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Worked great with mason jars as toothbrush holders.
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Very nice, will buy again.
5
Bought this magnifier for home use. I'm obsessed with jewels :) Nice to be able to look at my own diamonds. Found 60x to be too strong for most of my uses. Like the light also. This comes in a very nice little fitted storage box for protection! Definitely worth the price.
5
wonderful paper for my Christmas cards! thanks so much!
5
As you can see the color I ordered was a light pink but when it was delivered it was the color of a creamsicle and I hate that color so I am returning it. Be careful with pics and colors. Not always a close match.
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It's very useful to measure the ham. I like it.
5
I used this silicone mold for soap-making. Soap releases easily and makes a good-sized bar.
5
I am so glad I decided to buy this tool kit. It has everything I really need while making my jewelry. I really love the scoop for the Delica seed beads. I cannot tell you how much time I have spent in the past trying to pick up each tiny bead. This is a great deal because each tool is under $10 and are pretty sturdy. For this price this item cannot be beat.
5
In desparation I bought this doohicky because it was needed. Now it is nicely built but a bit short for its purpose, maybe one more link would be helpful. It does not hold well onto any surface. I have attempted to us gripping type of material which barely works. I cannot say not to buy it. If you really need a clip to hold a picture close it just manages to do this. The clips need to be much stronger. the clip holding the picture you are working from cannot bear much weight. If you get it expect to make a cardboard like material to affix the picture too. I used a heavy watercolor sheet the same size as the 8x9. This keeps the picture from floping around. I bought it in desperation. If I were not desparate I could make one far better than this which I intend to do when the weather warms up here.
3
All Winsor & Newton paints are great. Delivery is very good. Price is excellent.
5
This machine is everything I expected. I love it. I highly recommend it to anyone who likes to sew. and can't afford thousands of dollars.
5
Great Service Great Product
5
This is a must have if you are a card maker! The thing I love the most about it is it is universal with so many dies!!! If it would break it will be replaced right away!
5
I really like this bin except for the compartments that I cannot adjust. I'm sure that they have a good reason for not allowing it to be removable. Otherwise, I'm using it to store my nail polishes and other nail related items. They all fit standing just fine.
4
Wonderful medium for wire wrapping! Amazon is so annoying with writing soooooo many words; either it is good or it isn't...
5
I love all these little extras you can get for Smash books!!! Helps make them really come alive. Too much fun.
5
I ordered this ribbon for a baby afghan I crocheted. It was the finishing touch! Beautiful!!
5
Very soft yarn, slides a bit at first until you get used to it, works up beautifully. Tension is hard to keep until you get the hang of it but it's worth it.
5
There are Pros & Cons: Pros they were 6mm (size ordered) They are really attractive beads so I will find some use for them just not the intended use. Cons They are NOT Silver Plated Copper. I can't attest to them being silver which wasn't really my concern. I purchased them for the copper element as I use Copper in a lot of my work for its holistic properties. When these arrived I received 99 full beads & one half bead. While inspecting the 1/2 bead I noticed there didn't seem to be any copper elements to it at all. To verify this I cut the half in half again and found them to have more of a brass (yellowish) color. If I ordered them again it would be for the look & not the element.
3
I got tired of having to buy threaders after only a couple of uses doing my cross stitching so I thought I would give this one a try. I am so glad I did! This one will last!!!!! This would make a great little stocking stuffer for anyone you know that sews or does any kind of needle work!!! They will love you for it!!!!
5
easy to use
5
loved them!
5
I have a singer futura xl400 sewing and embroidery machine. This is wide enough to fit on the large hoop without having to cut two strips to fill the hoop. That means that I don't have to waste so much material.
5
great ruler
5
I am a quilter / sewer. I received the Clover Finger Presser as a promotional item. I didn't think I would use it. However, I have RA and Fibromyalgia, and when my fingers are too tender and painful to finger-press a seam, I reach for this, and it works well. Some sewers have wooden pressers and they are super nice, but this little gadget is just right for me. The presser-end has a bit of weight to it which aids in the work. I even use it sometimes for folding a scored paper line in my card-making. I don't know that I would have purchased it, but it does come in handy. Happy sewing!
5
They're needles.
5
I love the easy threading, bobbin fill. I still have not mastered the self-threading needle. It sews nicely and has so many stitches. I love it.
5
My grand daughter loved this!
5
Just received and I like it very much. Looks like it will be a nice item, thank you.
5
Fast delivery & high quality. Thank you.
5
This roller helped me smooth the air bubbles out of larger pieces of paper I was decoupaging. While I did not use it often during my recent project frenzy, I did use it and am glad to have it in my craft cabinet for future decoupage projects.
5
We tried a few different kinds but this one is perfect. Our 1.5 year old has no problem with holding them and I have used them for some art on the bath wall and they work great. I clean it off with a magic sponge and it is easy to use.
5
Very happy with my purchase. Was delivered within a day or so!
5
Dries really fast and keeps the shape of the molds perfectly.
5
They are a nice set, a classic, recommended to me by a very good knitter with many years of experience. I am still getting the hang of them, I am a novice knitter Previously, I have completed 3 hats using Clover 16" circular needles and two dishcloths on bamboo single points. To try these out, I knitted a hat using the same weight yarn with size 15 tips and a 9" cord. The needles are slicker than bamboo but not hard to control. Making stitches seems a bit stiff, perhaps the size of the loop needs to be smaller, but the needles need a certain amount of elbow room to maneuver. It got easier as I went on. I might need the short tips for these to be more comfortable for hats. I like the bright colors. They are easy to twist and snap together.
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**** Update 1/19/2016 *************** The blades are still fine, but it did occur to me that some people have mentioned "these are the only blades they use". Well, think again. The cut angle also plays a big roll in cut quality. Imagine "slicing" a tomato at an angle. Then imagine slicing a tomato with the blade straight on, parallel with the cutting board. You'll only accomplish squishing the tomato and not cutting it. This isn't any different. With a taller angle on the deep blades, you are basically trading cut-angle for "depth", so the effect is like pushing the blade into your material vs slicing your material with the standard blade. I may continue using the Bridge Cutter blades, but I'll be switching over to the standard depth blades. I feel the deep blades are worthless (to me anyway) since the deeper you cut, the higher the material ends up, where you suffer more of the thickness of the blade shaft itself. Notice the attached photo. it is sharp and narrow at the tip, and thicker (yet sharp) at the top of the edge. This is the reason why my polycarbonate got kicked off the sticky mat. The material was binding at the top of the edge and basically... the cut was "OVER", and so was my work-piece... as well as my cutting mat. ******************************************************************** I just got a Cricut and after a couple days of testing, it seemed I needed to buy "deep cut" blades. So I went on a search for deep cut blades. After reading reviews, it seemed it was worth the extra (not few bucks, but a lot more bucks) money to get the original Cricut blades. Well, I needed them right away and the Cricut blades were not in stock (Amazon Prime). I ordered these just before Christmas and they arrived today (12/28). People have said these are not as good as the Cricut blades. People also say they are not as long as the standard blades. It is said these also don't last as long. If you've read my other reviews, they can be very extensive and detailed, but after a few days of testing the Cricut, these Bridge Cutter Deep Cut blades, and based on my application, this is my take on these blades. First of all, I'll say that these fit a little tighter than the Cricut blade (I only have the original blade). Is this a good thing or a bad thing? I work in the industrial environment, working with CNC machines and such so tighter tolerances are a good thing. In this case, a tighter (not binding) fit is better because there will be less wiggle, resulting in a more precise cut. As shown in the attached photo, the blade on top is the Bridge Cutter blade. Below is the original Cricut blade. The Bridge Cutter is obviously shorter than the Cricut blade. Does this matter? I might, and it might not. Based on reviews, this is a disappointing factor since "how can this blade cut deeper if it is shorter?" Ok, base on the included image by Bridge Cutter, it is clear that the depth of cut is not based on the total length of the blade, but the height of the blade "EDGE", which is shown as taller than the Cricut blade. Does this affect the reach of the blade to the material or the mat? No. My immediate need to to cut some 0.04" polycarbonate plastic and after about 12 passes, the material got knocked off the mat and the blade started scoring my mat, so the answer is "no", the shortness of the blade doesn't seem to affect reach (Cricut, I can't speak for any other machine). I'm sure these blades would work fine with stickers or vinyl. I have been cutting a ton of paper and transparencies and these blades are fine. They will definitely not last forever but they should be fine. As far as people saying these aren't sharp or a dull Cricut blade cuts better than a new Bridge Cutter, well, looking under the microscope, these blades are quite sharp. Again, working in the industrial market, it should be known that all cutters are NOT made equal. Not all knives are made equal. So this is no different. The sharpness of the blade is not the only factor in how well it cuts. It's also the method/technique. In this case, other factors like pressure and speed also have effect on cut quality. Unfortunately, you can't control the speed of these cutters but you can control the pressure. A direct swap of the blades may not yield the same results. For those who are not having luck with these blades, try adjusting the cut pressure in the Materials section of your application. So far, I'm pretty indifferent towards these blades which, however, I was hoping the packaging these blades arrived in was better thought out. What you see in the photos is just a cardboard backing and the six blades are taped using packaging tape to secure them to the backing. The rubber caps are a nice touch, but as these arrived, the blades could have fallen out and I could have lost some. These coming from Amazon's warehouse, the picker would just go to a bin a pick up a package, not knowing if any blades fell out or not. These could have been put in a zip-lock or a sealed baggie would have been much better. This product was only $15, so that's about $2.50 or so each, so it's not really worth returning if one had fallen out. I'll probably purchase more of these blades when they all go dull or chip based on my more extreme applications (I'll be trying to cut the copper off copper clad boards to make PCB at some point soon), so I hope my next order will show up in a baggie instead of just taped over, yet loose.
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I was looking for a very white soap base when I found this on Amazon. It was perfect for the type of soap I was making, it fit my needs perfectly. I will definitely purchase more.
5
very nice, but I can't get it to pool.
5
Excelente!
5
This yarn is horrible! Color is beautiful and the price is good but I found several small knots and it's extremely fuzzy! I have others by the same brand that are fine but this one is awful
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It's what I needed. Couldn't find this product in any of the stores, so the higher prices were okay since this color couldn't be found around here.
5
Product received was exactly what was ordered.
5
Recommend to buy, I had a doubt about the quality before I got it and now my wife she`s loved this magnetic cushion.
5
Very vibrant color and soft material. I noticed certain colors are softer than others
4
Good concept, a wobbly needs a few braces.
4
Handier than a popsicle stick!
4
I love this medium and recently used it to paint some aprons. I use a lot of paint so adding this medium gives the fabric a much softer hand.
5
Exactly what I was looking for!
5
It was great for about 8 days, then the power started cutting out on it. Not up to Brother's standards.
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functional
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I loved these pastel pencils. I was only sorry that I had only bought the 24 count set. They truly are buttery smooth going on and then when using blending stumps...oh so smooth and beautiful. I highly recommend this brand of pastel pencils...but be smarter than me...buy the largest set you can afford. There simply were not enough colors to do much of anything...at least for the things I was needing. But a really GREAT product!
5
Ok what can I say my wife always can use extra pairs of backs for her ear rings. I must say they took some time to get here from China.
5
These are almost perfect. They're lovely colors, and they've been very coveted by my crafting friends. I've used them in a number of projects, and each one has been great. However, I was sad that I didn't get as many beads or as many colors as the picture implied. Also, my selection came with a number of single beads that had no match - I know that's a risk in an assortment, but when you get six of a boring yellow color and then one single tiger-eye, it's a bummer. Lastly, I had one bead that came fragmented and I was disappointed because otherwise they were such good quality. Still, I'll probably buy more of these despite my disappointments, because they're still pretty awesome.
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I really like this product.
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I've been making beaded jewelry for years as a hobby- but recently, I started learning to make some of those beautiful "netted" pieces that require lots and lots and LOTS of tiny seed beads basically "woven" together. Of course, anyone who has ever done that type of jewelry making before knows darned good and well that consistency of size and color is tied directly to quality because they can all mean the difference between a gorgeous result and something that looks like a color blind adolescent chimp with two broken thumbs would toss together during an earthquake while at a macrame class for beginners. Veteran makers of netted jewelry also know what I learned quite quickly, which is that big box places (the one with the "M" at the beginning of the name in particular) think "quality control" is unnecessary when it comes to seed beads. (My personal theory is that they figure that their normal clientele is too old and, needless to say, have too much trouble seeing small items to ever notice the difference but I'm digressing, sorry.) Anyway- point is that this all means that I've been spending the last half a year (not to mention waaaaayyyy more money then I really should have) purchasing various packs of various beads from various sites of the various sizes that netted jewelry requires (11/0s mostly)- rondelles... delicas... czech... japanese... expensive... dirt cheap.... Those guessing that I have finally found my go-to bead "store" thus prompting this little rant gets a cookie and can proceed to the head of the class! First off while this review is for the black beads, truth be told these guys have TONS of colors and they all come the exact same way: There is a VERY comfortable amount as in you can make several pieces (other places came in such a teeny tiny amounts that they were all-but worthless for netted pieces without buying the little packets by the case and paying for it by the truckload) The colors are gorgeous and so far, truthfully named. In fact, their "garnet silver lined" just surprised the heck out of me because it's just such a beautiful deep, rich, blood red. (Some other places I tried seem to think that a charcoal bead with an almost colored finish somehow qualifies as "red" and their blacks are really a dark charcoal gray. By comparison, the "Jet Black" here is accurate.) The quality is really, REALLY good! I am halfway through the bag of these I bought and I think I might have come across maybe 4 or 5 "bad" ones. (I've already gotten to the point of having to remind myself to check them, which not only has improved the quality of my finished products GREATLY but, has also speed up my beading because I don't have to waste any time hunting around for the good beads among all of the bad ones.) So, yeah. I know that buying beads off of the internet is a touch worrisome to be honest and, I also know that price-wise, these packs are a bit more then a pack at the big boxes but, these beads are just great and I am definitely going to be ordering these in just about every color they have.
5
Love these stockings.
5
Great color!
5
Great price . In great condition. On time , very happy.
5
Don't have to adjust blade when cutting,it does it itself,GREAT product!!!!!
5
LOOOOOOOOOOOOVE!!!! Have purchased more than once.
5
These work well!
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As the product name suggests, these scissors are best used for detailing work. They are titanium scissors coated in a black color [see photos]. The blades are small so you can carefully cut out tiny details in your crafts. They are not heavy duty scissors meant to cut thick materials so don't test the limitations of this. They are for delicate cutting of light materials. If you want matching regular scissors that look like this, get the Fiskars 8-inch Titanium Softgrip Scissors. Recommended.
5
These work very nicely.
5
As a beginning quilter, I'm starting from scratch and this package gives me all of the sizes I need for quilt blocks!
5
NICE
5
would love it but I personally have trouble clamping the eraser in.
4
I could not identify what gemstone beads these were in the mix. The beads were really small with small holes too. I was not entirely happy and I was not sure I had exactly 100 beads. I needed to count them to be sure.
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This product is a package of 50 replacement felt pads for the Ranger Adirondack Alcohol Inc Applicator. The applicator only comes with a small supply but if you are doing a lot of decorating you will soon run out and having a pack of 50 to draw on is very helpful. What you do is press a single pad at a time onto the velcro like hooks of the applicator, apply several drops of different colored alcohol inks onto the felt and then pounce the applicator all over polymer clay (baked or unbaked), papers, plastics, etc. that you want to decorate. If the pattern starts to get too light just add more drops of ink or if the design needs a glint add drops of the metalics. Once the colors begin to get muddy on the pad just pull it off and put it aside, add a new felt pad and add more drops of colored ink. Once the pad dries out you can reuse it with new drops of ink but sometimes it gets hard or pilly and it is time to discard it. The 50 pack is very economical.
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My first review of the Schmetz Serger/Coverstitch needles ( and I bought two packages of these) did not pass review for some reason so I am trying again to clarify how necessary these specific needles are to my Serger and Coverpro machines. I cannot find these locally very easily so obtaining them in addition to other sewing necessities was great for me. My machines require these specific size and type needle to perform optimally without skipping stitches, and of course, a serger needs two new ones at a time, and the coverstitch machine needs up to three. They last a long time without getting burrs on them, so my project use is prolonged and I don't have to change them out as often. These needles work on both specialty machines. They are NOT for use on a regular sewing machine. Buy the universal ones for that purpose. These are great needles and Schmetz is a trusted brand of mine. I will buy more.
5
Good variety of colors, as shown in picture. Quality is pretty typical...nothing horrible, nothing great. I sew regularly and it's great to have these colors in my arsenal.
5
Very nice! Makes painting fun with a smooth finish!
5
If you're expecting the magnificent golden, amber browns in the picture you'll be sorely disappointed. What I got was a slightly shimmery dark brown. With a base coat of certain colors you might be able to achieve something close to the picture. Otherwise, keep looking. I don't mind when companies alter pictures of their product but this is flat out deception. Review update, I'm upping this from one to three stars. It turned out to be exactly the color I needed for my art project. The color, closest thing I could come by was oil rubbed copper. It's a shimmery dark brown with just a hint of gold and flecks of barely there red. The picture here is NOT accurate by a long shot. On bare wood it looks great. Like a shiny dark copper.
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These markers are great for applying colors to your Gundam Model kits! There is only one fine tip marker that's grey. The rest have broad tips, so you'll have to find a very small brush with a fine tip to apply the paint to those tight spots on your Gundam. For those of you who don't know, you take the marker, shake it up, press down on a hard surface until the paint fills the tip, and then you can color with it. If you need to use a brush, press the markers down in a tray, to release the paint. Then you can use paint thinner or whatever you prefer to prepare the paint to be applied to your model.
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I wish these came in more sizes! Very handy. Very sharp! But I'll try to be careful. It's safer than trying to punch a hole with a regular non-sharpened hook. I just ordered vintage pattern books for more edgings. This tool is really what I needed.
5
Great product,Great price!
5
This is just what i need it for my Job. It works perfect. I barely knew it. And is very easy to get it.
5
I was excited to get this machine because I have the original 12" Cricut and the 6" Cricut Create. The scrapbook album I've been working on is 8 1/2" x 11" and I either had to cut the 12" paper down to fit the album or use 6" paper and put it on an 8 1/2" x 11" paper to fit in the album. So, finally a cutting machine with an 8 1/2" that would work in my album. The first thing I thought when I took the machine out of the box was that it was so sleek. I thought my Cricut Create was small but it's almost 7" high and the Cricut mini is only about 3 1/2" high; they're both about the same width of 15". Then the install.......... I don't even want to tell you how upset and frustrated I was for a whole weekend trying to get the software to work. It was easy enough to go the website and download it, but then all I got was error messages - "CCRBridge has stopped working". I tried and tried; deleted everything and re-installed it with no success. I even read a review on it (Good Cutter, Painful Install) and he said he called customer service who identified the error as a anti-virus issue and even wrote how to fix the error by going into the anti-virus exclusion file and adding "CCRBridge.exe" and "Cricut-Craft Room.exe". I'm no computer expert but I tried adding those files and even looked up more info online and still got the same error message all the time. (My program would not even start to open; just gave me the error). I even closed Avast, ZoneAlarm and the Windows Firewall and still got the same message; ugh! The laptop I was using was a 64-bit Vista and I read online that the 64-bit computers seemed to have the most trouble witht the software. So, I thought I'd be smart and get my little Gateway netbook and installed the software on it; same error message!!!!! I then looked and saw it was also a 64-bit Vista computer. Then I tried it on an Asus eeepc that was 32-bit and I got a different error message but basically it was same thing; the program would not open. Well, I was really really getting frustrated. I went and installed the program on our 32-bit Vista all-in-one pc in the kitchen and viola, it worked; no problem (and it still had Avast and Windows Fireweall on, but not ZoneAlarm.)! That was also the only computer of the four I had tried it on so far that I could not bring into the craft room where the cutting machines are. I came back into the room and completely deleted ZoneAlarm on the machines I had tried it on before and it still didn't work. I'm really thinking it's a 64-bit problem which is ridiculous because these 64-bit computers are not that new; software should just plain install and work!!!!!!! You should not have to jump through hoops to get a program to work and of course; without the program working this Cricut mini is completely totally useless. So, you may ask, did I ever get the program to work? I thought of every computer we had and ended up putting back into service a laptop I hadn't used for at least five or six years that was 32-bit WindowsXP (with Avast and Windows Firewall); installed the program on it and it works perfectly! Now because of this one software program I'm using an older laptop just so I can use the cutting machine. I hope Cricut reads this and comes out with an update that will work on 64-bit without having to be a computer programmer to get it to work. Once the program opened and I connected it to the Cricut mini I thought I'd sync my Cricut Gypsy to it since all the 38 cartridges I own have been linked to the Gypsy. So, I click on Options at the top of the Cricut Craft Room software and get a message saying "Gypsy linking is coming soon". What; do you mean I can't even use my Gypsy with it? Yep, that's what it means. So I go to to the Images/Cartridges and try to link one of my cartridges to the program and get the message "Cartridge already linked", so I can't link the cartridges to this program now since they're all already linked to my Gypsy. Back to the internet because after all that I still thought I wouldn't be able to use the program. I found out that yes, I can cut with my cartridges but I have to put each one in when I need it (which was the whole purpose of getting the Gypsy, so I would not have to do that!). Once again, I think Cricut got ahead of themselves with this software program and put it out before it should have been (Cricut, are you reading this?). Would you believe I've actually been cutting now? The cutting machine I have to say works great. Oh yeh, people have mentioned the mat being too sticky; I found out because the first piece of paper I put on it was way too light of cardstock and completely stuck; I had to end us using the Cricut spatula to get all the paper off. Then while I was doing that I was trying to remove little stuck pieces of paper and ended up hitting the mat on the wastebasket and cracking it in two. So, I thought, I'm glad I have lots of mats. Yeh, lots of 12" and 6" mats; no 8 1/2". So I had to cut a 12" mat down to fit and fortunately it works. I like the way the machines cuts; it's a nice clean cut and the program always asks what type of cardstock you have so you can adjust the settings. I like the feature where you can do an Image Search and it comes up with everything on every Cricut cartridge available. Of course, if you see an image you like and you don't have that cartridge you can't cut the image unless you buy it. I have to give the install an F, the program itself a C (because I can't link the Gypsy) and the cutting machine an A. I hope Cricut gets their act together and updates the program so it will work on all computers.
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Very good mix
5
It would be a great folder if it was smaller
3
These are great for working with baling wire as well as fence wire for art projects. My hands have not fatigued as quickly as they did with my pliers from the craft store.
4
Fits a little loose for my Janome Jem Platinum 760. I thought it was light blue paisley but its green paisley. Its fine though I like it- was free with my amazon points.
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I used this embossing folder for my Thanksgiving cards and received many compliments. It was a "last minute" order but it arrived right on time.
4
This paint works really well for paint pouring techniques. The colors are vibrant and really stand out plus the paint is very smooth. It mixes with other colors and mediums. Much better than cheap craft paint for my purpose.
5
Wow, start with a little piece first. Great color. Remember that it will lighten up a lot when the wax solidifies and hardens. It also might depend on the type of wax you use as well. Great product.
5
Good quality and works great for my various needs. Cheesecloth is a product everyone needs, comes in handy for many projects.
5
Bought this to get good point on my colored pencils on advice of Art teacher. Works great! Will order again.
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I gave it three stars because I was not happy with the result, however, I have not had time to really learn how to apply the paint. I think it is a good product and will continue to work with it.
3
love this yarn.
5
Teeny, tiny little spacers, but that is what they are supposed to be. They look and perform as advertised. Lots of them for the money and they came surprisingly quickly.
5
Great colors and patterns.
5
I like these needles. My objection is that I cannot see the sizes on the sides and have to resort to using the needle gauge
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JUST WHAT I EXPECTED
5
Love this! Works beautifully!
5
I'm a natural fiber snob, and don't mind admitting it. But I bought a pin loom that came with a small amount of Simply Soft solids for practice. I liked it well enough to buy a couple skeins for using with other pin looms, then tried crocheting with the yarn. It works up beautifully, and it's easy care. Machine wash, gentle dry or hand wash and air dry. The Oceana color way is bright, cheerful and the gradations between colors are soft and fairly short for a nice painted effect. For my own projects, I prefer to use a size G hook rather than the recommended H for a tighter fabric. I really like that it's no dye lot as well. I'll still stick to natural fibers for most of my projects but this is working out well for non-heirloom projects. It's bright, soft, and easy care. A good choice for amigurumi, small accessories and wearables that will need to be washed regularly.
4
I like these tape runners.
5
Used it the same day it arrived. Worked great! Will save quite a bit of time when I'm quilting. Good purchase at a good price.
5
Totally disappointed! The item i received visibly had damaged needles so I did not open or use it yet. Maybe if simplicity would send me an undamaged item, I can make a better review...
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What can I say, but that these are a great set. I have worked with compressed, vine, and willow charcoal, and while they all serve a purpose, pencil charcoal is the least mess. These are particularly easy to work with - did i mention "smooth"? A smooth Kneaded eraser is thrown in to boot. I recently bought this set at a store for about the same price, well, when you take into account the "shipping cost".
4
I love this bag it fits in my other one to keep me organized.
5
As big as the period I'm gonna put at the end of this sentence.
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