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water knot for webbing?? 3-May-2006 At 5:04:36 PM belayslave

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just floating an idea...
does anyone else worry about the effect of putting a sewing needle through a home-tied sling?

Yes i know that's exactly how sewn slings are made, but they're professionally (and presumable) machine
sewn and tested.

My thinking would be that sticking a sharp needle (however small it might be) through your sling would be
equivalent to treading on slings and ropes which is a no no.

Anyone any thoughts on if there's a strength decrease or any other side effects?

I've never used the stitching tails method, instead use electrical or climbing tape to tape the ends to the
main body of the sling. Guess my method doesn't prevent slippage/shrinkage of tails as well as stitching
might.