Comments on: How can I reuse or recycle lots of old twine?

By: lennyb

lennyb — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:29:49 +0000

try making a rope machine and twist that twine into useful rope.
heres a link to one i made for instructables .com.

http://www.instructables.com/id/Reuse-old-printer-ribbons-and-video-tape-to-make-r/

By: Kacy

Kacy — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:11:54 +0000

The Girl Scouts (at least here in the US) use the twine as clothes lines while camping. You could also make clothes lines out of them or donate them to the scouts.

By: BeckyO

BeckyO — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:27:35 +0000

Use your low-temp glue gun and wrap a box in it. You can even dye some of it to make a pattern. It makes those cheap cardboard storage boxes look a little better.

By: Gulia

Gulia — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:13:48 +0000

Tie gifts with twine.

By: Jen

Jen — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 22:55:02 +0000

there is so much home decor to be made with twine. if you’re not much of a crocheter, try to get into hemp jewelry making. its easy, fast ,and you can make tons of stuff like pot holders for plants, necklaces, door mats, and bags

By: Sandi

Sandi — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 16:30:22 +0000

You could make great shopping bags by crocheting with it!

By: paperlady

paperlady — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 01:22:27 +0000

I have used the plastic twine to crochet “scrubbies” for the kitchen, like those plastic ones you use to scrub dishes.

By: Bobbie

Bobbie — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:15:20 +0000

I’d put it into bundles, then make a sign saying “Free Twine” and put it by the curb and see if anyone takes it (I’ll bet they do :)

By: Rosalind

Rosalind — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:48:26 +0000

I have a farmer friend and am always scavenging baler twine from her. Very useful in the garden (although a bit of a lurid colour!) and also I use it to make big bundles of twiggy branches to store in the woodshed to dry. (Then I have a supply of dry kindling on wet days.)

It might make good string bags – depends on the texture. The twine I get is the plastic thick stuff which doesn’t have much of a twist in it.

By: fuchsoid

fuchsoid — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 08:53:24 +0000

Perhaps it could be crocheted or knitted up into little rugs or doormats.