Making a net bag for a Roman Legionary

Step by step construction of a spiral net bag. This one is going to a Roman display but the same method makes excellent shopping and storage bags in any cordage.

[robinwhitebeam]

I am a newby, so I need : 1. Thread, 2.netting shuttle, 3.netting gauge, 4. Cat . Thank you for an interesting film.

[MyHelloolleh]

Thank you so much for this wonderful video, Sally!

[bonnie]

I never realized that netting is so similar to tatting, and that I could use my tatting shuttles for very fine netting! Thank you for the clear explanation!

[recharukua]

The cat provides a nicely contrasting background that makes it easier to see what you're doing.

[singediabolique]

I've always heard that tatting came from sailors repairing their fishing nets. Seeing you do this work reminds so much of tatting that It's plainly true.

[MrChef]

Let me tell you how I discovered your video... I was reading something about Serbian and Montenegrin cuisine and local cheese-making and old processing, then I remember my grandmother using nettle instead of rennet, then i opened a new tab to look that up and the article mentioned that in WWI German uniforms were made of 85% nettle fibers. Then I wanted to see how that was done and your video was first to pop up. There you go. I loved the video and you were fantastic and here comes a subscriber.

[anitapeura]

What a goldmine of useful information Sally is! Great that she makes so much of her enthusiasms and skills, and is supported to do it. (Instead of strange and impractical, like me...) I'd love to see her do a book of these artisan crafts, easier to follow over time than a series of videos, and more durable if the internet crashes. I have many artisan craft books but few cover these sorts of skills. Thanks so much for these videos, they are skills that kept humans alive and comfortable for millenia, and never know when we may need them again.

[myrrhidian]

Just wanted to thank you for this wonderful tutorial! I followed it using leftover fingering weight wool yarn from my stash, and created a nice net bag to store surplus yarn in. I really enjoyed making it, and plan to make more soon!

[annoyingbananana]

i googled "DIY hay net for horse" (in german it's a "Heu Netz", literally a "hay net") and couldn't find any video tutorial. But then I tried "DIY net bag" and found this video. Perfect!
the loops going all the way around is exactly what i was looking for and i cant wait to make a bag like this one for our greedy pony to eat hay out of. He keeps ripping the storebought ones. Now I can choose a suitable rope and make a slow feeding hay bag for basically nothing. Looks like fun too. :D

[maggieadams]

The troublle with me watching your videos is that they make me want to have a bash at all of them, and I already have a lot of irons in the fire! Still, I will hopefully try this at some point, thank you!

[Just_Sara]

My goodness, that was such an easy to follow tutorial! You, lady, have a gift, and thanks for sharing it.

[josephdonais]

Thank you for this. I'd always struggled with making nets using macrame. Making a net and it's cording is invaluable to an independent mind.

[shelleymonson]

Your supervisory cat has a beautiful coat! I must give netting another go soon. Very clear explanation, thank you!

[jakea]

I loved what you had to teach us today. I felt so happy when the blackbird started to sing. Pure heaven!

[royworrall]

Excellent tutorial! Thank you.
One small point: it’s not a “clove hitch” it’s a “goose neck knot”.
Even so, very easy to follow.

[E_LithaBeth]

This just strikes me as a very good thing to know how to do! You never know when it will come in handy. Thanks!

[blackflare]

Cats like being near you while you do stuff in general. It means they like you :)

[AbigayleFall-spwt]

I smiled when the kitty joined to investigate 😂🐱❤️

[ArtemensiaK]

Finally I think I will do this, after I watched it several times. I have kids and this seems to be the perfect bag for sand toys, because the sand will just flow out and the toys will stay in :D

[arilibove-goldfarb]

I'll have to make a market bag like this! I've got a pair of antique netted gloves with holes in the fingers and this gives me a good idea of how to make the repairs. I think it's best to practice with something larger first. I've crocheted mesh market bags before but this seems like a good entree to netting.