| OK! It happened. In spite of your best intentions | | | | the length of the hammock until you have only a |
| you wore buttons or belt loops into your | | | | series of small loops along the hammock. Then |
| hammock, and broke one or more of the strings. | | | | take the end of the hammock and shake it |
| What do you do now? In this article we will cover | | | | vigorously. If necessary, you can gently tug and |
| the repairs of three of the most common | | | | spread the weave around the subject string until |
| mishaps that can befall the Mayan hammock. | | | | the weave looks good. |
| - Mishap number one, and the most common, is | | | | - Mishap number three is the bad one. It can |
| the breaking of one or two string because they | | | | happen when your teenagers have their friends |
| snagged something on your clothing. The repair is | | | | over; and no one quite knows how almost a third |
| pretty simple. Take both ends of the string and | | | | of the hammock was sliced open! Trying to retie |
| tie a single weaver's knot. What is that? Make a U | | | | and weave this mess together would make a |
| shape in one of the strings. Then bring the end of | | | | grown man cry. So don't try. Get some fishing line |
| the other string up through the back of the U, | | | | or other thin but strong string. Go just past one |
| around the back, and then under itself. Pull tight. | | | | end of the wound and tie the weave tightly shut |
| Trim the edge; and work the string back into the | | | | with a strong knot. Then evenly and carefully |
| weave. Repeat for any other broken strings. | | | | spiral stitch along the full length of the wound, |
| - Mishap number two starts out like mishap | | | | making sure to get at least a couple of strands of |
| number one except you have nylon or | | | | good hammock cord on either side of the tear. |
| mercerized cotton strings that don't break easily. | | | | Continue past the end of the tear and tie another |
| In this case you end up with a long loop pulled out | | | | tight knot. You can trim off all the string beards |
| of the weave. In this case you will carefully pull | | | | hanging down, and you are done. This is not a |
| the string from each side of the loop so the loop | | | | beautiful repair, but it will last for years. |
| almost disappears, and you have two smaller | | | | The beauty of these repairs is that even when |
| loops, one on each side. Then pull the string from | | | | they don't look so great, the comfort of the |
| the far side of each loop making further smaller | | | | hammock is generally not affected at all. |
| loops. Keep doing this, tracing the string through | | | | |