Swamp Yankee
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I'm working on a project to make an ukulele strap out of hemp cord using Native American "finger weaving" techniques.
It's been tricky getting it started, but once the technique is mastered, the work goes surprisingly quickly and it's kinda fun, sorta.
Here's a diagram of the basic technique, but my design is much more ambitious, using 40 cords instead of the 10 in the diagram.
http://www.turtletrack.org/IssueHistory/Issues01/Co12012001/Art/Diagnalweave.jpg
I had tried it first using regular cotton kitchen twine but soon found myself going bonkers trying to keep track of 40 strands of cord, all of which were the same color
This is a link to a picture of the working side, where the actual weaving is done:
https://www.hangoutstorage.com/banjohangout.org/storage/photos/large/70/7068-1175183132019.jpg
And this is a link to a pic of the woven product so far:
https://www.hangoutstorage.com/banjohangout.org/storage/photos/large/70/7068-2185183132019.jpg
My intention is to weave enough strap, and then to stitch leather ends on it with holes punched in them to attach to the strap buttons and endpins on my ukes.
It's been tricky getting it started, but once the technique is mastered, the work goes surprisingly quickly and it's kinda fun, sorta.
Here's a diagram of the basic technique, but my design is much more ambitious, using 40 cords instead of the 10 in the diagram.
http://www.turtletrack.org/IssueHistory/Issues01/Co12012001/Art/Diagnalweave.jpg
I had tried it first using regular cotton kitchen twine but soon found myself going bonkers trying to keep track of 40 strands of cord, all of which were the same color
This is a link to a picture of the working side, where the actual weaving is done:
https://www.hangoutstorage.com/banjohangout.org/storage/photos/large/70/7068-1175183132019.jpg
And this is a link to a pic of the woven product so far:
https://www.hangoutstorage.com/banjohangout.org/storage/photos/large/70/7068-2185183132019.jpg
My intention is to weave enough strap, and then to stitch leather ends on it with holes punched in them to attach to the strap buttons and endpins on my ukes.