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Experience with Esparto
Jun 11^th, 2026 at 5:32am

Hi y’all

I‘d like to braid a authentic Ballearic Sling and have heard, that Esparto is a very good and authentic material for it?
Do you have experience and is there a good source for raw material in Germany?

My first search had a Spanish shop as a result, that pays 600-700g in one pack.
I don’t know, how much I do need for one normal sized sling..

Best regards
Matthias

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Re: Experience with Esparto
Reply #1 - Jun 11^th, 2026 at 1:08pm

Mattias, it was not possible to make a sling out of an Epaulette. But I made it from wild Yucca leaves and Coconut fibers. I really enjoyed weaving Yucca leaves. The sling turned out to be very tough and sturdy. Try to weave, even if it doesn't work out the first time to make a good sling, but you will get invaluable practical experience, and no amount of money can buy it.

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Re: Experience with Esparto
Reply #2 - Jun 11^th, 2026 at 1:40pm

Hey!

Thanks for your nice input! I‘m share that it is able to braid sling from any natural fiber.

At the moment I‘m braiding my first „authentic“ sling from linden tree bark. I‘ll show you a picture of the status quo.

But I saw a very good tutorial of how to braid a balearic sling on YT and it says, that Esparto is very perfect for it, so that’s why I‘m asking.

I will also try horse hair 🙂

Best regards, Matthias

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Snow Serg Descens Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 219	Re: Experience with Esparto Reply #3 - Jun 11^th, 2026 at 2:54pm I like the natural color of your lime bast. We have a lot of lime trees growing, we will need to weave one too. I think if you comb it properly, you can get strong and fine fibers.
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IronGoober Interfector Viris Spurii Offline ...and now, No. 1, the larch... Posts: 1974 California Gender:	Re: Experience with Esparto Reply #4 - Jun 11^th, 2026 at 10:41pm Most of my braided natural fiber balearic slings are around 50g, so I'd guess roughly 100 g of material to make a single sling (as thick as one's thumbnail, ~1cm).
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PorzerMatze Tiro Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 12	Re: Experience with Esparto Reply #5 - Jun 12^th, 2026 at 12:58am Thank you SnowSerg 🙂 And thanks for your assessment, Iron Goober! I think I‘ll give it a try someday. But first I have to finish the lime bark one 😁 I‘ll make a different post about it, when it’s done. There where several people who asked about it. Best regards Matthias
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