Traditional Woven Tumpline: How To

Weaving a tumpline using weft twining and finger weaving.

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Education

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• tumpline
• weaving
• bushcraft

[SSanf]

@nativerobin I disagree. I think his patience and detailed explanation will really help someone who wants to do this project. His videos should be as long as he needs to convey the information. This is a great job.

[LittlePetieWheat]

Great teaching. Really clear. Thanks for sharing.

[judomoose00]

Great video, looks like another winter project. Did I miss how to finish the ends?

[Outlander1961]

Excellent class! Thanks for the help...I'm interested in making a rifle sling, and this will get it done. I'm grateful for the help!

[VERN186]

This is MACRAME-----This is a sweet way of carrying alot of cordage.Instead of caring rolls you weave and wrap anything you want-If you get into trouble and need a piece of line you can unwrap and use what you need and the weave it back in.You can cut a length tie ene to end and then weave that back or use it what ever way you want-I think this is a great ide and i Thankyou for solving a problem----Blessings to you all at PathFinders where JESUS is King

[suckachsinheet]

A clarification on the spring suggestion. I stretch a light spring (e.g. screen-door spring) over a tapered block of wood so that the warp threads can lay in the stretched coils of the spring. This keeps the threads separate. On further consideration, you might want to separate all the cords on one end and double the cords on the end you are working on to facilitate the twining.

[winterskyshadow35]

@winterskyshadow35 Next I would make ONE-HALF of a pass with the NST then weave the FST in a tabby weave. Then finish the first pass with the NST. Continue with your weaving pattern. This has the benefit of not leaving a weak join on the edge of your bearing strap. It also eliminates the need for “fray stop” or “super glue”. Thank you for your videos! Hope this is helpful…

[winterskyshadow35]

There is one thing that I would change about your method for weaving the strap. The change I would make is the joining technique of your finished shuttle thread (FST) and the new shuttle thread(NST). I would leave the tail of the FST a few inches long and tie it off into one overhand knot then knot the NST leaving a beginning tail a few inches long. Then I would weave the NST in a tabby weave(over/under/over/under).

[suckachsinheet]

I do my Native American loom beading projects on a loom that uses a spring to separate the warp threads. Would that help to start the weft twining portion of the tumpline?