# Ways to repurpose yo-yo string **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [July 15, 2022, 10:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ways-to-repurpose-yo-yo-string/359885 "2022-07-15T22:54:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RC\_yo-yo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rc_yo-yo/32/168781_2.png) [@RC\_yo-yo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/RC_yo-yo)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2022, 10:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ways-to-repurpose-yo-yo-string/359885/1 "2022-07-15T22:54:27Z")
I love using my old string. It seems like a waste to just throw usable strings away, so I make stuff with it. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/3X/7/1/71238f5eb01fa980dfc9a982bb7d704ea06ccb4c.jpeg) Just finished my bamboo wind chime ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/3X/9/4/94bbd5fc80329dcce859dd62124da1b7585217c1.jpeg) Future worlds largest ball of yo-yo string What do you do with yours ---
**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:** [July 15, 2022, 11:15pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ways-to-repurpose-yo-yo-string/359885/2 "2022-07-15T23:15:55Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Marioyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/marioyo/32/303068_2.png) [@Marioyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Marioyo)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2022, 11:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ways-to-repurpose-yo-yo-string/359885/3 "2022-07-15T23:34:25Z")
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! ---
**Author:** ![RC\_yo-yo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rc_yo-yo/32/168781_2.png) [@RC\_yo-yo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/RC_yo-yo)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2022, 11:41pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ways-to-repurpose-yo-yo-string/359885/4 "2022-07-15T23:41:17Z")
That’s a great picture! ---
**Author:** ![fos1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/fos1/32/150706_2.png) [@fos1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/fos1)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2022, 12:10am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ways-to-repurpose-yo-yo-string/359885/5 "2022-07-16T00:10:35Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![RC\_yo-yo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rc_yo-yo/32/168781_2.png) [@RC\_yo-yo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/RC_yo-yo)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2022, 5:46am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ways-to-repurpose-yo-yo-string/359885/6 "2022-07-16T05:46:03Z")
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. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/3/4/5/345dd5100b86927beef564050e5d24770b93b113.jpeg) 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. ---
**Author:** ![RC\_yo-yo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rc_yo-yo/32/168781_2.png) [@RC\_yo-yo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/RC_yo-yo)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2022, 7:35am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ways-to-repurpose-yo-yo-string/359885/7 "2022-07-16T07:35:34Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/5/8/2/582a5e6d54fba90f93f17de765414f2fd2db1e27.jpeg) 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. ---
**Author:** ![Shapapy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shapapy/32/141199_2.png) [@Shapapy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shapapy)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2022, 12:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ways-to-repurpose-yo-yo-string/359885/8 "2022-07-16T12:57:36Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2022, 3:58am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ways-to-repurpose-yo-yo-string/359885/9 "2022-07-17T03:58:58Z")
> [@RC\_yo-yo](#): > > I sometimes take yo-yo halves that had an imperfection and make them into tops. I see the top point is a pencil. Are those doodles on the paper from spinning the top on it? ---
**Author:** ![RC\_yo-yo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rc_yo-yo/32/168781_2.png) [@RC\_yo-yo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/RC_yo-yo)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2022, 4:16am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ways-to-repurpose-yo-yo-string/359885/10 "2022-07-17T04:16:24Z")
Yes! It makes it more mesmerizing. I even made one that whistled. ---
**Author:** ![safetypin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/safetypin/32/128453_2.png) [@safetypin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/safetypin)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 10:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ways-to-repurpose-yo-yo-string/359885/11 "2022-07-26T22:51:49Z")
I made a yoyo string out of old yoyo string and put a lil’ beeb on it. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/4/3/d/43d66115374eb8e97aeccd7db89ad2aa5f144cee.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![craZivn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/crazivn/32/124648_2.png) [@craZivn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/craZivn)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2022, 3:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ways-to-repurpose-yo-yo-string/359885/12 "2022-07-28T15:32:30Z")
I’m saving mine up to braid into a climbing rope one day. Ivan ---
**Author:** ![LX\_Emergency](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/lx_emergency/32/149227_2.png) [@LX\_Emergency](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/LX_Emergency)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2022, 5:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ways-to-repurpose-yo-yo-string/359885/13 "2022-07-28T17:54:06Z")
Saving mine up to cast in resin and turn in to other objects. ---
**Author:** ![RC\_yo-yo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rc_yo-yo/32/168781_2.png) [@RC\_yo-yo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/RC_yo-yo)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2022, 3:16am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ways-to-repurpose-yo-yo-string/359885/14 "2022-07-29T03:16:24Z")
That’s a cool idea. It would be cool to make a yo-yo out of that. I might have to try that. ---
**Author:** ![LX\_Emergency](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/lx_emergency/32/149227_2.png) [@LX\_Emergency](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/LX_Emergency)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2022, 6:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ways-to-repurpose-yo-yo-string/359885/15 "2022-07-29T06:17:15Z")
Oh that would be fun. I’d i had a lathe I’d try that for sure ---
**Author:** ![Ne0phy73](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ne0phy73/32/163412_2.png) [@Ne0phy73](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ne0phy73)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2022, 1:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ways-to-repurpose-yo-yo-string/359885/16 "2022-07-29T13:08:31Z")
I have some string stuff at: > [@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. [1607953473938159962824003318861] [16079536326608302473583507737090] Show me what you got! :wink: ---
**Author:** ![Sergio](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sergio/32/70931_2.png) [@Sergio](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Sergio)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2022, 1:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ways-to-repurpose-yo-yo-string/359885/17 "2022-07-29T13:58:17Z")
eat yoyo string like spaghetti ---
**Author:** ![Luke\_Renner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/luke_renner/32/368_2.png) [@Luke\_Renner](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Luke_Renner)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2022, 3:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ways-to-repurpose-yo-yo-string/359885/18 "2022-07-29T15:08:26Z")
Fun to see new life for strings - here are a few more ![image plumbing](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/b/b/6/bb620f0725889b14e6b06f9fd6d9789a2071bc78.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/b/1/1/b1163ed6bafab6cf6ec51605f774da2fa181866d.jpeg) ![image quick luggage identification](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/0/4/3/04306ecd15e8fa4610b2cf4505a084e564a2af5f.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/c/2/d/c2d48dcdac97b2c99cb7647b41844a5cd4ddadd1.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![ToastedOats](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/toastedoats/32/182384_2.png) [@ToastedOats](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ToastedOats)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2022, 11:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ways-to-repurpose-yo-yo-string/359885/19 "2022-07-29T23:52:18Z")
I do the same thing with my luggage! Makes it pretty easy to spot on the carousel.