Learn about using natural jute twine in your home and garden. It's a great inexpensive way to assist in the garden and add to your decor.
Using natural jute twine is not a new concept. However, this inexpensive product can go a long way in assisting you in the garden and provides a nice rustic feel in your home decor. This 100% biodegradable material is perfect for all kinds of uses.
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Way of Using Natural Jute Twine
In the Garden
For years people have been using it in the garden to train climbers and support plants without damaging their stems.
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Here I'm tying bundles of herbs at the end of the season to use as fragrant firestarters for the winter.
The creative vegetable gardener is using twine to hang her garlic to cure after harvest. Read more about harvesting and curing garlic here.
Grow a Good Life uses twine to hold unruly prolific tomato bushes up at the end of the season in her article about her Early September Garden.
Garden Therapy shows you How to Make a Pea Trellis using twine to train the plants to grow straight and tall. This is one where she got the kids involved.
In the Home
Twine is used here as a hanging teacup planter.
How about this beautiful Jute Wrapped Monogram Wreath by Two Twenty One.
Southern Revivals has a great tutorial on a DIY Twine Pendant Light which looks likes a ton of fun to make.
Make A Gift Of It
You can make this cute mason jar
dispenser for your twine
or give it as a gift with a pair of garden gloves
and floral shears
.
I poked a hole in the mason jar lid and used glue to attach a washer to cover it. Then I spray painted them with seaside
and machinery gray spray paint
. You can also buy mason jar lids
created to hold straws and use them as a dispenser.
This would be a great gift for Mother's Day, teacher appreciation, new homeowners, or just because.
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Will
Wow, so jute twine is typically treated with fungicide? So, for use in the garden, for instance Garden Therapy's training beans to grow on hanging strings of jute... I wonder if the fungicide or chemicals used would make the plant toxic?
Patti Estep
Will, I can see why that would be a concern. However, I believe that you can find jute that is all-natural and not treated. It's certainly something you might want to research.
SB
Be aware almost all jute twine and jute fabrics -and anything else made of jute- is typically treated with fungicides in its country of origin. It prevents it from breaking down and rotting too quickly. Sometimes various copper compounds are used to treat it - but other chemicals may also be used. May be more important for some applications and people than others (in my case, chemicals might wick into growing vegetables when jute is used to make the container they grow in ... and possibly the chemicals could transfer to my hands when weaving, braiding, crocheting with the twine etc. for many hours).
Patti Estep
This is interesting information SB. Thanks for sharing.
Barbara W
I find that mayonnaise jar covers fit most Mason jars. Also, for gifts of homemade items like bath salts, I save pretty jars and reuse. I paint the covers and glue a bead on top. Cute!
Patti Estep
Great information Barbara. Thanks for sharing!
Monica
I'd like to use mason jars for putting sugar scrubs in for gifts, but have been reluctant because I didn't think "glass" jars in a shower sounded safe.
Any suggestions?
I've looked everywhere for single kids (no bands) and non-glass mason jars and no luck.
Thanks!
Patti Estep
Hi Monica,
You should be able to find plastic mason jars at places like target and walmart. Or try Amazon. The biggest issue will be the number you need to buy as they are all sold in groups of 12 etc...
You can also try some bottling and craft supplies companies online such as:
https://www.sks-bottle.com/
http://www.sunburstbottle.com/clear-polystyrene-jar/p/CPS16W/
Hope this helps,
Patti
Carole
Love this twine I use it for everything, even gift wrapping. This storage idea is superb something I need to implement as mine always gets tangled and such. would work perfect in my garden caddy.
Patti Estep
Hi Carole,
Gift wrapping is a great use for this twine too, and I agree that it would fit perfectly in one of your beautiful caddies.
Thanks as always for stopping by friend,
Patti
Lesley
I also love it as a natural "Ribbon" for gifts at Christmas time. I use rolls of brown paper, like you wrap pkgs to drop at PO and mail... we love the fun of cuttings simple patterns using plain kitchen sponges (Before they are ever wet).EX: Stat Candy cane snowmen etc. :).... use acrylic , water case paint, I use paper plates and squeeze drops of paint out, smear around on one side of sponge , and stencil designs onto the brown , natural paper. Kids love doing this! Speaking of kids, when I have my GKids , we make their "Handprint" as the stencil 🙂 press hand in paint then press onto paper, we went back and wrote their names under some, some we adore the date, leave beautiful as is or sprinkle diamond dust for sparkle 🙂 (The big kids, their parents, my daughter, loves looking forward to her "New" handprints every year :).... cut a couple out and frame, darling! I'm sorry! Back on track! The awesome TWINE is the PERFECT natural ribbon look and we tie simple bows to finish the look off. One great use for twine, for sure! The BEST to tie up and train Morning glories also! It doesn't "Cut" into stems and a nice natural color unlike that bright or dark green wire twist ties! Oh! Stop me lol! I do use it a lot , also! For pot hangers that I have macramed, use cute beads and macrame really cute bracelets and croakers ! Yes, back to the 70's!!! Jute or twine make the most amazing potted plant macramed hangers! Or, KNoW onto a pretty piece of bush or tree cutting wood and macrame a beautiful wall hanging! Ok... I am sorry for my long windedness! I just must always have twine! Also yes! That holder would be awesome as a holder, NO MORE knots to untangle! SO cute! I need a couple lol !!!
Patti Estep
Hi Lesley,
I agree that twine is perfect for wrapping gifts and looks great with brown paper. Love your ideas for decorating with sponges and handprints too.
Thanks for all your great inspiration and lovely comment,
Patti