Darn packaging glue

[Stitchinpick]

Have any of you experienced this? :irked I bought several skeins of yarn and when I got home happened to notice that the manufacturer's sleeve was glued incorrectly and had glued itself to the yarn! I returned them immediately and got my money back. Since then, I have tried to check that the sleeves "slide" around a little when I buy them (so I don't repeat that mistake).

 

Yesterday, while finishing a shawl out of LB Homespun, the last 1/3 of my yarn skein is ruined because it is glued to the sleeve! I had not caught it. I don't think I have enough for the fringe now. :mad I can't believe this.

 

Anyway, look out. Check your sleeves. 8o

 

Stitchinpick

[Empress Busy Bee]

I got it on Homespun but just the last few inches at the end, nothing to worry about and I'm pretty sure my sleeves slide.

Sorry yours was so much worse.

[threeolivemartini]

i have never had that problem.. sorry for your misfortune

[Ambersafghans]

I just had that with some yarn my dad picked up for me. I was able to get most of the glue off, but it's still not nice.

Even then I didn't think to check all my skeins when I buy them.

Amber

[princsstrish]

I've had it happen a few times, but nothing that caused me to not have enough to finish a project. Usually it's just the last few inches or so.

 

Sorry about yours, that sucks!

[xantha]

stitchinpick, try contacting LB and see what they say.

 

I remember someone recently having a similar problem where the glue covered and ruined basically the entire skein. She contacted LB and they weren't that helpful, but maybe they've changed their tune.

 

I wish I could find a link to the person who posted about it before! I know I saw it here and in the livejournal crochet community.

 

Suffice it to say -- you're not the first I've seen complain about this. I haven't encountered it but I don't buy a lot of LB yarn.

 

-jess

[noricum]

I had the same problem with LB Homespun. I just cut the glue out, and salvaged as much as I could. I didn't notice it until I got home, and it's difficult for me to get to and from that store.

[goldi316]

It's happened to me several times, but then again I buy a lot of LB Homespun. Most of the time I didn't lose much, but once the glue was on the yarn so bad that I had no choice but to return it to Michaels. They are happy to refund as long as you have the receipt (and they do check the barcode number against the receipt so make sure you have the right one). I too learned to check those sleeves before buying the yarn, haven't had a problem since.

 

I once bought a bunch of Red Heart Baby Cloud yarn for a baby afghan I made. When I went fishing for the end to start one of my skeins, I discovered a big nasty hard lump inside instead. Apparently (and don't ask me how, I'm clueless!), the yarn actually melted in there! :eek2 Needless to say, back to the store that one went. Never saw anything like that before or since.