Question for the local crafty types

[badseed1980]

Does anyone know where the best place would be to buy CHEAP glass beads with large holes through the middle? For dee_cee and anyone else who knows knitting, I'm talking the kind of beads you could thread onto DK mercerized cotton yarn. I'm not really interested in buying online unless the price difference between that and any local shop is so vast that it makes up for the addition of shipping charges, and the shipping time is quite fast.

Comments

Pony Beads?

[dee-cee.livejournal.com]

I think you're talking pony beads. You should be able to get those at an AC Moore or Michael's.

Re: Pony Beads?

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

I thought pony beads were those plastic things that summer camp kids use on lanyards and stuff. Do they have glass ones too?

Re: Pony Beads?

[dee-cee.livejournal.com]

I thought so, but as I Google, I'm wrong. Bah.

However, AC Moore has a really good bead section, if you can get to one.

Re: Pony Beads?

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

Ah, yeah, it looks like what they're referring to in most places as "glass pony beads" are in fact seed beads. I'll see if I can check out an AC Moore.

Re: Pony Beads?

[tisana.livejournal.com]

Well, there's one nearby us now, in the Assembly Square mall with Christmas Tree Shop. Nearby meaning a quick drive, mind...I wouldn't walk it, but there's probably a bus or two heading there.

I know it's probably not terribly cheap, but the Bead Store in Harvard Sq also has a good selection, and different diameter holes. And Spark Crafts, near the Brooks--they're mostly knitting stuff, so they may have beads.