Organic cotton stuffing?

[turil.livejournal.com]

Anyone know of a place in Somerville (or Cambridge) that carries non-bleached, organic, cotton stuffing, in small quantities (I don't need to stuff a couch or anything, just some small stuffed critters)?

A C Moore seems possible, but I'd prefer to buy local, as they say. And I know there are a few specialty crafty/yarn/sewing shops in the area...

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[whaler.livejournal.com]

http://www.woolcottandco.com/Welcome.html This is in harvard square, not 100% sure on this but they might have it.

Many not-very-helpful suggestions.

[firstfrost.livejournal.com]

I don't think Woolcott has stuffing (they'd have cotton yarn if you wanted to stuff your critters with that...). I've gotten polyfill stuffing from the sewing machine store in Davis, but I don't recall organic unbleached cotton there. Mind's Eye Yarn has fiber for spinning, but their web site doesn't mention details of what. There is apparently a Cambridge Quilt Shop, which seems plausible to me that it might have cotton, but I have never been there.

[ifotismeni]

playtime in Arlington center probably does. They are a huuuuuge craft store right on the 77 bus, really not far from Davis.

Re: Many not-very-helpful suggestions.

[miraclaire.livejournal.com]

I'd second the Mind's Eye suggestion. Of all the excellent yarn stores around, they seem the most likely to have this kind of thing. It might also be worth calling Stitch House (http://stitchhousedorchester.com) which has some sewing supplies in addition to yarn, and is a short walk from the red line.

[turil.livejournal.com]

I tend to doubt that they'd have it. They are very mainstream. Not very earthy-crunchy at all. :-)

I was asking if anyone knew of a place that did actually have it. I know there are plenty of places that might carry it, but I don't want to have to go to all of them to find out. :-)

Re: Many not-very-helpful suggestions.

[turil.livejournal.com]

If I had a phone, I'd just call all these places. But I don't. Which is why I was asking here if anyone knew of a place that did carry it. I think I already know all the places that might carry it, but that doesn't help me much. :-)

The T is more expensive than paying shipping!

[turil.livejournal.com]

If I had to take the T to get this stuff, it would cost me what $4+ dollars round trip? That's more than I'd have to pay in shipping if I bought it over the internet. Crazy, I know.

Makes you wonder how the government manages to mess things up so much!

Re: Many not-very-helpful suggestions.

[turil.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I know of lots of places that should carry it, but most of them probably are lame and don't. :-) If I had a free phone I'd call around to all these places, but I don't, so I was hoping someone actually knew.

I'll probably just order it off the internet. I can get a good deal on it, and the shipping costs will make it probably equivalent to paying the higher prices I'd have to pay in a small specialty shop here.

[turil.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I know a lot of places that might have it, but that doesn't do me much good. Which is why I was asking here if anyone actually knew any places that have it.

[whaler.livejournal.com]

Haha I am so done offering suggestions here.

[genevra-mcneil.livejournal.com]

I've got nothing if you're dedicated to the idea of cotton. But if you want wool... there's another story. (And, as a fellow critter-stuffer, I greatly prefer wool -- not nearly so lumpy as cotton and much more forgiving.) Mind's Eye Yarn definitely has good quality wool fleece -- I bought some there the other day. I'm about 90 percent certain that she has organic, but that's only 90 percent.

I know for 100 percent that Drumlin Farm in Lincoln has organic wool and it's not only local, it's RAISED local. Cool, no? I suspect that Lincoln is out of your current range, but I'll be there tomorrow and would be happy to pick up a bag (with 10 percent off cuz I'm an Audubon member!) and bring it to you in Davis on Friday morning?

you can email me at genevramcneil [at] gmail.com if you're interested.

[turil.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I want cotton. If I'd wanted wool, I would have asked for wool. :-)

[genevra-mcneil.livejournal.com]

Well, you're welcome for the offer anyway.

[turil.livejournal.com]

Yeah, thanks for wasting my time, anyway.

[brewso.livejournal.com]

Man, I can't believe people are even still bothering to respond to you! Manners get you far, my friend.

[turil.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it'd be great if people had the manners to pay the slightest bit of attention to what I actually said, rather than wasting my time like some kind of annoying used car salesman.

But I don't expect manners from most people. They're too caught up in their own lives to pay much attention to other people. It's ok, I'll deal.

[firepail.livejournal.com]

or you could stop wasting your own time (and others) by not sniping at suggestions made in kindness.

Re: Many not-very-helpful suggestions.

[bostonartist.livejournal.com]

When you made your original post, people did not know you don't have a phone so they where giving you suggestions on places that might have it so you could follow it up with a phone call. If one has a computer and internet access is usually safe to assume they also have a phone. People are taking their time to try and be helpful to you... you might want to keep that in mind.

Kindness?

[turil.livejournal.com]

Kindness would have been to actually pay attention to what I asked for. I would have very much appreciated that. Instead, I got a mass of people who ignored nearly everything I said in my very carefully crafted, and very clear post.

And I'm here, now, choosing to spend my time wisely by expressing my views that ignorance may be bliss temporarily, but in the end, it sucks, and wastes people's time.

If people just read what I had to say...

[turil.livejournal.com]

they would have known what I was asking for. You might want to keep that in mind. Because help that isn't asked for is just annoying.

[srakkt.livejournal.com]

Wow. you are an ungrateful asshole.

Re: Kindness?

[srakkt.livejournal.com]

You aren't wisely expressing anything. you're whining. complaining. bitching. moaning. You're claiming wisdom as a virtue - almost as a rule, anybody who claims to be wise absolutely is not.

Do you have a better way to express the idea...

[turil.livejournal.com]

...that someone is acting like a used car salesman, and that their behavior isn't appreciated?

'Cause I obviously don't.

It may not come out as wise, but inside it is...

[turil.livejournal.com]

If you've got a wiser way to do it, feel free to enlighten me...

I have an idea to express...

[firepail.livejournal.com]

your behavior is unacceptable. people are kindly trying to help you and you are sniping and name-calling.

this is generally a pleasant community, maybe you should try to keep it that way by doing what most people who post a question do--skim the comments until you find the answer you were hoping for, and if it isn't there, move on--don't bitch to the people who tried to help--just move on.