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Message started by SlinginTennessean on Oct 17th, 2022 at 1:07pm

Title: Hello from Tennessee
Post by SlinginTennessean on Oct 17th, 2022 at 1:07pm
Hey all, been haunting this site for a while and figured it was finally time to start participating.  Really enjoy making and using slings, I'll post some pictures later on of the slings I make typically in the huaraca fashion... labor intensive to say the least...

Title: Re: Hello from Tennessee
Post by joe_meadmaker on Oct 17th, 2022 at 8:53pm
Welcome from Pennsylvania!

Looking forward to seeing your slings!

Title: Re: Hello from Tennessee
Post by SlinginTennessean on Oct 17th, 2022 at 10:02pm
Well here are my latest works starting from the outer ring working in:
1) 100% wool 4-ply worsted weight
2) 1mm Hemp cord from NS Hemp
3) 1mm Hemp cord from Hemtique
4) 100% alpaca dk weight (I think)

So far the Hemtique 1mm hemp is my favorite.
bigbraided__Medium_.jpg (266 KB | 23 )

Title: Re: Hello from Tennessee
Post by joe_meadmaker on Oct 17th, 2022 at 10:47pm
Holy moly!  Those are some beautiful slings you've made there!  :o

Very few out there doing stuff like that.  Fantastic! :thumb:

Title: Re: Hello from Tennessee
Post by Rat Man on Oct 18th, 2022 at 3:34pm
Welcome from New Jersey, TS.  Great looking slings... better than mine!  I was stationed at Ft. Campbell. Are you near there?

Title: Re: Hello from Tennessee
Post by SlinginTennessean on Oct 18th, 2022 at 7:51pm
Appreciate the compliments, probably have 10+ hours per sling. I'm a slow braider, still perfecting some of the transitions.  But it's become a bit of an obsession to make the "perfect" sling...

Hooah! Been through Campbell myself a few times, not such a bad place to be. I'm about three hours from there right now.

Title: Re: Hello from Tennessee
Post by Gaius Marcellus Nerva on Oct 21st, 2022 at 11:30pm
Welcome from Minnesota!
The patterns on your slings look very cool.
What are they made out of?

Title: Re: Hello from Tennessee
Post by SlinginTennessean on Oct 23rd, 2022 at 11:01am
Thanks Gaius, they're sheep wool, hemp, and alpaca wool.  I learned from Owen and Flynn's book Sling Braiding Traditions and Techniques

Title: Re: Hello from Tennessee
Post by IronGoober on Oct 23rd, 2022 at 11:29am
Dang! I need to attempt one of these slings some day. Those are gorgeous!

Title: Re: Hello from Tennessee
Post by Blindsquirrel on Oct 24th, 2022 at 1:36pm
What’s happening from Virginia, like the sling designs. Great braiding.

Title: Re: Hello from Tennessee
Post by Morphy on Oct 30th, 2022 at 2:01pm
Welcome and wonderful work! I would love to see them in action someday!

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