Uses For String...

Do you have a dripping faucet? Is it keeping you awake at night? There’s an easy way to silence it until the plumber arrives. Just tie a piece of string to the fixture with one end right where the water is oozing out and the other end hanging down to the bottom of the sink basin. Water droplets will travel down the string silently instead of driving you to the brink of madness.

Make a quick package opener! The next time you’re preparing a box for mailing, take a second to make it easier for your recipient to open. Place a piece of string along the center and side seams before you tape it closed, allowing a tiny bit to hang free at one end. That way, the string just needs to be pulled to sever the tape without resorting to sharp blades that might damage the delicate contents. Do the same for packing boxes when you move.

Measure irregular objects...this one comes in quite handy. A cloth tape measure is the ideal tool for measuring odd shaped objects, but you may not have one if you don’t sew. Wrap a plain piece of string around the item instead, then hold it up to a ruler to get the measurement you need.

Stop slamming doors! Is a slamming door getting on your nerves? We are going to have to use this one for our cat. He tends to close himself in rooms and it makes me nervous he will do it when we aren't home, leaving him trapped.

A piece of light twine tied to both sides of a knob and running around the door edge provides just enough friction to slow it down and prevent a loud slam when it shuts.
Use thicker rope the same way to temporarily prop open a door that automatically locks when it closes or to make sure pets don’t get trapped in one room of the house.

Make a curtain. Yes, a string curtain! A string curtain is basically made up of hundreds of individual strings, similar to a beaded curtain, but without the beads.
A string curtain hung on the top beam of a door frame creates the illusion of division, while still maintaining a nice level of air flowing throughout the house. This option is great for those situations where you just need a little bit of privacy in your room, without completely locking out the outside world. Great on windows as well.