Hobb
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I've been playing with these designs, too -- brilliant and inspiring, all! Here's what I came up with for the cradle:
Makes loops or zig-zags in the middle, like so
<--retention cord __________________ _______________) (_____________________Release cord-->
Pouch^
Go back and forth as many times as you like, depending on how many strands you want in the cradle. Gather the zig-zags up on one end, and use the second half of Yurek's knot, the part that ties the end of the slip-knot, to tie all these loops together. Do the same on the other end. I hope this makes sense. I made one this way and took it out to sling snow balls today, and it worked great! The knots didn't interfere with the action at all, and with 7 stands, the snowballs stayed nicely seated -- most of the time, anyway.
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