Here are three different ways to make a hammock, starting with the easiest:

1. And the easiest of them all. This one requires more fabric, but that is it… wish I would have thought/heard of this a few years ago:
   http://www.instructables.com/id/Instant-Hammock/
   Two issues not mentioned in the instructable are:
   • fabric should be at least 12 to 15 feet long
   • edges may need to be hemmed if it doesn’t have a tear stop or is of itself tear resistant fabric
2. this is the type I was making. Easy to do, but requires a sewing machine. (site sucks, instruction are below the fold!):
   http://www.uniqueprojects.com/projects/hammock/hammock.htm
3. No material needed, but the most work:
   http://www.hammocks.com/howtomakeyourownhammockarticle.cfm

We have plenty of the heavy rope to type the hammocks to the polls with.

Hammocks inside the Hammock Hangout, BM 2003