new material

[mantha 2]

i was looking on ebay and come across a spool of spun poliester i was thinking of getting some but ive never used this material before so i thought i would ask on here first if any of you as had experiance in making nets with this material and what is it like in the feild

[TOMO 26,902]

YES I HAVE PURSE NETS MADE FROM IT , AND AM STILL NITTING A LONG NET WITH IT

[Rabbithunter 456]

if you get a stronger twine/heavier , then yes

 

spun polyester has been around for as long as i can remember, and it is sold everywhere you look, most places call it spun nylon, although it is spun polyester..... like flax is sold as hemp

Edited March 21, 2008 by Rabbithunter

[Rabbithunter 456]

i think size 20/24 spun polyester or 20/36 is definatly strong enough.... i havent looked on your link

[moley 115]

YES I HAVE PURSE NETS MADE FROM IT , AND AM STILL NITTING A LONG NET WITH IT

snap , i got 10 spools of green for me long net and 2 spools of yellow for purse nets of john hubery about xmas time and am just about to go into my 7 th spool , what a bloody job , wish i hadn,t started the f*****g thing , but getting there now, hats off to the lads that do it regular

 

how much you doing and how far to go ?

[mantha 2]

thanks evryone much appreciated

[TOMO 26,902]

YES I HAVE PURSE NETS MADE FROM IT , AND AM STILL NITTING A LONG NET WITH IT

snap , i got 10 spools of green for me long net and 2 spools of yellow for purse nets of john hubery about xmas time and am just about to go into my 7 th spool , what a bloody job , wish i hadn,t started the f*****g thing , but getting there now, hats off to the lads that do it regular

 

how much you doing and how far to go ?

 

well it started as just going to be a 5-10 yrd stop net, but then i thought feck it just keep going, but im only at the 25 yrd mark , and i want to do a 100 to set at 50.

 

because it was only going to be a stop net for ferreting, i only did it 10 meshes high , so now im going to put a salvage mesh iether side making 12 high.

 

well i looked at it last night , then looked back at the telly i will finish it one day , like you said hats of to the guys that just keep on going

[moley 115]

well it started as just going to be a 5-10 yrd stop net, but then i thought feck it just keep going, but im only at the 25 yrd mark , and i want to do a 100 to set at 50.

 

because it was only going to be a stop net for ferreting, i only did it 10 meshes high , so now im going to put a salvage mesh iether side making 12 high.

 

well i looked at it last night , then looked back at the telly i will finish it one day , like you said hats of to the guys that just keep on going

 

i got it set up so i can look at the telly at the same time as knitting, i used to spend most winter night in my shed making things or reading , now i,m sat in the warmth with sore fingers

[woodga 170]

i got it set up so i can look at the telly at the same time as knitting, i used to spend most winter night in my shed making things or reading , now i,m sat in the warmth with sore fingers

moley

you shouldn,t keep your hands covered in vaseline then you big girls blouse , the only reason you used to go into the shed was to drool over those porn magazines

[moley 115]

thats the last time you get into my shed

[drober34 0]

QUOTE (moley @ Mar 21 2008, 08:46 PM) *

QUOTE (TOMO @ Mar 21 2008, 06:14 PM) *

YES I HAVE PURSE NETS MADE FROM IT , AND AM STILL NITTING A LONG NET WITH IT yes.gif

 

snap , i got 10 spools of green for me long net and 2 spools of yellow for purse nets of john hubery about xmas time and am just about to go into my 7 th spool , what a bloody job , wish i hadn,t started the f*****g thing , but getting there now, hats off to the lads that do it regular

 

how much you doing and how far to go ?

 

 

Double snap !! I bought some from Engel Netze in Germany - I don't know the rating but it's 1.2mm diameter. I got it in brown and green and a fully loaded 8" needle gives almost exactly a yard of net, 12 meshes deep and 2 1/4" knot to knot. By alternating the colours, I can easily count the length of the net that I have completed without resorting to a tape measure.

 

I planned to knit a 100 yards of netting (to give me a 50 yard net) and after 40 yards I am beginning to slow down a bit, but I am determined to complete the job eventually and then add a double selvedge to the top and the bottom, so the overall depth will be 14 meshes.

 

It will be set up as a 'quick set' in a basket I bought from Brian Brinded, and should be ready for next Winter at the rate I'm going.

 

I've made plenty of hemp purse nets in the past but this is my first attempt at a long net. I have to say that I have found the material to be excellent - it's light and hold the knots well but it is bloody hard on the finger tips.

 

I'm sure that it would be much cheaper to use sheet netting, and I'm not about to claim that this net will work any better that a shop-bought one but half the pleasure for me is making the stuff myself and using it successfully in anger.

 

]Watch this space !!!