#handmade hammocks

[papas-new-guineas]

I finished it!! Im so pleased with it because I have the sewing skills of a caveman. The purple thing in the first pic is the cool pack that goes in the pocket underneath the hammock (always supervise your little ones when its in the pocket)

[amantolli]

Hammocks ... the ancient art of sleeping in comfort by www.Amantolli.com

In Yucatan, Mexico it is a tradition to use the hammock to rest during the day to nap or sleep overnight; It is present in virtually all homes. This is because it is fresh and very comfortable; work it is an art and an essential part of daily life.

Its name comes from Haiti, Hamac, which means tree and despite its West Indian origin was quickly adopted in Yucatan after the conquest and since its construction has been perfected.

At first hammocks they were made using thick sisal twine and then other fibers such as hemp were used to reach the hammock row; It is the finest that is woven in Yucatan; It is woven with a thread of cotton or linen.

For making them first hammock is woven on a frame consisting of two long wooden sticks placed parallel to a distance meter and a half or two meters, depending on the size you want to give to the hammock.

Later these sticks around in a skein, a needle carved in hard wood or bone and begins to cross-link it with the threads of the warp and gradually builds up the plot is taken, an edge is woven to form the shore hammock.

Upon completion of knitting the hammock with all its edges, they will put the arms, which consist of a number of threads that are knotted at the ends with the same thread becoming a kind of pear-shaped ring.

Today you can find beautiful works in markets and specialty stores throughout the state, they are concocted by hand by women and men working weaving hammocks as a tradition.

Hammocks are an excellent choice www.Amantolli.com, a company located in Canada partnered with a Rada Company in Yucatan which employs more than 500 Mayan families of small towns. The work they do is 100% homemade, so you can care for their children while they work and help complete the household expenses. Whatever the place where you buy your hammock, which can guarantee is that you'll fall in love to the degree that it will become an important part of your moments of rest and a must-have item in your home.