strong cord
- about 2 square meters. meters of durable fabric
- a strong carbine (2 pcs.),
- drill
- sewing machine and durable thread,
- iron and ironing board.
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1. Fold the fabric in half and cut as shown in photo 1. Turn the parallel sides of the part and sew on the machine (photo 2).
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2. Now, from the two unprocessed sides of the part, you need to make drawstring into which the cord will be threaded. When measuring the width of the drawstring, focus on the thickness of your cord. Fold and sew the fabric as shown in photos 3, 4 and 5.
3. Drill two holes at both ends of the plank as shown in photo 6.
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4. Thread the cord into the drawstring and into the holes in the plank as shown in the photo. Remember to tie knots tightly.
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5. It remains to arrange a place for mounting a hammock and hang it.
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2. Macrame woven hammock: master class
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Macrame is the art of nodular weaving from cords or thick threads. To make such a wicker hammock, you need to master a couple of the simplest knots of macrame technique - this is easy.
You will need:
- a strong thick cord of one or more colors,
- scissors
- ruler,
- two dies for the edges of the hammock (in this case, dies from the old hammock are taken, you can drill holes in strong planks of the length you need).
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1. First, one of the dies for the hammock will serve as the basis for weaving. Fasten it in a position convenient for work (here, mounts for the cornice are used, but you can come up with something else).
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2. Cut 21 pieces from the cord, each about 730 cm long. Fold each piece in half and fix it on a die, as shown in the photo.
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3. When all the pieces of the cord are fixed, start tying knots. Step back a few centimeters from the die and act as shown in the photo.
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4. Keep weaving knots. You should get something like this:
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5. Having weaved the first row of knots, back off a certain distance from it and start in a checkerboard pattern the second row of the same knots. Keep up the good work until you get the network as in the photo.
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6. Now remove the loops from the die. Trim and tie the lower ends of the work so that you get loops. Pass the ropes into the upper and lower loops and fasten the edges of the hammock to the dies. Tie the top and bottom ropes with a knot, making a loop, for which a hammock will be attached.
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3. Hammock on leather hinges: a master class
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Another version of the classic hammock is on hinges made of durable leather. If your machine doesn’t take thick skin, replace it with a thick enough and wide braid made of cotton or synthetics.
You will need:
- fabric for a hammock (thick cotton, tarpaulin, other durable fabric),
- fabric to strengthen the edges of the hammock,
- machine and durable threads,
- leather for loops (option - braid for loops),
- twine or strong rope,
- scissors, pins.
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1. Decide on the length and width of the hammock you need and cut out the part from the fabric of the appropriate size. Tighten the long sides of the part and sew on the machine.
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2. Handle the sides of the hammock to which the loops will be attached, making the gate wider and reinforcing it with a double folded additional strip of fabric on each side.
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3. Cut the skin into parts for loops. Focus on the thickness of your hammock cord.
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4. At equal distances from each other, outline the places for fastening the loops.
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5. Stitch the stitches as shown in the photo.
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6. Pass the rope through the loops. Tie its ends in a knot on each side, making a loop (see photo). Wrap both stitches with rope for strength.
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4. A simple hammock in 10 minutes: a master class
This version of the hammock is one of the easiest to manufacture. In addition, it turns out to be very light (due to the low weight of the fabric) and mobile, since it does not have heavy and hard parts. It is convenient to take such a hammock with you to the forest or to the park for a walk.
You will need:
- lining fabric (3x150 cm),
- a pair of carbines,
- about 6 meters of strong rope.
Follow the instructions shown in the video.
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More hammock ideas:
1. Such a hammock can be made from a rug or a bedspread.
Photo: smartavardagstips. se
2,3. Two variants of hammock chairs - in different colors look completely different.
Photo: decoritem.com, deas4homes.com
4. Classic rope hammock.
Photo: instructables.com
5. A simple hammock on the grommets.
Photo: littledogvintage.blogspot.com
6. Large hammock for several riders on sturdy chains.
Photo: gardenista.com
7. A hammock with a pallet base is a real hanging bed.
Photo: themerrythought.com
8. Fringed hammock.
Photo: themerrythought.com
9. Simple hammock with drawstring for the cord.
Photo: goinghometoroost.com
10, 11. Two macrame frame hammock chairs.
Photo: shylohbelnap.com, ehow.com
12. A hammock with a hoop base can be woven using the macrame technique or crocheted from a cord.
Photo: classyclutter.net
13. Fabric hammock on the frame.
Photo: themerrythought.com
14. Chair hammock for baby.
Photo: coolcreativity.com
15. In haste - a hammock from the bedspread.
Photo: brightside. me
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