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    Flay Plaid Fringe Twister

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    Interesting. I was going to try using safety-wire pliers to make mine. Did you get it?
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    Quote Originally Posted by emolas View Post
    Interesting. I was going to try using safety-wire pliers to make mine. Did you get it?
    No I didn't get it. I think I'll wait until I make a fly plaid.

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    Seems like you could bend a wire coat hanger into a pretty good "fringe twister".....? Maybe a wire coat hanger and a cloths pin would be all that one needed??

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    Seems like much more trouble than simply doing it by hand.

    Safety wire pliers!

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    Try the little device that comes with Barbie Dolls or several other types of little girl's "Action Figures" for twisting the hair. Works pretty well-spring driven!

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    Blast!

    I spent nearly a month twisting the fringe of my plaid by hand.

    Oh well.

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    If I remember correctly there is a lollipop on a battery operated handle. The handle rotates the lollipop. Depending on how long the battery lasts the lollipop could be replaced by an alligator clip on a stick and you would have a battery operated fringe twister.

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    mmmm How about simply attaching an alligator clip to an appropriate shaft < say a burred up phillips head > for an electric screwdriver? On most you can control the speed with ease. I would imagine you could do them as fast as you could clip and unclip the alligator clip. If you try that let me know how it works.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kevinkinney View Post
    Blast!

    I spent nearly a month twisting the fringe of my plaid by hand.

    Oh well.

    Kevin.
    Ooooooo got you beat on that one... I spent about that amount of time BRAIDING the fringes on one. Looks nice finished, but I'll never do that again!

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