Finland 100

[Jyri Haveri]

Something like this all around the whip.
Its not a masterpiece but i hope it claryfies what i mean

[Ethan Mitchell]

I get you. I'm trying to find an example of the method I am thinking of. You would not be able to carry the pattern for the whole length of the whip though.

[Ethan Mitchell]

I''l get back to you later. When I've found what I'm looking for.

[Jyri Haveri]

Ethan that would be great!

[Matt Henderson]

Great looking handles! Are you thinking of something like a Japanese sword handle wrap for it? That's what I got from the picture, at least.

[Jyri Haveri]

Thanks Matt!
No wraps, I am just thinking is it possible to have two solid lines thru the overlay so that the blue lines cross each other thus looking like Finish flag.

[Ron May]

Jyri, use the fancy plaiting generator and see if you can work it out.

http://whipinfo.com/fancy/

Ron

[Ethan Mitchell]

Ok, I did not realize you were trying for a Finland flag look. In that case, I would use the pattern generator to make a cross in the middle of a wide ring. Like the white ones on this whip, though much wider.

[Jyri Haveri]

Ron I have tryed it, but it didn't really help me. :/

[Ethan Mitchell]

aybe something like this rough sketch

[Jyri Haveri]

Thanks Ethan!
I may have to try it again or just use some scrap paracord and try to figure it out that way.

[Ethan Mitchell]

Sorry, I meant to say:
Maybe something like this rough sketch:

The flag area would be all white, except the cross of course. And the wide lines loosely represent the seams of the basic herringbone.

I would try it on the plait generator but I am using an old computer and cannot figure out how to take screen shots. I'll see if I can later.

[Jyri Haveri]

Ethan I have the handle portion figured out but its the herringbone section that I'm thinking.

[Ethan Mitchell]

Here we go, maybe something like this?

[Jyri Haveri]

Ethan I tryed many many ways to form blue crosses but none of them looked quite so appealing.
But if you can figure out how to form two, solid lines of blue 2strands thick each wich are spiralling the whip in different directions in herringbone and forming that pattern i posted earlier i would be really relly happy is it even possible?

[Ethan Mitchell]

Yes it is possible, but they would have strands crossing over them, similar to the pictures I gave earlier.

[Jyri Haveri]

Damn. Well it has to be done that way then.
Thank you all for ideas and help!
I have to long bellyes worth of time to think about the overlay

[Ron May]

Jyri, you might practice what you want to do on the bellies and when you get ready to do the overlay you might have it figured out then.

Ron

[Jyri Haveri]

First belly done! Next binding and another rolling

[Ethan Mitchell]

Looking good!