Ooh what an awesome Video idea!! Please more comparisons! I would also choose Belle. Here in Europe it's easier to get and the cheaper price is just too good!

@UntwistedThreads

2 ай бұрын

We are so happy you enjoyed it! Is there a comparison you would like for us to do next?:) and I think Belle is a great choice!

Very helpful and detailed comparison. Thank you!

@UntwistedThreads

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! We are so happy you enjoyed it!:)

Thank you, thank you so much for this comparison! The summer is coming and both of these yarns seem perfect for fresh tops. I will choose Belle everytime I need a neutral color and Line if I'd need a more vibrant shade. I look forward new videos :)

@UntwistedThreads

2 ай бұрын

You are too kind! We are so happy to hear you enjoy them!:)

I have worked with Drops Belle three times and love it. I choose it because I could find a colour I liked, and the cost was fantastic from Wool Warehouse especially when they have a sale. Hard to justify the price difference 😢 .Thanks for these videos I really enjoy them!

@UntwistedThreads

2 ай бұрын

I am so happy to hear you enjoy it!:) I agree, the price difference is pretty substantial!

Belle feels lovely on the skin and is very cooling. Like any yarn of this type , the garment gets wider as you wear it and therefore shorter, so knit an extra inch between the waist and under arm and an other at the bottom. Ive made about 12 garments. With it and have stash for a lot more because I like it so much. It wears better than cotton too. It can be combined with a thin yarn like mohair silk to give an unparalleled fabric quality for inbetween seasons or evening wear. The blues, green , petrol and cherry are just sumptuous but they do loose a bit of the depth /dye after washing. I like the slightly tonal or heathered look, for me its a big reason I buy it. Cons: no lighter weight version for crocheted tops. Limited colours. I cant wear the pale.shades and find them unappealing. I have a sneaky suspicion that the online swatches dont represent the colours accurately on purpose. Such colours that I have already bought, I will pair with mohair to change the colour. I wouldnt dream of spending €50 to make a linen tshirt so I havent tried sadness overpriced yarn When BELLE on seasonal sale would cost €7.50 for the five balls required.

@UntwistedThreads

2 ай бұрын

We are so happy to hear that you like and enjoy it! :)

@susanmarshall3709

2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for this additional information. Your review was great of the because of the needed items, shrinkage, wearable , and color selections. Thanks you.

@satsumamoon

2 ай бұрын

@@susanmarshall3709 well, we have to help each other. Buying yarn online is a bit of a minefield .

@j.3069

2 ай бұрын

Hi satsumamoon, do you have a ravelry profile?

@satsumamoon

2 ай бұрын

@@j.3069 Yes, JupiterStorm. I dont know how useful you will find it havent got a lot of my knits put there , I ought to but the camera function has become lousy . Ill try later to put a couple of the belle tops up for you. If you cant find me by name then look for lousy merino beanie in the knitted items category and youll find me that way.

I made few summer tops from belle and line. For me there are the same. A made top with stripes and I used line and belle. When I need a neutral colours or black or more popular colour I choose belle because of price. When I need less popular colours I choose line.

@UntwistedThreads

2 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing! I agree, I think they're pretty similar and fairly interchangeable!

I would vote for belle due to cost and in USA, thanks ❣️

@UntwistedThreads

2 ай бұрын

Belle is a great choice, although it is not available in the US but Line is!:) Unless you order it from Wool Warehouse in the UK, and I've had faster shipping from there to the US than some US based companies!

Just wanted to say that I knit my Petite knit, Anchor summer sweater from Line and was able to buy it here in the US at Mother Knitter, a store in NJ. I did not like that this yarn stretches so much and I gave away the sweater for that reason! Good video.

@UntwistedThreads

2 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing! I'm so sorry to hear that you didn't enjoy it :(

The technial comparison is very well made and the arguments are solid, I really enjoyed this, it's super helpful ! Thanks a lot ! However I also have to say that the way you speak is incredibly nerve wracking 😅 all I can hear is the way influencers raise the tone of the end of every words to make it sound like the sentence is not finished, and keep the attention of the viewer for longer. I almost muted the video to watch with subtitles... but you did it a lot less after a few minutes, therefore I really enjoyed the second part ! It felt so much more natural and flowy. And as someone else commented, I also noticed you have a deeper voice during the first few seconds of the video. I agree it was much nicer, smooth and easy to listen to than the higher pitch that comes afterwards. You don't need to artificially modify who you are to make your videos great and encourage people to watch 😊 as I said before, the content is absolutely flawless, the video editing is great and easy to understand, the arguments are well explained, 10/10 !! (And I love your accent btw ❤)

@UntwistedThreads

2 ай бұрын

Thank you for your feedback! :) I'll try to be more aware of it!

@satsumamoon

Ай бұрын

It must be really difficult for most people to figure out how to present themselves . I wouldnt have a clue how to talk to "nobody" ..ie a microphone.

@millahism

Ай бұрын

@@satsumamoon you're absolutely right, it is very difficult (I also have a YT channel so I'm in a good place to know about it) ! But that's what constructive feedback is for 😊

This was a great video. Would love to see more comparisons. Also wondering if knitters using Drops Belle find the garment holds up as well, since it is so much cheaper?

@UntwistedThreads

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! We're so glad you enjoyed it! Are there any yarn comparisons in particular you would like to see? I believe Rebecca Clow knitted her design the Tolsta Tee or even two in Drops Belle, and it seems to be holding up after quite some wear over the past year!

@satsumamoon

2 ай бұрын

Its.good quality. Last well. Read my comment for a.lot more info.

Hobbii just released a yarn with cotton/linen/bamboo called seashell, I wonder how that would compare to Belle and Line

@UntwistedThreads

2 ай бұрын

That is a great question!

Line 😊

@UntwistedThreads

2 ай бұрын

That's a good pick!:)

Could you please compare Ice yarns baby alpaca air & Drops air?🥹❤

@UntwistedThreads

2 ай бұрын

We can absolutely add that to the list! Thank you for the recommendation!:)

I've worked with Belle. It's easy to work with, but it shrunk a lot in the washer. This comparison format is helpful. I'd love to see some comparisons of commercial sock yarns :)

@UntwistedThreads

2 ай бұрын

Oh no! I'm so sorry to hear that it shrank! That is often a side effect of cotton:( Are there any particular commercial sock yarn comparisons you're interested in?

@satsumamoon

2 ай бұрын

It would be good if they put thst on the label right!?

@ruthier2699

Ай бұрын

and you followed the washing instructions? that's so frustrating!

@satsumamoon

Ай бұрын

It shrinks even if its handwashed in luke warm water. Make a facecloth with 4.5 mm needles and use it constantly . Youll see how the original , over loose stitches tighten into a correct guage. Measure it every two days to discover that it doesnt shrink all at once, it takes a few washes. It would be really decent if the yarn band told us this. Its a very nice yarn , I still buy it, you just have to know how it behaves over time. Its best for looser garments , not zero ease ones.

Line is pronounced with /i/ as in ship and /e/ as in pen 😊

@UntwistedThreads

27 күн бұрын

Thank you! We appreciate your help!

I really like your videos but the heavy valley accent is killing me 😭 I noticed you spoke with a deeper voice at the beginning of this video and if that’s your normal speaking voice I’d much prefer it. I’m subscribed and I watched a few of your videos but I never finish them because of this. I don’t mean to be rude.. I decided to leave this comment because I heard you speaking differently at the beginning of this video. You’re doing a great job content-wise which is why I subscribed. 💛

@UntwistedThreads

2 ай бұрын

Thank you for your honest feedback! I still feel fairly new to recording videos, and I just get excited with the content and information we get to share! I will try to keep this in mind for the future:)

@WoolTheyWontThey

2 ай бұрын

Have to disagree with this comment. I think your voice is great as is! (And this sounds more midwestern than valley, but both are fun.) Your content is solid and you speak very clearly.

@satsumamoon

2 ай бұрын

Yeah me too. I turn the volume off.

@mishasamuel

2 ай бұрын

@@WoolTheyWontThey I’m from California so I call this way of speaking “valley accent” but I guess you can be from anywhere and speak like that. It’s the drawn out high pitch at the end of each sentence that’s like nails on a chalkboard for me. Someone else mentioned in a comment below that they turn down the volume and read the captions so I’ll try that 😅 I’ve never left a comment about someone’s voice before.. it’s really that hard for me to listen to 😭

@j.3069

2 ай бұрын

Haha for me it's the tune that's throwing me a bit, the going up with the voice. Yet she sounds so adorable and cute at the same time that I'm both amused and a tad irritated but also definitely am staying for this great content ❤

Hi, Just to add my pennyworth to the comments about the sound. I’m English and when I first came across your channel I thought the voice was artificially-generated. To my ears it just doesn’t have a natural rhythm, tone or speed. I feel I’m being talked “at” rather than “to”. You refer to “I”, “me”, “we” and “us” , but do not introduce yourself, which only adds to this unreal feeling. I’m not saying you should show your face or even use your real name, but just saying something like, “Hi, I’m Felicity and today I thought it would be interesting to share with you ……..” would sound more real and would add just a small human touch. How about imagining that you are talking to a friend who is sitting with you? That feels like harsh criticism. I would like to add that I have continued to watch your videos because the idea of comparing yarns is great. I find it so useful that you do this and in a consistent way, especially now that so many yarn shops have disappeared. I do not have any nice yarn stores near me and, as we all know, buying online is so difficult, so I really do appreciate your efforts in showing and explaining the characteristics of the different yarns. Please keep going!

@UntwistedThreads

2 ай бұрын

Thank you Linda for your feedback :) Our channel is a group effort and we are always trying to make improvements. Our focus is not to spotlight any one of us, but to simply help the community in the least bias way possible.