I just came across this product - never heard of it before - but it's gorgeous!
[No affiliation with this site, but wanted to share w/my RCB buddies.] :-)OMFG!!!! One FOOT for $1.99???? At that price they damn well better be cultured pearls!
KarenS
Sad but true! I said it was gorgeous, not cheap.
Good grief, what a great post, Susan!!! Thanks for sharing this info.
Becki
In message , Beckibead writes
What would an evening top cost if you wanted to knit one. 12 inch may do
24 stitches. Even just to trim one would cost an arm and leg. LOL ShirleyI'd just like to see a sweater knit with it!!
Oh Secret Santa..................will you knit me one?
Arr. Arr.
Jerri
You are welcome, Becki!
"Shirley Sh> What would an evening top cost if you wanted to knit one. 12 inch may do
Isn't that funny - - I never even thought about knitting with it! I saw it as a *jewelry* component! No wonder some of you are fainting! LOL! I forgot to think outside the box cuz I found it on a jewelry site..... YIKES!
You're welcome, Sheila!
In message , Susan in VA writes
Well I have tatted using beads. Made myself a very delicate bead trim for a blouse. Look divine on the collar of the blouse. I got too fat to wear the blouse, so I unpicked the trim and sent the blouse to the charity shop. Now I have lost weight and would have been able to wear the blouse again. Still I have the tatting. It does not do to throw things out. LOL Shirley
Ridiculous...
I took a spinning course on various "art yarns" years ago and making something like this is EXTREMELY simple. I would guess these are the "Swaro" faux pearls.... the pricing is just plain ridiculous.
Making a yarn like this is so simple it's criminal.
good grief - what a rip off....
Cheryl Susan > I just came across this product - never heard of it before - but it's > gorgeous! >
What is "ply the yarn"... I have an idea what that means.. but it's not really clear?? I saw the stuff.. and my first thought was how expensive it would be to knit something with it.... (and I don't even knit or crochet! could never get the hang of it!)
Plying is the process of taking two or more strands - and twisting them together - think or look at a 2 or three "ply" yard at the craft store. The trick is - the main yarns are twisted one direction then you spin back the other way and they twist together. I spin -- another of my hobbies.... If anyone wanted to buy a ton of crystals or pearls and some appropriate single ply (note they used cotton in many) -- this would be easy to do for an experienced spinner.
We did a bead yarn sample > > > Ridiculous...
I have done a few yards of Navajo plying when I have had only enough wool to make a single ply. My spinning wheel is in the corner of the dining area and I still sit and have a go at it occasionally, got a bit of pure silk on the go at the moment. Shirley
In message , Cheryl writes
Thank you.. thst' is sort of what I thought it meant.... I've not looked real close at the yarn that Swarovski is offering.. I ddint' notice it was cotton.. which did interest me......
Actually I believe they are offering it in several versions, cotton being one of them....
Kind of makes me want to give it a go... and try making some myself -- let's see - all I need is a gross of 3 mm crystals
LOLOLOL
Cheryl Sheri wrote:
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