Swarovski yarn??!!

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

I'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.

1. pick two yarns (or one yarn and a "carrier thread"
2. String lots and lots of bead/pearl of choice on the carrier thread.
3. Ply the yarn and carrier thread together slipping a bead on every few inches.

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: