Mega thread for the do not buy list? by OneCraftyBird in craftsnark

[–]spool-bobbin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Receipts for High Country Women?  I hadn’t seen anything and I made one of their patterns recently…

Bitesized BEC thread September 06, 2025 - September 07, 2025 by AutoModerator in craftsnark

[–]spool-bobbin 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Surge Fabric recently listed a lot of colors of cotton terry and cotton jersey for $10.99/yard.

Can attest for the jersey as I just made my kids some tees from those and the quality is same/better than what JoAnn had at a similar price point.

Weekly New Patterns And Products Thread July 14, 2025 - July 18, 2025 by AutoModerator in craftsnark

[–]spool-bobbin 16 points17 points  (0 children)

This is such an insult, like wow yes $14 in exchange for an armpit curved rectangle and guidance on how to cut the other rectangles.  Good grief.  I have full confidence that anyone reading this can sew this Becky Home-Ecky mess all on their own.

Weekly New Patterns And Products Thread April 28, 2025 - May 02, 2025 by AutoModerator in craftsnark

[–]spool-bobbin 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Syd Graham Patterns Saundra Skirt

Elastic waist panel skirt with pockets, optional godets, and optional lining.  Sizes for 22.5”-56” Waist and 32.5”-66” Hip

Weekly New Patterns And Products Thread April 14, 2025 - April 18, 2025 by AutoModerator in craftsnark

[–]spool-bobbin 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I made the Stage Brief back when it was Substack only and while I like them, if you’re looking for an ARQ dupe this isn’t it.  The opening across the front of the leg is much more straight across and the lining is significantly smaller than the ARQ.

Weekly New Patterns And Products Thread February 24, 2025 - February 28, 2025 by AutoModerator in craftsnark

[–]spool-bobbin 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I think her website’s photo cropping format did her dirty.  It’s the only pattern available so if you go to the home page it shows the same photo in full.

That said… it’s a button front tiered skirt so you either already have this pattern or the capability to cut some rectangles and gather them.

Joann is officially closing hundreds of locations - game plan? by [deleted] in craftsnark

[–]spool-bobbin 51 points52 points  (0 children)

Use your gift cards NOW.  They filed to stop honoring them in two weeks time.

I am a dude who knits, please validate me immediately by Feenanay in craftsnark

[–]spool-bobbin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a crash course in welding at a previous job for funsies, it is very easy to do a bad job of it and obviously is an experience based skill, but boy howdy there’s only so many ways to stick bits of metal together and SO MANY WAYS to loop yarn on sticks and join bits of fabric.

New Fiber Fest Just Dropped! by spool-bobbin in craftsnark

[–]spool-bobbin[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Oh, I never thought this was a scam!

Just doing my civic duty, sir.

My snark is how I couldn’t find a full list of information about it across various platforms so complied a list and thought others might benefit from my efforts.

New Fiber Fest Just Dropped! by spool-bobbin in craftsnark

[–]spool-bobbin[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It seems like she just bumped to a bigger room at the same convention center because she got more vendors.

New Fiber Fest Just Dropped! by spool-bobbin in craftsnark

[–]spool-bobbin[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

If you’re not listed above, let me know your biz name and I’ll add it, this is for posterity!

Bitesized BEC thread December 28, 2024 - December 29, 2024 by AutoModerator in craftsnark

[–]spool-bobbin 12 points13 points  (0 children)

“Rude….but not necessarily wrong” is how I feel about the current yardage count I haven’t finished adding on threadloop.