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I have to agree with there being polls separate polls for synthetic fibers and natural fibers. Then maybe for different fibers? I love cotton myself, never tried wool, bamboo, hemp, or things like camel hair.
Not just hand wash stuff. I need something that holds up to roughhousing kids.
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Red Heart, Caron, and Bernat don't even compare to Hedgehog and Malabrigo...
Please separate these votes. We want high end fibers like Hedgehog and Malabrigo not acrylic I can find at any craft store.
Please separate these votes. We want high end fibers like Hedgehog and Malabrigo not acrylic I can find at any craft store.
As for yarn choices, I'd like to see a wide variety of options for all sorts of knitters and crocheters. Different people like different things. As this moves forward I'd like to see more kits, yarn batches of every weight and fiber, etc. I'm in the Writing Community, and we do everything from ballpoints to fountain pens, starter pens up to the most expensive high-end pens, ink from your basics to your specialty imports. Exclusive color options to the sort of thing you can pick up at Staples.
What I look for in this community is the same sort of range of all the possibilities, and I think it will be most robust if it caters to the full range of needs. The more limited it is, the smaller the community will be.
What I look for in this community is the same sort of range of all the possibilities, and I think it will be most robust if it caters to the full range of needs. The more limited it is, the smaller the community will be.
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Whytcrow
Yes, but do you place the high end items in competition with items from Staples? Of course not. I don't mind having a drop with craft store brands, but I think it makes no sense to pair them with high quality, hand-dyed wool. They are appealing to two very different markets, and as such, dilute the voting pool for BOTH markets.
kanddmom
Good point -- they shouldn't be in the same poll.
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Life is too short to knit with shit yarns.
High end yarns please. Or at the least, have separate votes for nice quality yarns that will last, and cheap plastic yarns for cheap hobbies.
zira
I admit that I am such a yarn snob. I'm not extremely accomplished (yet!), but from the hours and hours that I do spend, I want to at least end up with a quality garment, not a piece of plastic junk that will harden over time and shed even more plasticizers into its environment.
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Pretty colors, but no natural fibers
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oh yay. Because we want to have flame retardant chemicals next to the baby's skin. I think not.
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I beg to differ. First of all, we aren't talking about fibers designed for use in childrens sleepwear. We are talking about acrylic yarn. Which, I guarantee, is NOT treated. Don't believe me? Take a lighter to it. Told ya.
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