Braided rock - just for fun

[motocouture]

Hi all, figured I’d try braiding a Turks Head knot onto a rock just for fun and to try something new. Kangaroo lace in natural and burgundy, and the knot is a two-pass seven part six bight Turks ahead knot, using the instructions from a Ron Edwards leatherwork book. 
 

now I need to figure out what to do with the rock 

 

[RockyAussie]

Well done!!!!  Add some turks feet and a head and you got a pet rock dressed I think.

PS ...dont forget his little mask

[Scoutmom103]

Nice.   I have trouble doing turks heads in polyester cording.

[Stetson912]

Very nice. I like it. 

[Tugadude]

10 hours ago, RockyAussie said:

Well done!!!!  Add some turks feet and a head and you got a pet rock dressed I think.

PS ...dont forget his little mask

Funny you say that because that was the first thing that came to mind.  When I was a kid, Pier 1 Imports used to sell the pet rocks.  What a weird thing those were.  Of course Chia Pets aren't far behind.

[Tugadude]

16 hours ago, motocouture said:

Hi all, figured I’d try braiding a Turks Head knot onto a rock just for fun and to try something new. Kangaroo lace in natural and burgundy, and the knot is a two-pass seven part six bight Turks ahead knot, using the instructions from a Ron Edwards leatherwork book. 
 

now I need to figure out what to do with the rock 

 

Extremely well done.  You are really 'rocking it'!  Is that a chunk of marble, or am I taking it for granite?  Sorry, couldn't resist.  It is actually quite cool.  Not sure of any practical use, but it is an attractive paperweight.

[Sturme]

a very earthy paper weight

[Sturme]

on a side note, you can hang it on a leather braid and call it a Indian weather rock

if rock is wet, its raining

if rock is white its snowing,

if rock is swinging, its windy

if rock is gone, tornado

[motocouture]

On 4/20/2020 at 2:11 AM, RockyAussie said:

Well done!!!!  Add some turks feet and a head and you got a pet rock dressed I think.

PS ...dont forget his little mask

Ha! Good point- I’ll have to make a mask for him. Safety first!

On 4/20/2020 at 7:44 AM, Scoutmom103 said:

Nice.   I have trouble doing turks heads in polyester cording.

Thanks! I’m assuming it’s round cording? I think the flat lace is easier to do, since it tends to ‘grab’ and stay put a bit better. Polyester can be slippery

[motocouture]

On 4/20/2020 at 11:34 AM, Stetson912 said:

Very nice. I like it. 

Thank you! Was fun to do

On 4/20/2020 at 12:13 PM, Tugadude said:

Funny you say that because that was the first thing that came to mind.  When I was a kid, Pier 1 Imports used to sell the pet rocks.  What a weird thing those were.  Of course Chia Pets aren't far behind.

Maybe there’s a business model in this? 

[motocouture]

On 4/20/2020 at 12:15 PM, Tugadude said:

Extremely well done.  You are really 'rocking it'!  Is that a chunk of marble, or am I taking it for granite?  Sorry, couldn't resist.  It is actually quite cool.  Not sure of any practical use, but it is an attractive paperweight.

Thank you! Ha - all puns accepted! Pretty sure it’s granite (I’m a sucker for granite). Good little paperweight. I also sew, and the tissue patterns fly everywhere in a draft if you’re not careful or have a chunk of granite handy

On 4/20/2020 at 12:41 PM, Sturme said:

a very earthy paper weight

Thanks! I like the contrast in texture between the lace and stone. 

[motocouture]

On 4/20/2020 at 12:44 PM, Sturme said:

on a side note, you can hang it on a leather braid and call it a Indian weather rock

if rock is wet, its raining

if rock is white its snowing,

if rock is swinging, its windy

if rock is gone, tornado

Love it!

if rock is frozen, it’s cold