How to repair an old Mayan hammock

How to repair an old Mayan hammock I am trying to repair an old Mayan/Mexican hammock that had several strings snap after many years of use. It is a thin-string, fine-weave variety, made of cotton.
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bert [Entry]

"Weave in a new string to replace the section that has snapped and then use a sheet bend to tie in the new string to broken one.

I chose a sheet bend knot because it is made to combine two different ropes and would hold well even if there are severe differences in string thickness."

bert [Entry]

"use fishing line to weave in / reinforce the broken strings

plenty strong, translucent ....."