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:jmplsnt Peruvian Shepherd's Sling
Sep 9^th, 2010 at 4:57pm

Hello All:

I wrapped up this braiding project last night. This is the Peruvian featured in my upcoming tutorial, which is about 60% written. All the pictures for said tutorial are also obviously completed. I'll need another few weeks for completing the text and then I'll post it here and elsewhere.

Please let me know what you think about my sling. And forgive the awful photography; these were taken under stupid fluorescent lights with a cell phone.

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thanks for looking

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Morphy Slinging.org Moderator Offline Checkmate Posts: 8102	Re: :jmplsnt Peruvian Shepherd's Sling Reply #1 - Sep 9^th, 2010 at 6:23pm Looks great! I'll take two in earth tones please.
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Re: :jmplsnt Peruvian Shepherd's Sling
Reply #3 - Sep 9^th, 2010 at 6:46pm

Morphy: they do look very good in earth tones. I used these colours as I didn't have time to dye anything before I left for work (I'm a boat captain) and also I needed colours that would oppose each other for the camera to take clear pics. When braided in an earth tone these slings look a lot like a venomous snake, coiled and ready to strike. There are also some other patterns (I think about eight) that I'll show you that are worked exactly the same way but by changing the position of the colors at the beginning you achieve all sorts of different effects. There are a few of these that work well with yellows, black, reds, and oranges and bring to mind stinging insects like hornets, wasps, and spiders. (Yes, I know spiders are arachnids and not insects).

Slingingrat: you'll know soon enough. Like I said in the jacksshed forum I'm going to present this to the slinging world in excruciating detail with lots of pictures, so everyone who wants one can make them to their own specs. I am also in the process of developing a solid pouch (better than the one I showed in my introductory post when I joined) for the firing of glandes, hex nuts, and whatever doesn't work with the split socket.

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Rat Man Slinging.org Administrator Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 13682 New Jersey, USA Gender:	Re: :jmplsnt Peruvian Shepherd's Sling Reply #4 - Sep 11^th, 2010 at 3:20pm Beautiful work, jmplsnt. I'm looking very forward to the tutorial.
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Timothy Potter Senior Member Offline Posts: 340 Idaho Gender:	Re: :jmplsnt Peruvian Shepherd's Sling Reply #5 - Sep 11^th, 2010 at 11:52pm That's a really great looking sling, jmplsnt. I expect your tutorial will be very good as well. That bucket reminds me of my first homemade braiding table. -Timothy Potter
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Eoraptor Funditor Offline Aim small, miss small. Posts: 936 Great Lakes Region (USA) Gender:	Re: :jmplsnt Peruvian Shepherd's Sling Reply #6 - Sep 12^th, 2010 at 6:13pm I have always wanted to make a sling like this, and if your tutorial is half as good as your sling, it will be a cake walk. I eagerly await the tutorial, thanks for sharing!
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Re: :jmplsnt Peruvian Shepherd's Sling
Reply #8 - Sep 13^th, 2010 at 5:05am

I am very pleased (not to mention relieved) that I have wrapped up the writing of the tutorial. I still have to draw out the braiding diagrams and a page of patterns (I think I'll be able to give you at least eight different effects you can achieve with this single easy braid). As I told you earlier the pictures have already been taken but I must wait until I go home from the sea as I cannot upload this many pictures without eating a lot of bandwidth. Our office is pretty good about letting us use the internet and I don't want to upset them or ruin it for everyone else; that old biting the hand that feeds you thing, you know.

I will keep you posted when I finally submit this absolute beast of a tutorial. I promise anyone will be able to replicate the sling in the pictures with little difficulty.

Thanks for your patience during this project.

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Re: :jmplsnt Peruvian Shepherd's Sling
Reply #9 - Sep 13^th, 2010 at 7:40pm

G'day slingers

ummm,

Its been a long time between posts for me, but there has been a tutorial on Andean split pouch slings in the wiki for awhile now. In fact its where I first learnt how to make one of these beautiful slings.

check it out at:

http://slinging.org/wiki/index.php?title=Methods_of_making_Slings_%28Modern_and_...

(apologies if it has already been noted)

kava.

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Re: :jmplsnt Peruvian Shepherd's Sling
Reply #10 - Sep 13^th, 2010 at 8:09pm

_kava_ wrote on Sep 13^th, 2010 at 7:40pm:

G'day slingers

ummm,

Its been a long time between posts for me, but there has been a tutorial on Andean split pouch slings in the wiki for awhile now. In fact its where I first learnt how to make one of these beautiful slings.

check it out at:

http://slinging.org/wiki/index.php?title=Methods_of_making_Slings_%28Modern_and_...

(apologies if it has already been noted)

kava.

yes, but the braiding is what get's me on jmsplsnt's tutorial is the braid, which is all i care about.

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Re: :jmplsnt Peruvian Shepherd's Sling
Reply #11 - Sep 13^th, 2010 at 11:33pm

_kava_ wrote on Sep 13^th, 2010 at 7:40pm:

G'day slingers

ummm,

Its been a long time between posts for me, ... check it out at:
http://slinging.org/wiki/index.php?title=Methods_of_making_Slings_%28Modern_and_...
...
kava.

I'm hoping for Andean style braid with the braid out of hand without core .... the reference provided is a style of braid, over an anchored core, similar to whip making. ...If not at least we'll have access to some new patterns.

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Re: :jmplsnt Peruvian Shepherd's Sling
Reply #12 - Sep 14^th, 2010 at 1:11am

Quote:

I'm hoping for Andean style braid with the braid out of hand without core

Andean/Tibetan braiding is fun (just takes a while) so, here ya go:

basic spiral:

http://www.jeanleader.co.uk/othercrafts/peruvianbraid.html

26 strand braidwith great design:

http://backstrapweaving.wordpress.com/2010/04/09/backstrap-weaving-crafting-on-t...

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jmplsnt Tiro Offline Muscoskeletal-propul sed lithic indirect fire! Posts: 19 Ozark Mountains, CSA Gender:	Re: :jmplsnt Peruvian Shepherd's Sling Reply #13 - Sep 14^th, 2010 at 1:43am Hello Steven, You are correct, there is no core with my braids and they are quite simple. I'm due off here in the next few days and I will make every effort to get this thing posted quickly upon my getting home.
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Dilyan Ganev Senior Member Offline Hard rocks... Posts: 276 Balkans, Bulgaria, Burgas Gender:	Re: :jmplsnt Peruvian Shepherd's Sling Reply #14 - Jun 3^rd, 2011 at 8:30am WOW...I'd love to see a tutorial on peruvian slings
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