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Originally Posted by burgundia
Then I'll be knitting or crocheting ...  |
Crocheting is brilliant. Learnt some of it from my aunt while living with my grandparents as a youngster for two years. For some years now I thought the skill would be fantastic for making fishing nets out of nylon thread and whatever the other stuff is they make nets out of. Sorry, suffering memory loss recently. Unlike knitting don’t have to worry about dropping stitches and if is far more easy to mend things.
Good for making ropes. Saw a material called tomato twine the other day that would make for pretty good carrier bags and fishing nets, expensive but will last for ages regarding its resistance to salt water. Also bailing twine (which is very cheap and I often use as rope) but is incredibly strong and can be spliced for thinner thread. I am all for using these materials that take an age to break down until we are established some years down the tract with environmentally friendly stuff. Reality is it may take a few years before we can produce or get our hands on preferred materials.
Not sure how many varieties of twine there is out there, but there is a fair few both synthetic and natural. There is a natural twine I just can't think of its name presently.
Handy skill for everyone to learn.