Twine
For other uses, see Twine (disambiguation).
Spools of twine
Twine tied around three trees, Portland, Oregon
Twine is a light string or strong thread composed of two or more smaller strands or yarns twisted, and then twisted together. More generally, the term can be applied to a cord.
Natural fibres used for making twine include cotton, sisal, jute, hemp, henequen, and coir. A variety of synthetic fibres are also used.
Applications
- Bales
- Clothes line
- Crafts
- Drawstring
- Gloves made out of wrapped twine in Muay Thai
- Jewelry
- Wrapping around one's finger as a reminder
- Knots
- Mail/parcels/packages
- Net
- Noose
- Pet toy
- Pullstring
- Rope
- Whipped rope, the end of a rope
- String figure and games
- Tethering a boat, kite, etc.
- Trap
- Tripwire
- Tying up a plant in gardening
See also
- Biggest ball of twine
- Binder Twine Festival
- Hair twists
- International Year of Natural Fibres 2009
- String (disambiguation)
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