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Well I thought I'd seen (and done at some stage) almost everything in the recycling paper line - notebooks using Christmas cards and 1 side blank paper, decoupage, back of the envelope calculations etc (never went as far as squares on a string*) but who would have thought you could spin with it. http://greenupgrader.com/2138/handspun- ... aper-yarn/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;





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interesting but ... what would you use newspaper yarn for? Wouldn't it get all mushy if it got wet?
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Can't see me doing it.
But it's wood fibres and they are all twisted together, so maybe it wouldn't.
They suggest curtains!
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