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And you call that "Scrappy"...? I have to say that the design is amazing! I really like it! Wow...

Thank you for that picture, Roger!

Robby

I love those patterned Paracord.  I have had my eye on that brown you have going there.  Now I know what it looks like plaited.

Thank you all for those kind words. I must confess it was Kat who finalised the colours and persuaded me to put the red, marigold and pink back in the drawer! I am, however, very pleased with the way the pattern worked out. I have about 2.5 ft left to do.

I've pretty much wasted the whole day. (well not totally wasted the mistakes and flaws have been corrected... mostly)

I've plaited and un-plaited and plaited... lather rinse repeat, about a foot and a half over and over again.

It didn't look right...it had gaps...the strands were at the wrong angle...the top strands were too short and the back too long ..... etc. .

I am not being too critical or doing any better job of plaiting than before with the exception of correcting what I learned by previous whip.

I am taking the same care that I do for all the builds I have done.
But knowing that this whip will go to someone who knows whips and how to handle them and what a quality whip should be like, or make quality whips, is a scary and daunting task.

I wish I was further along with my skills to be assured that the ticket that won this whip gets a comparable quality whip that they would get from any other whip making member.

I know it's all about the dogs and the shelter, but I want the new owner of this child of mine to be happy and proud to have and use it.

Tomorrow is another day to correct flaws and learn.

Ron

When the pattern started to show, Kat said the same thing about a 'patchwork' quilt effect. We like it.

There are loads of new patterned cords coming available more recently. I got these from www.paracord.eu

They also do a wide range of nano cord. For a future whip I'm considering trying a high thread count handle design using nano and then back to 550 for the thong.

Ben, all I can do is my best at this stage of my building skills.
That's what the recipient will get, my best.
After all it's for the dogs and that makes me happy.

Ron

Tyler except skydiving.

You don't need a parachute to skydive.
You do need one for skydiving twice though.

Ron

Haaaaa!!!!!