Affordable fibers

[123SA]

Where do you get your ribbons and fibers? The sets by scrapbook retailers are a bit expensive, especially for use in a swap when you need multiple sets.

[New England Eeyore]

I get mine at AC Moore or Michael's in the yarn and ribbon sections. You're right about if they market it to scrappers they jack the price up. I buy regular ribbon on the spools - much larger selection that way. For fibers, I most often use the "fun fur" kind of yarn where you can get a whole skein (more fiber than you will use in your life!) for $4-6.

[123SA]

Thanks! I don't have to worry about the fibers and ribbons from the textiles section being safe for scrapbooking, right? There is nothing special about the stuff in the scrapbooking section?

[New England Eeyore]

Hopefully someone else knows for sure, but I think they're fine.

[PrincessNancy96]

I just found the fun fur and LOVE it!!!

[piratesmate]

From what I've read, white paper is the most likely to be acidic because of something they do/add to make it really white. So I grabbed some of my white Carmen yarn (similar to Fun Fur or Fancy Fur) and tested it with my pH pen. It comes up as acid free. :) (You should have seen me trying to do that! :lmao: :lmao: It was really quite funny!)

I'd hit a great sale back in February (maybe?) at Michaels. They had a bunch of different yarns for $1 or $2. I was doing a fiber swap on another board so I used that as an excuse to get more that I'd planned...but I ended up spending $20. :lmao: :lmao: I'm guessing I won't be needed any again - EVER!!

The point is that Mikes/ACM/Jos all have yarn sales that can really help! They tend to run them more often in the winter months though.

I should have posted this as an enabler last week, but completely forgot about it. When I was at the Dollar Tree last Thursday they had a bunch of those yarns I'd gotten at Mikes this winter. They were the Fancy Fur type - I'm not sure of the exact name - but they were the Fun Fur mixed with a strand that changes thickness. If you have a Dollar Tree near you, try checking there.

The other thing is to check for a fiber/embellishment swap here on the DIS. That way you can buy one and get back a bunch of different ones. My only problem with that has been that I got some I absolutely loved, but only got a yard or two ;) and thought I wanted to use it for a bunch of LOs. I couldn't find it at the store either. :(

[Jennifer Hemric]

I get some of mine at Big Lots.

[mickey8888]

I get my at the dollar store (but they don't also carry them), big lots, and I watch when they go on clearance and I stock up. I don't think I've paid more more then $2.00 for my ribbon or fiber.

[nicurn]

http://www.onthefringe.net/store/Scripts/default.asp

love them. :) maggie

[Macca1111]

Those we all really good ideas...hmm, now I want to go shopping again. :rolleyes1