haynets???

[ibot]

hello
does anyone know how to make a haynet with twine? thinking about doing it with kids on summer camp

 

[myhorsefred]

Done it once before - its fiddly!

Try this link
http://www.ultimatehorsesite.com/info/howto/makeahaynetfrombailingtwine.html

 

[merlinsquest]

tie all the strings together in one big knot at one end, you need about 24 lengths of baler twine,,,,, then knot pairs of twine together, then, depending upon what hole size you need, you do another knot with opposite pairs of twine..... a bit like when you do that lacey trellis plait in a horses mane.... keep going till the end of the strings and put a lenghth of plaitted twine through the last of the diamond shapes that have been created.....

Big bottle of wine if you understand those instructions!!!

 

[ibot]

oh dear god maybe i am thinking i have too much time on my hands. lol

 

[PennyJ]

I'm going to save that for a rainy afternoon when my two are at each others throats!

 

[Natch]

I loved making one! (unfortunately it turned out a funny shape and was pretty much useless but I didn't care) - to add to the instructions on the link, its quicker, easier and more accurate if you get a stick or piece of wood to measure out the lengths of the hole each time.

 

[katia]

AAHHH! that reminds me of whn I was a kid, we used to sit in the feed room making them! Don't think we ever used them but kept us busy and dry for a while!

Kat.x

 

[jellyshake]

ohhh we used to love making haynets, i'm sure we thought we'd invented the technique at the time lol

 

[Toby_Zaphod]

Buy yourself a big bag of holes....... & then sew them all together with bailer twine. If you want a haylege net then buy a bag of smaller holes!