It's especially true in crafting kits meant for kids to fleece their parents. At least, I can't see any good of the 'bottle sand art' that couldn't be achieved while putting the dried bean away, and for the number of resulting objects I see at the thrift remaindering, neither can the parents.
But it's also just availability. Like if you want crochet thread smaller than 30 it's white or ivory and Michael's I don't think even carries 80. In a store that's nothing but crafting supplies. Joanne's isn't better in this regard. Neither carry even things that were standard in a five and dime. Admittedly, a ball of thread is not the 'change' of an order anymore, and most people are not going to steel hook themselves something nice in stolen moments.
They now make those 'pot-holder' looms in plastic. It's not a strong plastic (nothing like a flower loom).
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Re: Yes ...
Date: 2018-01-20 01:39 am (UTC)But it's also just availability. Like if you want crochet thread smaller than 30 it's white or ivory and Michael's I don't think even carries 80. In a store that's nothing but crafting supplies. Joanne's isn't better in this regard. Neither carry even things that were standard in a five and dime. Admittedly, a ball of thread is not the 'change' of an order anymore, and most people are not going to steel hook themselves something nice in stolen moments.
They now make those 'pot-holder' looms in plastic. It's not a strong plastic (nothing like a flower loom).