Padded loop, HELP

[Mark Turton]

#5759

I’ve been making flemish twist strings for a couple of years successfully but would like to add a padded loops to fast-flight strings.

So far I’ve cut short lengths of string and tried to twist these into the loops as I make them, the end of the loop generally looks OK but the string at the beginning becomes loose and ragged.

Hope this makes sense I should have taken pictures.

This is driving me nuts, any suggestions, please!

Mark.

[Stephen Graf]

#44404

Here’s how I do it, and I haven’t had any problem. The appearance will be different from a standard string in that the neck of the loop will be thicker than normal and appear to have a steeper taper because of the extra material. But here goes:

I use fast flight material to make my string. If I make a 2 bundle string, I cut 3 pieces of fast flight for each end of each bundle. I make the pieces the same length as the “loop length” that I use to start making the ends of the string – about 8 inches.

After I wax the bundle, I then lay the 3 pieces against end. I measure the end of the bundle to find the starting point for twisting. I lay the 3 pieces such that about 1/3 of the length of 3 pieces behind the starting point. I also lay the pieces so the ends don’t all line up, just like the ends of the bundle don’t all line up.

I then twist up the last 8 inches on my knee(from the starting point out). Do the same for the other end, and the other bundle.

This results in a string that has 6 extra pieces of fast flight incorporated into the end loop.

[Mark Turton]

#44608

Thanks Steve, I’ve been using shorter ‘short’ pieces I think this may be my problem.

Mark.

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