Does your barn look like mine? You have an old feed bag or muck bucket that just collects baling twine each time you feed hay? If you really are like me, you pay close attention to how you take off the twine. I ultimately try to remove the twine without cutting it but if I must cut it I do so as close to the knot as possible just in case I find a use for my bucket-o-twine later.
I thought I’d share with you some things that I do to recycle my twine.
– Hold up a broken gate
– Tie down a tarp over a cattle panel to make a shelter
– Braided into a wisp to groom a horse
– Tie up horse tails into mud knots or to hold a braid
– Fix horse blankets
– Tie panels together for a temporary catch pen
– Chain some together to make a herding tape to round alpacas up
– Braid into leashes and lead ropes – bit itchy on the hands but good in a pinch
– Use as a break-away for cross ties or trailer ties
– Woven, knotted or crocheted into door mats
– Above mats wrapped around a post or on a wall for horses to scratch on
– Use in the garden for peas and tomatoes
– I have organic twine and it makes great kindling for fires
Sorry I’m having issues with comments.
