Baby Hammock - Indian Style (aka Thottil)

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Most of us, who grew up in south india, grew up with this. The design was plain and simple.
Being in a country where there're no friendly hooks to hang-in the Indian style Thottil (Thooli ), we ventured out to find out if anyone has done this before. We came across a friend, picking up the design pieces from him, ventured out to design a baby hammock Indian style - aka Thottil (Thooli).

Materials

• 2in x 6in, 12 ft  - cut into 3ft of 4 pieces - 1 qty
• 2in x 4in,   8 ft  - cut into 6 ft (2ft remnant) - 1 qty
• 2in x 4in,   8 ft  - cut into 6 ft (2ft remnant) - 1 qty
• 2in x 4in,   8 ft  - cut into 5 ft (3ft remnant) - 1 qty
• 1 1/2 in nails - 100 qty
• Clamps/Braces - roughly some twenty 8 point braces, some ten 2 point braces

Fixing the base: 

Fixing the base: 
4 pieces of 3ft  wooden cuts, connected with each other with clamps (braces), forms the square base.







Fixing the Pillars(6ft bar), supporting them with 2ft wooden bars on each sides:

Fixing the Pillars(6ft bar): 2 pieces of 6ft wooden cuts, connected (with clamps/braces) to the square base, diagonally opposite to each other. Call it the 6ft Pillar.


Support for the 6ft Pillars

2 pieces of 2ft wooden cuts, connecting to both the square base and the 6ft wooden pillars on each sides.

Fixing the 5ft wooden bar, connecting to the 6ft pillars:

Fixing the 5ft wooden bar, connecting to the 6ft pillars:
1 piece of 5ft wooden cut connected to the two edges of two 6ft bars, diagonally. Call it the 5ft bar.

Securing the rope:
Nylon rope, tied to the 5ft bar about 2ft wide from each other.

The Thottil Saree:
Cotton Saree, tied to nylon rope such that it forms a  curve  like 'U'.