Hey, I have made 2 apache slings with leather pouches but am a little shaky on some of the details.  The tutorial for it on here is very good but I believe it neglects to mention the things I need to know. 
What I need to know is how to make one using leather lacing rather than sinew or shoemakers thread  to sew the pouch on.  I see plenty made this way on here, and in the tutorial I read that you should always sew it on, not punch holes.  Well, I made a bone needle and tried sewing some leather with it tonight as a test and I found that the stitching pulls out extraordinarily easy, whereas it didn't with my other punched hole sling...so should I punch holes or sew?  I also was wondering how you finish off with the loose ends of the lacing once you are done sewing it on?  I could invent a way, I just would like to know the apache method, or the one that works good for you.

this is a duct tape apache style that i use as my EDC and its my favorit, so much so that i just had to put some new tape on it due to wear and tear....i like this style of sling so much that i plan to make a leather and hemp one in the near future.......it will most likely end up being sent to whom ever i get in the  S.I.T.H. event.