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eirogow
17
Apr 28, 2017
Seems like there's a mismatch between the type of kits being offered, and the type of kits the community at large wants. I mean, I'm actually OK with acrylic yarn, Bergere de France isn't that easy to find where I live, but I'm aware the most knitters are looking for more high end kits.
smachable
57
Apr 28, 2017
eirogowI'm interested in just about anything I can't get at a big box craft store. Acrylics are fine in my book, if they meet that criteria. High end, low end: both can be successful (as in, the community buying them in good quantities) in my view.
knitabook
69
Apr 29, 2017
eirogowThe drops that they're offering are the equivalent of offering Bic pens in the writing community. It's not like Bic pens aren't available if we wanted them, but if we wanted them, we wouldn't be in the writing community to begin with.
DrEEOB
59
Apr 29, 2017
knitabookThere are so many small scale producers of hand dyed yarn that are hard to find outside of their region or Stitches events. i wish they'd get someone to work with those types of vendors.
knitabook
69
Apr 29, 2017
DrEEOBThat would be a great place for them to start--a Stitches event vendor list.
Hwin
106
May 1, 2017
eirogowSadly, many of the Stitches vendors that aren't major yarn companies (Cascade, Berocco, etc) are quite literally 1-10 people operations. While knitting is one of the smaller MD communities, that's still a lot to take on as a potential customer with minimal profit for the dyer.
Couple that with the fact that there's Real Life for many dyers to contend with (including family, day jobs, and possibly festivals or retail stores to stock/manage/etc)...
That being said, I think a Cascade or Skacel buy would be amazing. Even if it's one yarn by the bag, I'd be in.
mmbg
19
Oct 17, 2017
knitabookYes, exactly. I'm not looking for great deals on yarn I can get at a big-box craft store. I've been knitting for a long time. I have lots of yarn in my stash. If I'm going to buy something here, it needs to be 1) a great deal on a workhorse I know I'll use, like Lamb's Pride or Cascade, or 2) something really special that I can't find just anywhere, at a decent price.
The same goes for tools. Most knitters who want to own a Knitter's Pride interchangeable needle set already do.
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