Sling Making - Basic Loose Fiber Braiding

Tutorial on loose fiber braiding basics for sling making.
I had to overlay a song because there was a lot of ambient audio noise (barking dogs, clanging pans in the kitchen, and some grunting and sobbing from behind the camera).

[@david9783]

Just saw this...I always thought you needed long strands, but now I see you can add as you go. Very Cool!

[@IronGoober]

Indeed! One can actually braid/twist with quite short fibers and make long ropes. See this video at the timestamp for a demonstration. ua-cam.com/video/pO4ERyUXdYU/v-deo.html

[@qsprimalaccuracy9709]

EXCELLENT tutorial!! Many slingers don't known this Balearic technique (the _empalme_ or adding fibres). It is essential to braid a quality sling. By the way, you can also do this with polypropylene twine. In many cases, the twine is also twisted, so you can make it into thin fibres. Cheers!!

[@IronGoober]

Very true! Archaic Arms has made a number of high quality Balearic slings with fibers like polypropylene and polysteel. I never have personally. I hear they work very well

[@AaronC.]

It's like the way you add fiber when making cordage. Friction does its thing and helds it all in place.

[@FoundWanting970]

Thank you! I’ve always wondered how braiding with fiber was done! Now all I need is some damn fiber…

[@CaspianT]

If you still need fibre a year later, you can cut sisal twine into segments maybe a cubit each in length and soak them in water! That will loosen the twist enough to allow for ease of breaking down further into fibre. I definitely recommend it compared to working with just twine; material addition and subtraction is a breeze, and the only thing stopping your sling's length is the amount of fibre you have collected!

[@alexberg1212]

Nice tutorial and music! )

[@willikrahofer4713]

Muy bien 🖖