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Permalink Reply by Rich on June 15, 2012 at 8:30am

I have used old neckties. Thin knit ones work well. Look for a Jerry Garcia designed at Thrift stores.

Permalink Reply by lal germain on June 15, 2012 at 9:08am

i like the sound of that and the possibilties are endless

Permalink Reply by Hubcap John on June 15, 2012 at 8:35am

hi

I use bailing twine and plat 3 strands looks good when its done.

Permalink Reply by lal germain on June 15, 2012 at 9:08am

bailing twine i will have to google that 

Permalink Reply by lal germain on June 15, 2012 at 9:18am

ok thats give me a idea plaiting different materials togther 

Permalink Reply by smojo on June 15, 2012 at 10:18pm

old leather belts, dog leads, nylon webbing etc  from car boot sales, also I have just used old thick string for that real cheap and dirty look.

Permalink Reply by lal germain on June 16, 2012 at 1:41am

funny you say that im thinking braided dog leads they even have a clip attached to them thanks for the idea 

Permalink Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague on June 15, 2012 at 11:13pm

lal,

 

Here's what I do:

 

 

My first 10 homemade braided guitar straps. A simple three-string braid, made from Ace Hardware 3/8" cotton clothesline (about $4). The rearmost straps are stained with Lipton Orange Pekoe / Black tea fro 24 hours, to make 'em look old / used. The light fixture is a copper-and-glass Ramadan lamp from Morocco, wired up for electricity.

Permalink Reply by lal germain on June 16, 2012 at 1:42am

i really like them gonna have to practise plaiting i think 

Permalink Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague on June 16, 2012 at 2:05am

It's dead easy. Practice with some twine or string first (I used the drawstring for the Venetian blinds >:-E ). I can do 3 or 4  of these while watching a movie for a coupla hours. After the first one, I almost don't have to look at my hands :-)

Permalink Reply by lal germain on June 16, 2012 at 2:23am

so is it a 3 cord plait im looking for im looking on google 

Permalink Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague on June 16, 2012 at 2:29am

I think about half of those in my pic are 3's, but then I went to 4's for a slightly wider strap.

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