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Nifty Thrifty:  Anyone have a use for plastic hay twine?  |
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jclambert
True Blue Farmgirl
149 Posts
Judy
Stringtown
Oklahoma
USA
149 Posts |
 Posted - Mar 20 2010 : 3:54:42 PM
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I'm trying to figure out what I can use this for. I've tried crocheting with it but it's too stiff. (My grand idea for a grocery bag bit the dust.) We always have a little left on a roll after hay baling and I would like to get some ideas for using it up.
Judy
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1badmamawolf
True Blue Farmgirl
2199 Posts
Teresa
"Bent Fence Farms"
Ca
USA
2199 Posts |
Posted - Mar 20 2010 : 6:37:22 PM
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Tying up plants, emergency halter or collar, braid into door mats, bundleing branches, newspapers etc, let your imagination go.
"Treat the earth well, it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children" |
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Faransgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
895 Posts
Beth
Houston
Texas
USA
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Posted - Mar 20 2010 : 6:57:04 PM
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It is stiff to crochet with but I use a huge crochet hook and it works pretty good. I do door mats.
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Chives
True Blue Farmgirl
232 Posts
Victoria
Shelton
Washington
USA
232 Posts |
Posted - Mar 20 2010 : 8:49:14 PM
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| Right now it holding my light bracket for my seedlings. Haha vicki |
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maggie14
True Blue Farmgirl
6784 Posts
Hannah
Washington
USA
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Posted - Mar 20 2010 : 10:14:20 PM
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Why those are such cute ideas! I never thought of useing it for something! You ladies are great!
Hugs,
Channah
Farmgirl sister #1219
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cajungal
True Blue Farmgirl
2349 Posts
Catherine Farmgirl Sister #76
Houston Area
Texas
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Posted - Mar 21 2010 : 05:41:23 AM
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Those twines are like duct tape for me. I have some stored all over the farm. It's amazing how handy they can be. Like Teresa, I use them for tying plants/branches, quick halter/collar, pig snout tie, mending wire fencing, tying down tarps, etc...
I went back and read your post and you're talking about a having a lot left over from bailing hay. I thought you were talking about the 4-5ft strings cut off square bales. You do have a lot!
Beth's idea of using a large hook sounds good. What about braiding the strings and making a braided mat?
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jclambert
True Blue Farmgirl
149 Posts
Judy
Stringtown
Oklahoma
USA
149 Posts |
Posted - Mar 21 2010 : 06:24:56 AM
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Wow, thanks for all the ideas. I knew I would get some good ones from you all. I may try my hand at the braided mat. It would really be sturdy for outdoors. Catherine, I have the shorter pieces from the hay bales too but I think they would work for making a mat.
Thanks for the inspiration.
Judy
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gspringman
True Blue Farmgirl
387 Posts
Gail
Bonanza
Oregon
USA
387 Posts |
Posted - Mar 21 2010 : 1:52:06 PM
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I read somewhere to run it like a cob web over the top of your chicken coop run area to keep the hawks out. So far I have had good luck with it.
Gail
Farmgirl #486
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JojoNH
True Blue Farmgirl
1984 Posts
Joanna
Dunbarton
New Hampshire
USA
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deeredawn
True Blue Farmgirl
2306 Posts
Dawn
Cordova
TN
USA
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Posted - Mar 26 2010 : 07:20:43 AM
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Its a fashion statement here at our farm....haha... my husband, his buddies all have a piece of it stuck in their back pockets. I always have to check before doing laundry! I asked once if it was a dress code or something and the guys replied " you never know when you'll need to tie something up..." So around here, it's farm couture! HAHA! Butboy if I could crochet, I'd so make a rug out of it.... great great idea.
Dawn #279
MJ's Heirloom Maven
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