Rat Hammock Tutorials

I started out making a PDF file with instructions for making rattie hammocks so that I could keep it loaded on my tablet for reference as I sewed. This worked so much better for me than juggling the printed instructions for the various rat sewing projects I have worked on.

When the pictures on one of the sites I frequently referenced suddenly were no longer available online, I realized that I should take pictures of the steps as I worked and add them to the PDF files, so I would have a visual reference if ever any of the online sources I referenced went offline.

After starting this, I realized that this PDF file would probably be useful to others, so I started adding an introduction and more details to the file, so that others could download this PDF and use it as a reference themselves.

Note that I did not invent most of these hammock designs (I have made up a few - but I have yet to get them added to the file). I learned from other sources online. However, the instructions are all written in my own words and they may have been modified to do things the way I do them or the sizes may have been modified so that they work better for my rats and cages (I have males in a Dual Critter Nation and in a Martins Cage). The photos were all taken by me. Forgive any sewing irregularities that may be present as I do not claim to be a master seamstress - just good enough to keep the rats happy.

Because I need to remake all of the projects in order to get pictures of each step and then edit the pictures with notes, this PDF is a work in progress. So far, I have tutorials for the following projects:

 

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