# Recycling excess strings **URL:** \ **Category:** Unrelated Discussion\ **Created:** [June 3, 2024, 8:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/recycling-excess-strings/402474 "2024-06-03T08:23:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![rkalajian](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rkalajian/32/672584_2.png) [@rkalajian](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/rkalajian)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2024, 3:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/recycling-excess-strings/402474/21 "2024-06-03T15:25:48Z")
I wash my Inks and Elixirs and keep reusing them! ---
**Author:** ![rkalajian](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rkalajian/32/672584_2.png) [@rkalajian](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/rkalajian)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2024, 3:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/recycling-excess-strings/402474/22 "2024-06-03T15:25:59Z")
…this I do not do… ---
**Author:** ![Captrogers](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/captrogers/32/647012_2.png) [@Captrogers](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Captrogers)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2024, 3:27pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/recycling-excess-strings/402474/23 "2024-06-03T15:27:07Z")
I’m gonna use some of my worn out string as a response for a diy sos looper when I have time to drill it up ---
**Author:** ![HappyYoyoer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/happyyoyoer/32/266188_2.png) [@HappyYoyoer](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/HappyYoyoer)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2024, 4:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/recycling-excess-strings/402474/24 "2024-06-03T16:44:08Z")
That’s smart lol I definitely wouldn’t have thought of that ---
**Author:** ![HappyYoyoer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/happyyoyoer/32/266188_2.png) [@HappyYoyoer](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/HappyYoyoer)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2024, 5:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/recycling-excess-strings/402474/25 "2024-06-20T17:19:31Z")
![IMG_6870](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/6/2/8/6288ce07e0acdbc310f7c0868c7a4e6e24b86e91.jpeg) ![IMG_6871](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/0/b/0/0b0d1d32929467d9219fb7a0aa36b5ea56b706e4.jpeg) Not my biggest ball, but it’s getting there Also: ![IMG_6872](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/0/5/d/05dc97524c765adc737060ed401a5149cee598dc.jpeg) (I’ve successfully tricked apple to thinking it’s a plant 😈) ---
**Author:** ![Lido](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/lido/32/173650_2.png) [@Lido](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Lido)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2024, 5:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/recycling-excess-strings/402474/26 "2024-06-20T17:45:13Z")
This comes up from time to time and I feel like I’ve answered it in one or two of these (see links below). I use the extra bits of string I cut when changing string and the old ones that are being replaced as…string. Just goes in a compartment in the junk drawer and we use it to hang decorations, fix/make stuff for the kids or whatever other uses come up where we’d otherwise be looking for the kite string or something. And to be totally transparent, the compartments in our junk drawer are buried under more junk in said drawer. Organization is a skill I don’t try too hard on. > [@Used String](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/used-string/40026): > > What does everybody do with all their used string. I hate throwing away string so much I cut it sometimes just to make sure I dont pick it back up and get some gnarly knot Ill spend 30 min digging out. I squirrel away some in my backpacks survival kit but its not much. Does anyone here do anything with their old string? > [@Old string uses](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/old-string-uses/56227): > > Like any yoyoer, ive got a wad of used string just sitting around. Are there any cool things i could do with them? > [@Old strings: art presentation](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/old-strings-art-presentation/331131): > > So now that I’m trainning more periodically I end up adding a lot of used string on my drawer, so I decided to make this ball that I see sometimes. Show me what you got! > [@Weaving old strings into friendship bracelets?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/weaving-old-strings-into-friendship-bracelets/301250): > > I’d like to have you guys send me you old broken strings. My wife and I will braid or knot them into a friendship bracelets I am willing to ship the completed bracelets to Purple yo-yo for them to give away for a donation at events, promotions or if someone wants to make an online donation. I’m not asking any money in return. The reason I am doing this can be found in the mental health thread. I think it’s a great way to give back to the community and be able to get some more use out of your b… > [@Ways to repurpose yo-yo string](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ways-to-repurpose-yo-yo-string/359885): > > I love using my old string. It seems like a waste to just throw usable strings away, so I make stuff with it. Just finished my bamboo wind chime Future worlds largest ball of yo-yo string What do you do with yours ---
**Author:** ![Yodaddyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yodaddyo/32/602050_2.png) [@Yodaddyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yodaddyo)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2024, 6:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/recycling-excess-strings/402474/27 "2024-06-20T18:34:18Z")
Can you show us? That sounds cool! ---
**Author:** ![JSERR](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jserr/32/186876_2.png) [@JSERR](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JSERR)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2024, 3:15am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/recycling-excess-strings/402474/28 "2024-06-23T03:15:40Z")
Here it is! One of them. ![IMG_9447](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/2/c/2/2c24be74261c9d9cc0d43b3d2699125c0df9d372.jpeg) ![IMG_9448](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/5/3/e/53e5c05454315d453b5a940c9e1afd496a684161.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Yodaddyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yodaddyo/32/602050_2.png) [@Yodaddyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yodaddyo)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2024, 3:29am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/recycling-excess-strings/402474/29 "2024-06-23T03:29:43Z")
That is so much doper than I was even expecting. That’s awesome man! Your ma could probably make some easy cash starting a string upcycling company lol ---
**Author:** ![MuppetLabs](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/muppetlabs/32/289661_2.png) [@MuppetLabs](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MuppetLabs)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2024, 11:57am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/recycling-excess-strings/402474/30 "2024-06-23T11:57:09Z")
That looks great! Now I am inspired to crochet something, but I don’t have enough old string yet. ---
**Author:** ![yocolas](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yocolas/32/592703_2.png) [@yocolas](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yocolas)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2024, 11:43am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/recycling-excess-strings/402474/31 "2024-07-09T11:43:28Z")
youtube recommended me this guy and i want to share this with you guys > **[メアメア](https://www.youtube.com/@user-vd8hc2nb2k?si=Z-Tc0VvaehhZCJOc)** > > Share your videos with friends, family, and the world i thought it ties nicely to this topic it’s perwin style, you don’t have to cut the excess string here’s an example [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/1/f/2/1f2c8d42a59e4779e97e508f2a4151051b8a6cd6.jpeg "【Perwin yoyo tricks】 キキリジェクション") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anBpGQeFeK4) ---
**Author:** ![Sleeper80](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sleeper80/32/257936_2.png) [@Sleeper80](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Sleeper80)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2024, 11:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/recycling-excess-strings/402474/32 "2024-07-10T23:48:22Z")
Made a friendship bracelet from old strings back in the late 90’s. No idea where it is now… [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/recycling-excess-strings/402474.md?page=1)