slipper 116 Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 where can i get some decent hemp for making purse nets peeps.? Quote Link to post
Jamie m 668 Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 Better off with spun poly these days . Loads of hemp nets on eBay usually as most are moving on to spun poly , up to you mind but all that faffing about drying and hanging them lol . 1 Quote Link to post
pie-eater 377 Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 Maybe youre a traditionalist slipper? If not Id go for spun poly or braided nylon. Quote Link to post
thenetter 37 Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 I have to agree with jamie m and pie-eater these days less faffing about drying,also the hemp is not as good as it was years ago. Quote Link to post
Blackdog92 2,047 Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 I got told the hemp you really want is that expensive you couldnt afford to make nets out of it i dont no from personal experiance but just what i was told from an old time ferreter. Quote Link to post
slipper 116 Posted July 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 my hemp nets i have at the moment were made 7 years ago by my grandad and to be honest most of them are fine but could do with a few more for this winter we tried spun poly last year but they tangled a lot easier, thats what i like the most about hemp it does,nt really tangle who sells the best spun poly? Quote Link to post
Rake aboot 4,935 Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 Hemp is a pain in the arse. I use braided nylon and will never use hemp again. Quote Link to post
The one 8,467 Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 A couple of years ago I asked about hemp and got a address of a mill processing it I had to buy a complete run from them it was about £400 mate ,there's lots of guys that still buy hemp nets but the problem is you need double the amount of nets you need compared to spun as once you've used them you need to dry them and use the other half , but I've got hemp nets here that are thirty years old , it just today's sociability folk want things fast and with no problems or effort Quote Link to post
volpe 21 Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 Hi the A couple of years ago I asked about hemp and got a address of a mill processing it I had to buy a complete run from them it was about £400 mate ,there's lots of guys that still buy hemp nets but the problem is you need double the amount of nets you need compared to spun as once you've used them you need to dry them and use the other half , but I've got hemp nets here that are thirty years old , it just today's sociability folk want things fast and with no problems or effort Hi Mate I would like to know the Mill where you could get hemp if you would be so kind, Nowadays people pass off Flax as hemp but its not as good, Its true, spun polyester is now the norm and in many ways better, but there's nothing nicer than a days ferreting with hemp purse nets, you do have to hang them up to dry after every trip which is a pain when you can just leave the nylon ones in the bag, Ive got some real hemp nets that were made by a old gentlemen that are thirty years old and still going strong, but please if you have the address of that mill and its real hemp I would get some Quote Link to post
Mr Wilkes 2,980 Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 who sells the best spun poly? Engel-Netze Quote Link to post
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