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Rick · 24th June 2006, 02:49 PM

Hi Flavio .
Is that material what they call Raffia ?
It could be dyed with strong tea or coffee before you wrap with it .
my only suggestion would be that you try to do the wrap in a pattern such as a 3 or 4 strand over and under weave ; I think it would look much more authentic .
Did you check the patterns in this thread ?

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...tive+ropecraft

Or even better :
http://www.folsoms.net/knots/turkshead.htm

I'm sure you can find instructions on making a simple Turks head pattern from Google .

Have fun .

Rick

24th June 2006, 02:49 PM	#33
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,336	Hi Flavio . Is that material what they call Raffia ? It could be dyed with strong tea or coffee before you wrap with it . my only suggestion would be that you try to do the wrap in a pattern such as a 3 or 4 strand over and under weave ; I think it would look much more authentic . Did you check the patterns in this thread ? http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...tive+ropecraft Or even better : http://www.folsoms.net/knots/turkshead.htm I'm sure you can find instructions on making a simple Turks head pattern from Google . Have fun . Rick Last edited by Rick; 24th June 2006 at 03:01 PM.