2
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Take the edge of the fabric at the middle of the hammock and fold in half, and then half again.
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Roll-up your hammock starting with the end strings.
WASHING
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Tie a loose single knot in the end of strings at each end like the figure below.
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Machine-wash in a regular cycle and spin with cold water and non-bleach detergent,
separated from your laundry.
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Remove hammock immediately after the spin cycle as dyes in the fabric may bleed if the
hammock is not colour-fast.
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Do NOT use a dryer. Hang your hammock out to dry.
WHERE TO HANG YOUR HAMMOCK
You will need to find two fixed points from which to hang your hammock.
Try trees, beams or posts on your veranda.
Never hang your hammock
from a free standing brick wall.
Your hammock will hang in any space of
2.5 to 3 meters or greater (2.7m for a single) this should leave the centre
of the hammock about 20-30cm off the ground when you sit in it. (see Fig.
1)
Often the distance will be greater and you will need some rope.
It is important to attach one or both ends to a higher point to give the
hammock some shape, roughly 90cm higher for each extra metre of span
(see Fig. 2).
Stretching the hammock flat like Fig. 3 is not comfortable and may cause
it to break.
The easiest way to determine where to hang your hammock is by holding
the hammock in place before you attach any fixings.
