Thursday, December 19, 2019

#cannotimpeachmyvote

This impeachment is a badge of honor and Trump, instead of getting mad about it, should glory in it, much like people adopting Hillary's "deplorables" label and proudly proclaiming themselves members of that group.  I'd like to see a new hat or shirt with a new Trump slogan along the lines of "They can't impeach my vote."  

In fact, maybe that should be a new hashtag.  Hmm...

#theycan'timpeachmyvote
#theycannotimpeachmyvote

Sunday, December 8, 2019

MTN 1.3 wide for a lightweight hammock

This bit is cross-posted from my review over at Ripstop by the Roll's website

My order of 4 yards of MTN 1.3 wide arrived in a timely manner. This is a light, slick fabric with just the right amount of stretch to be comfortable for my 155 pounds. To sew it, I used a teflon foot on the Singer Heavy Duty and that made the job much, much easier.

The finished product was exactly what I was aiming for. I wanted a hammock just a smidge under 11 feet, and it came out 10 feet 10 inches on the dot, which was perfect. Generous hemming gave me a width of 62.75 inches, within a quarter inch of the 63 I was aiming for. More skilled sewers could certainly use a smaller hem and make a wider hammock with this fabric if needed.

The finished product weighs exactly 10 ounces, including the two amsteel end loops and the zingit ridgeline. I'll make a stuff sack out of the left over material, so I expect the weight with stuff sack will be a few tenths over 10 ounces, which is outstanding for such a wide fabric.

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