I was very excited to see snake plant fiber available at Conserving Threads. I had heard that snake plants can be retted to free the fiber, but my own plants are not big enough to harvest yet. The fiber from snake plants is a long line, thin filament, perfect for twining.

To start I take a small section of fiber and twist it near the middle. I then bend the twist in half to make two “legs” and bring the top leg toward me. I twist the back leg away, then bring it forward, and keep repeating this process to twine. The individual legs are twisted away and the two legs are twisted together toward me. The opposite twist energy balances the twine and strengthens it.

To add in more fiber I take a smaller section and lay the middle between the two legs, then twist the new fiber with the old fiber. With practice, the addition blends in and is nearly undetectable. It helps to keep the two legs different lengths to spread out the ends along the length of the twine as well.