Those living in the countryside and in the city may need the skill of making a whip. This is a simple matter, but it takes time and some skill. The whip is weaved from raw material (uncut leather, pre-soaked in fat). It can consist of several knees and a "whip". The number of elbows and their length are determined by the size of the pieces of raw material. The more knees there are, the better the whip will look.
Instructions
Step 1
Making a whip should start with cutting the blank for the first knee (or bottom), which is best woven from strips 5-7 millimeters thick. You can also use a knee made of more than five strips. Naturally, for weaving it is better to use straight strips and preferably long ones. But to achieve the desired result, you need pieces of raw material of the appropriate size. But these are hard to find. Therefore, you will have to manage to get the required length of pieces from small pieces of leather.
Step 2
Before proceeding with cutting the workpiece, mark on a piece of raw material a strip equal in width to all strips, stepping back 5-10 mm from the end of the strip (this will be necessary to fasten the whip).
Step 3
With a lack of raw materials for the blanks, they can be made up of the remaining segments. When weaving, the sections of the connection of the segments (be sure to check) should not be located opposite each other. The stripes must be made the same, both in thickness and in length.
Step 4
Weaving the first (lower) knee: for convenience, first spread the same number of strips a little in different directions, then weave alternately, taking the strips first on the left, then on the right. Then the strips should return to their original position, after which all the above operations should be repeated over again. During weaving, make sure that the stripes fit symmetrically and also do not twist.
Step 5
Gradually thicken the knee as it forms. To achieve the desired result, insert a tapered liner made of raw material or similar material into the braid. Stop increasing the diameter about 5 cm before the ring loop, then continue weaving without an insert for about 8 cm.
Step 6
Finishing work on the knee, thread the section where there is no liner into the connecting ring, bend it so that you get a loop, and the ring dangles freely in it. Then also start braiding the knee section without the liner. Now the first (lower) knee is almost finished, it remains only to fix the protruding ends of the strips. To do this, drag them between the woven strips, trim the ends and cut them into a fringe.
Step 7
When weaving new knees, it must be borne in mind that the next knees should be thicker (or the same), therefore 6 or more strips are used. It is clear that thick elbows can also be obtained by increasing the diameter of the liner and the width of the strips.
Step 8
Take 4 strips (long) and start to weave them using the above method, forming a section that is enough to form a loop. On this section, put on a ring that is woven into the other knee, bend the woven part into a loop and continue weaving, only now in eight strips. If you need to increase the diameter of the elbow, use an insert.
