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A completed flat net. To make the
shopping bag, you will fold the flat
net in two and sew up the sides, then
add a drawstring. To make the light-
duty gear hammock, you will lace
both ends with the tails and then
weave a rim of cord (shown in black
in the chapter opening photos)
around the top of the hammock.
(The elastics used to start the net are
cut off when you are done netting.)

2 > Add a drawstring to the top
of the bag. To make it easier
to see the mouth of the bag,
use a drawstring of a different
color, such as the black cord in
the materials list. colored rim material around the rim of the
hammock.
To make the gear hammock, follow these steps:
5 > When the two ends of the rim material meet, gently
3 > Lace both ends with the tail lengths of the cotton pull on them until the hammock measures about
string and tie it tightly. 26 inches long. Tie the rim material together with a
4 > Suspend the hammock between two hooks, poles, fisherman’s knot (also known as a true-lover’s knot,
or cabinet door pulls. Weave the contrasting- see page 47) and cut off the excess.