tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post2522391031637992292..comments2024-03-28T08:07:59.056+00:00Comments on An English Homestead: For The Love Of Baler Twine - A New PenKev Alvitihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-22877302400608412742015-10-13T12:02:21.101+01:002015-10-13T12:02:21.101+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.pest control njhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06317664095603807118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-22125128538532638712015-09-30T11:09:56.232+01:002015-09-30T11:09:56.232+01:00Baler twine ... we have little lengths of it every...Baler twine ... we have little lengths of it everywhere. It's a good job it comes in such bright colours, makes it easier to find a bit when you need it. I've never had a roll of the stuff though, just these little lengths that seem to come from nowhere!!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-64901081473152293252015-09-29T06:13:56.023+01:002015-09-29T06:13:56.023+01:00We 'do' a lot of baler twine here as well!...We 'do' a lot of baler twine here as well! Very useful!Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-71637862446368878772015-09-28T22:30:43.781+01:002015-09-28T22:30:43.781+01:00The local French farmers use just a little piece o...The local French farmers use just a little piece of BLUE twine stretched across lanes, gate openings etc when they are controlling cattle moving from field to field. Daft, but it seems to work. Do Limousin cattle recognise blue?Vintage Maisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00929038050028476580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-48826118320056753342015-09-28T15:06:37.269+01:002015-09-28T15:06:37.269+01:00Zip ties Kev, Zip ties, they are the latest and gr...Zip ties Kev, Zip ties, they are the latest and greatest. Tough as nails too.Mike Silviushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10406468736304441962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-39347717180713349522015-09-28T09:14:23.366+01:002015-09-28T09:14:23.366+01:00Ah baling twine! What would we do without it?. I a...Ah baling twine! What would we do without it?. I agree that it is not the most beautiful of materials and it doesn't last for ever (though pretty damn near!) and the fences/gatedssupports etc ..are not as aesthetically pleasing as those made with other materials, but it is RECYCLING and RE-USING, central to the ethos of self-sufficiency. <br />And as for pallets!!!Frugal in Derbyshire https://www.blogger.com/profile/10221169113482164565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-38132281110135668532015-09-28T08:39:49.715+01:002015-09-28T08:39:49.715+01:00I hate baler twine, when we moved here I filled tw...I hate baler twine, when we moved here I filled two feed sacks with bits of baler twine found around the place, even digging the garden I found bits buried in the soil, we use cable ties a lot the best invention ever :-) Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05213759909336433460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-30940634703414827232015-09-28T08:33:46.638+01:002015-09-28T08:33:46.638+01:00Whatever you have to hand to get the job done. Nec...Whatever you have to hand to get the job done. Necessity is the mother of invention, as the saying goes.Harry Flashmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05071021900005041592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-38771935302681073092015-09-28T06:37:56.495+01:002015-09-28T06:37:56.495+01:00interior designers insist that every room should h...interior designers insist that every room should have a touch of red in it. Guess that is a throw back to when we crawled out of the swamp and had fires in our caves. Obviously your 'baler twine' is a throw back to your farming roots.:)x<br />buttercuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03306948153281164640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-35919397336650431612015-09-28T06:34:39.876+01:002015-09-28T06:34:39.876+01:00I try not to. Baler twine just craps out way too f...I try not to. Baler twine just craps out way too fast for my tastes. I will usually use some regular cordage instead or even long zip ties for emergency repair. I admit I am a fence snob though. My sheep are escape artists and I hate repairing fence so I usually put in fence that is way sturdier than I need to but I have all the equipment to do it and very little as far as trees to deal with.<br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-72518787774552708112015-09-28T06:11:07.227+01:002015-09-28T06:11:07.227+01:00I always have some baler twine and a penknife in m...I always have some baler twine and a penknife in my pocket, and there are very few days when they're not required!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.com