Baker’s twine is one of the most versatile craft items. Initially, bakers used it to wrap freshly baked bread and pastries. Typically, a baker’s twine was white with red stripes. Today these beautiful striped twine comes in a variety of colors and can be used for a number of things. In today’s article, I will put together a whole collection of ideas that I found on the Internet.
Tying meat:
Initially, the twine was used to tie the meat. These strings were made with safe edible dyes back then. Tying the meat correctly helps keep the shape and prevents the juices from running. Therefore, most chefs have a spool of twine in their drawer. The easy way is to start with a rope knot and rewind it lengthwise.
Tie Baked Goodies:
Freshly baked cakes and breads are carefully packaged with brown paper or parchment paper and then secured with colorful baker’s twine. Some bakeries have signature colors, knots, and bundles that beautifully incorporate baker’s twine.
Seal goodie bags or bottled treats:
Use a piece of baker’s twine and pieces of stiff fabric like organdy or organza to tie the party favors together. Spread fabric squares out on a table, place the favors in the middle, and crumple the ends of the fabric over the treats. Secure it with a knot using this colored string. You can also add printable labels for each small package. Bottled candies can be labeled and wrapped by securing paper or cloth over the mouth of the bottle and then tying it with kitchen twine.
DIY ideas for tags and cards:
Wrap a card in colored yarn and place it behind a die-cut for beautiful stamped designs. Write on paper or any surface using glue and place the string on it to get letters. For larger letters, make paper cutouts of the different alphabets and wrap them with kitchen twine. Draw different shapes on paper and spread glue on it, then carefully string this colored twine for beautiful and colorful images.
Make your own strap:
There are several tutorials on the internet on the different ways you can braid/knot or weave with baker’s yarn. You can not only make small wristbands or bracelets, but also attach these twisted ropes in different patterns for cards or gift tags.
Tiny pom poms:
Make small yarn pom-poms to use as decorations while wrapping gifts. Wrap pieces of string around a fork to form a “8” with two points on each side. Carefully remove the fork without disturbing the pattern, and tie a string in the middle. Now trim the edges to get little pom poms that can be used to cover the gift wrappers.
Baker’s yarn tassels:
Have the bakers tangle tassels by winding pieces of yarn around their fingers and slowly pulling them off their fingers. Trim one end and knot the other to make tassels. They can be used to decorate key rings, make bookmarks, etc.
These were some do-it-yourself ideas that I found interesting. Give them a try and send me your ideas in the comments below.