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
Just finished my bamboo wind chime
Future worlds largest ball of yo-yo string
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It’s in a drawer at home and we use it whenever there’s a need. Hanging party decorations, makeshift fastening for miscellaneous kids’ toys/projects. No pics, but in recent memory, I used old string to hold the axle in place on a makeshift ferris wheel I assembled for the kids’ teddy bear and plush bunny.
I guess this would be a fine time to mention (since this post reminded me to do it) that my 5 year old drew a picture of me yoyoing on a father’s day card last month, which is now my profile pic.
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When I was helping the lady with her online sewing classes we used an old yoyo string as a makeshift tailors measuring tape; just mark your measurement, lay it flat to measure with a tape, boom!
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That’s a great picture!
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I don’t go through very many strings. I am sure I have a lifetime supply, plus.
Most of the time they end up in the large round file.
I prefer cotton. It’s bio degradable.
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I’ve probably burned through a lifetime worth if I would have used them until they failed. I have been finding out what I like. I grew up only knowing cotton, so I felt I needed to see what works best for me.
This is my current stock of polyester and nylon plus my extras.
Here’s my list of current favorites
Wood responsive- Zipline kotn (but I use bulk)
Bearing responsive- Zipline smoothies
2a- Zipline performance
Unresponsive- Badwolfe slicc Goldilocks
I burned through a lot of string before I found out what feels best for me. But all it takes is a post about how something else is waaay better and then I’ll probably have to see what all the hype is about.
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Another use. I sometimes take yo-yo halves that had an imperfection and make them into tops. Sometimes I make them pull start like this and they need a string. My son was playing with this one earlier.
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I started a string ball years ago, but I got lazy and started throwing them in a pile so I would add to it later and just stopped doing it at some point. Now, I just throw my string out when it gets really frayed or there’s a knot I don’t feel like fussing with.
At one point, I needed to trim the tree in my yard, so I used old string to tie the branches together in bundles. That was probably the best use I’ve gotten out of any old strings.
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I see the top point is a pencil. Are those doodles on the paper from spinning the top on it?
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Yes! It makes it more mesmerizing. I even made one that whistled.
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I’m saving mine up to braid into a climbing rope one day.
Ivan
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Saving mine up to cast in resin and turn in to other objects.
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That’s a cool idea. It would be cool to make a yo-yo out of that. I might have to try that.
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Oh that would be fun. I’d i had a lathe I’d try that for sure
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I have some string stuff at:
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eat yoyo string like spaghetti
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I do the same thing with my luggage! Makes it pretty easy to spot on the carousel.
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