A spool of twine.

Twine tied around three trees, Portland, Oregon

Twine is a strong thread or string composed of two or more smaller strands or yarns twisted together. This article is about the fiber product For the type of joke see Shaggy dog story. More generally, the term can be applied to any thin cord.

Natural fibers used for making twine include cotton, sisal, jute, hemp, henequen, and coir. Fibers or fibres (see spelling differences) is a class of hair-like Materials that are continuous filaments or are in discrete elongated pieces similar Cotton is a soft staple Fibre that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant ( Gossypium sp Sisal or sisal hemp is an Agave Agave sisalana that yields a stiff Fiber used in making Rope. Jute is a long soft shiny Vegetable fiber that can be spun into coarse strong threads This article is about the cultivation and uses of industrial hemp not its psychoactive cousin Cannabis (drug. Henequen ( Agave fourcroydes Lem is an Agave whose leaves yield a Fiber also called henequen which is suitable for Rope and Twine Coir (from Malayalam kayar, cord is a coarse fibre extracted from the fibrous outer shell of a Coconut. A variety of synthetic fibers may also be used. Synthetic fibers are the result of extensive research by Scientists to improve upon naturally occurring Animal and plant

Applications

• as a clothes line
• binding bales in a baler
• binding small parcels
• binding straw in a binder
• gloves made out of wrapped twine in Muay Thai
• making nets
• the tying of lashings
• whipping the end of a rope
• a toy for a pet cat
• wrapping around one's finger as a way to remember something. A clothes line or washing line is any type of Rope, cord or Twine that has been stretched between two points (e This article describes the farm machinery For the municipality in Aurora, Philippines, see Baler Aurora. The reaper-binder, or binder, was a farm implement that improved upon the Reaper. Muay Thai ( IPA: /muɑɪtʰɑɪ/ muāitʰāi มวยไทย lit A net, in its primary meaning comprises fibers woven in a grid-like structure A lashing is an arrangement of Rope used to secure two or more items together in a somewhat rigid manner A whipping knot or whipping is a binding of Twine around the end of a Rope to prevent the fibres of the rope from unravelling WikipediaManual of Style (spelling, articles should conform to one overall spelling style of English typically the one most linked to the article topic (if it is geographic
• for jewlery making
• Crafts

See also

• Biggest ball of twine

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