Guide 01 of 6 · Getting Ready

Loading the Shuttle

Your Nett Mender shuttle carries the repair twine through each mesh. The illustrations show its pointed tip, centre prong and notched heel.

Start with Untwisted Twine

Loosen the twine.
Pull out the length of repair twine you need and let any twists unwind before loading. Keep the loose twine clear of your feet and the net.
Secure the first end.
Hold the shuttle with its point up. Loop the end around the centre prong and tuck it under the outgoing twine to hold it in place.

Run the twine around the heel.
Take the twine down the shuttle and around the notch at its base, called the heel.
Turn the shuttle halfway.
Flip it 180 degrees, bring the twine up around the centre prong, then run it down to the heel again. Reverse the flip on the next pass. Repeated full turns in one direction add twists.
Keep the load even.
Continue winding snugly on alternating faces. Stop while the prong and heel are still visible; a bulging shuttle is harder to pass through the mesh.

Pull out a little twine. It should feed without catching, and the loaded shuttle should fit through the mesh you will be repairing.

Tell us what you’re working on and where you’re getting stuck.