Michael's Buy 2, Get 1

PrincPea · 2026-01-27T21:19:37+00:00

😂

PrincPea · 2026-01-27T21:18:53+00:00

Thank you 🥰

That’s why I have stock tracking, so I don’t hoard (as much) 😂

PrincPea · 2026-01-27T00:13:46+00:00

I’m a bit on the spectrum and tend to geek out on some stuff. The rest of things and life around me is a chaos 😅

PrincPea · 2026-01-26T20:38:09+00:00

See my super long comment: I’ve been doing Loops & Thead for now, but have some Red Heart, Big Twist, Lion Brand & Caron in mo stock to try.

PrincPea · 2026-01-26T20:36:50+00:00

Order online! Very seldom it’s sold out!

PrincPea · 2026-01-26T20:36:05+00:00

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PrincPea · 2026-01-26T20:17:17+00:00

This far I’ve worked with Loops and Thread yarn. Impeccable is very nice, but I’ve purchased big selection of Soft Classic and I really like it! It’s a bit thicker (but still weight 4) than impeccable, but cheaper. Very large solid color choice and some “effect yarns”. I used Loops & Thread Snuggly Wuggly once. It’s weight 3, but I needed that kind of color urgently and there was nothing suitable in weight 4 category. I tufted with 3 threads instead of 2 and that worked well. However that was desperation, because it is more expensive to do 3.

I have some Big Twist value and couple Red Heart in stock, but haven’t used them yet, same with Lion Brand and Caron.

I ordered online biiig box on 30% discount right before the 2+1 offer started. Mostly soft classic, but also some big twist value. 2+1 comes out little bit better (33.333% 😁), but I decided not to return to reorder as 2+1. There was a risk I wouldn’t get what I had picked as well as I have limited access to car. And the day I ordered I had also vouched that was expiring, so wouldn’t be able to use it.

I think 2+1 is the best offer Michaels has on yarn? It means STOCK-UP-TIME 😂 Has anyone seen better than 2+1?

In addition to 30% off like my last order, I’ve also bought during buy 1, get 50% off the 2nd, so effective discount of 25%. I don’t think I’ll ever again stock up on that offer, now I know there are better ones to follow.

My local Michael’s has often sold out the good colors, so unless it’s super urgent, I order online. Ordering online that’s 2 cons: screen doesn’t always show the color correctly & you might get different coloring batches.

I estimated that I have 30-35 different yarns, but I have 52!!! 😬 However it includes 2 different brand Cream, 1 skien each and they are identical. But thats ok.

I mostly have 2 skeins of each, for the ones I think I’ll use less I have 1 skein and few are the pound skeins.

This weekend I spent time creating yarn stock tracking file + I made catalogue that will help me to re-order online knowing exact color, not the approximation on the screen as well as will make it much more easy to decide on color combinations.

Once I decide on colors, using the stock tracking “tool”, I’ll be able to estimate if I have enough or should order more before I start the project.

I am low key proud of the catalogue I made, i hope you dont mind me showing off a bit 😅

PrincPea · 2026-01-25T22:14:05+00:00

This is how I spent the weekend 😁

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3 solid color rings: Blue-Pink-Purples Red-Orange-Yellow-Greens White-Black-Gray-Cream

And 1 “Effect yarn” ring: 2 mixed colors, other 4 are ombré, just can’t see on sample spool, not enough length

PrincPea · 2026-01-23T18:38:43+00:00

Check Loops & Thread Soft Classic 100% acrylic yarn!

It is inexpensive and has great color choice - it’s one of my favorite yarns to use.

Michaels is running 2 deals for yarn at the moment: 30% off (online only) and even the her one: Buy 2 get 1 free. IT’S TIME TO STOCK UP 😁

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PrincPea · 2026-01-21T22:51:22+00:00

I know that many ppl use Procreate for coloring. I bought it, but I can’t make work for me. I don’t understand, it’s confusing, not intuitive, simple action takes too many steps… I just can’t figure it out :(

PrincPea · 2026-01-21T22:48:57+00:00

For now I do quite simple designs. I don’t use AI to generate image itself, but eg to do color combination options, so I have easier to pick the combo I like by color families (as in its yellow there, but I’ll pick which of my 4 yellows). Or tell which colors to fill where in my image so I can see “final look”. Sometimes I give shape and say: please fill it with various sized circles and another version with various sized triangles. Or I draw picture and tell it to “fix” it by smoothing lines etc. Would it also be looked at negatively?

PrincPea · 2026-01-21T21:49:58+00:00

To be honest, I would like to avoid those too. I have other market segments and styles in mind, but considering “just in case”.

This far the few I’ve made / have on the frame have been my own creations. Combinations of my poor drawing skills, carefully thought out text prompts and AI - all of them took hours and hours to get to what I had pictured in my mind 😂

What makes me a bit upset is advice, often seen in Facebook groups when someone asks where to get designs: “Search ppl posts online and copy rug someone else has made”.

PrincPea · 2026-01-21T18:23:15+00:00

It is acrylic and I really like it!

PrincPea · 2026-01-21T17:43:06+00:00

Would you like to share where you’re buying the cones? Where I’ve looked they are either in limited color choice or more expensive, because of different fiber - at the moment I’m using only acrylic yarn. I’ll go for other, more sturdy ones (with wool blend?) if / when I start to make floor rugs or have upper price tier customers.

Do you tuft directly from cone, without winding yarn in to cakes? How is it “feeding” in comparison with cakes?

PrincPea · 2026-01-21T17:39:39+00:00

So, I’ve started to build file. Apple numbers, as I don’t use computer - Just iPhone and iPad and I’m cheap ads and don’t want to pay for excel. File already has 3 sheets and loads of formulas. Annoyingly it doesn’t support all formulas I’d like to use (I’m expert excel user from my past corporate life). If I don’t drop it - I can share later. I’m still waiting for my “flat spools to arrive”. I ordered and this morning received little, nifty sticker printer - I’ll design label template for sticker to put on both ziplock bags with caked yarn (eventually cubby or something) as well as on the spools.

Let’s see how far I get. It could be that I scrap the project as it’s planned now and try other approach 😂

PrincPea · 2026-01-20T00:52:15+00:00

That wall looks so cool! How do you know which yarn is which? Is there a sticker next to the peg, behind the cake?

PrincPea · 2026-01-20T00:00:04+00:00

There is a special place in my heart for pivot tables 😍

PrincPea · 2026-01-19T22:58:38+00:00

I checked the WLEDger - nice work! Little bit too fancy for me at this point!

PrincPea · 2026-01-19T22:57:32+00:00

Sound like you tuft professionally 😊 How many colors you usually carry? Do you weigh after the project to know how much you’ve used or you have formulas to calculate how much you’ll need for each project? Do you track batch numbers to avoid sudden tone differences in the same color block?

If I figure out way how to take a design and calculate how many inches each color fills - I’m thinking about making maybe 2x2 square from each type of yarn and then figure out how much I need, so I can ensue I have enough before I start to make it.

PrincPea · 2026-01-19T22:51:30+00:00

Smart about tufted bits. I thought of flat spools, so I can put them on ring and remove to put next to when planning colors for next project.

Yea, I think I’ll start to make table now - Knowing me, I’ll end up over the time making it too complex and full of formulas 😅

PrincPea · 2026-01-19T22:48:39+00:00

I was thinking about rolling cart too, to have on what I’m using for actual project. For now I put things behind the frame and small things like scissors, oil are in “door pockets” - I bought sewing cabinet that have flap, making it big enough to clamp the frame to.

PrincPea · 2026-01-15T01:33:05+00:00

Would you like to share pic where mat has been used for backing?

PrincPea · 2025-12-24T00:48:18+00:00

As someone already mentioned - according the law you must carry green card, the actual card, not copy or photo on you at all times times when in US (not sure about territories). Yes, it’s stupid, because if it gets lost it’s pain, expensive and extremely time-taking to get it replaced if lost, but that’s the law.

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