How to Make a Banjo Uke Strap

Tired of having to sit down to play your banjolele? Make yourself a strap!

Here is how:

Step1: Make a plan.

Step 2: Gather your material. I used:

• 2 fabric pieces 7cmx20cm
• 1 fabric piece 7cmx97cm
• 1 shoelace (about 70cm)
• 2 plastic buckles for 2cm wide straps
• 1 plastic strap slide

Step 3: Fold and iron the fabric pieces 2 times so you end up with 1.75cm wide straps.

Step 4: Now sew along the edges with a few millimeter allowance on all straps,

Step 5: Take on short strap and sew one part of one buckle to it by making a loop.

Step 6: on the other end sew a loop.

 

Step 7: Cut about 32 cm of the shoelace.

Step 8: Make a knot so you have a 7cm loop.

Step 9: Stuff the ends into the loop of the short strap and sew over,

Step 10: Repeat Steps 6-9 for the other short strap.

Step 11: Sew the slider to the long strap.

Step 12: Push the loose end of the strap through the slider after looping through one buckle part,

Step 13: On the other end sew on the last buckle part, You have now a finished strap

To fixate your strap to the banjolele, disconnect the buckles and slide the shoelace loop through one of the metal J-hooks on the head.

Pull the other end of the short strap through,

Do this also with the second short strap and connect the long strap the short ones. You did it.