Fiddle Dee Dum

Sunday, July 02, 2023

A guy came into HD wanting several feet of rope and leading a big doodle-type dog. He told me that he would transform ten-foot lengths of braided rope into dog leads, to accommodate his growing puppy. He showed me her leash, explaining that he had parted and rewoven rope strands to create its handhold loop. That loop was beautiful, smooth-looking, and professional.

Always needing more dog leashes and horse leads, and asking about his weaving process, I became introduced to the concept of “fids.” Those are used for rope weaving. He was enthusiastic and went to his vehicle, retrieved a set of fids, and showed them to me. He encouraged me to watch YouTube demonstrations of using fids in rope weaving.

Early today my online education began. Reweaving with fids is interesting to see but being new to the process confuses, for fids are available in numerous sizes. One must identify which to use. In contrast, selecting rope is easy as HD carries lots of it.

I’ll continue pursuing metods of reweaving rope. Besides its potential usefulness the process seems relaxing (or maybe not for an OCD type [no telling where I fall on that scale]). Anyway, for now, I’ll leave possibilities alone and focus on grasping more on the doing.

Dear Friends: I am laughing because, who’d-a-thought, fids! Diana