How to Make a Hammock in a Room

While hammocks are more commonly placed outside, the air-borne bed is suited equally well for indoor use. Hammocks were originally used by South American natives for sleeping inside their huts, so hanging one in a room of your house brings the tradition full circle. Making your own hammock is a remarkably simple process, requiring nothing more than a large piece of fabric suspended between two ropes.

3½ yards cotton fabric
Sewing machine or needle and thread
Climbing rope
Electronic stud finder
Drill
2 large screw eyes

Instructions

- 1
  Cut 3½ yards of sturdy cotton fabric and double-hem all four edges, folding them over twice and sewing along the length.
- 2
  Fold the short ends six inches inward and sew the edge four or five times for a strong hold. This will create a long loop running along both ends of your piece of fabric.
- 3
  Thread a length of climbing rope through each loop and scrunch the loops inward, creating the narrow hammock shape.
- 4
  Use an electronic stud finder to locate the wooden studs behind the walls in your room. Pre-drill holes in two studs on opposite sides of the room and insert a large screw eye into each hole.
- 5
  Run the rope on one end of your hammock through a screw eye and tie its ends together, securing the hammock to the wall. Do the same with the other rope and the opposite screw eye to finish hanging your hammock.

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