Aside from vomit issue mentioned by @Joanna above, cats would turn this into a ball of yarn and fuzz the first day - why I can never have anything nice. I’ll pass …
Producing acryonile requires a massive amount of fossil fuels and releases toxic fumes into the air and atmosphere.
Each time that acrylic yarn is washed in a standard in-home washing machine, approximately 730,000 microplastics are released into the water. Although microplastics are microscopic in size, they add up fast. Studies have concluded that up to 85% of the man-made waste on shorelines around the world is made up of microplastics!
It has also been proven that, when items made with acrylic yarns are disposed of, they can take up to 200 years to fully biodegrade. Because of this, synthetic yarns contribute to the world-wide plastic pollution crisis.
@outz@Trinityscrew 200 years to completely degrade is not so bad either. A plastic grocery store bag can take 500-1000 years. A diaper can can 750 yrs. Those are much more common than acrylic and very few will abandon either. Not saying it needs to be all or nothing but these post aren’t moving the conservation effort anywhere, they’re mostly trolling.
@PooltoyWolf you were the only one who got my very bad joke about the typo. in all fairness, it was quite bad, so i’m not even sure it’s a good thing, so… thank you and i’m sorry.
i would like to offer this image as an apology to everyone who saw my post. it took me a VERY long time to make despite its poor quality, so i have paid for my sins… sort of.
@cbl_wv I am not allergic (didn’t even know you could be), but I hate plastic. My best friend being a meteorologist/climatologist and both of us having infinite love for Nature certainly doesn’t help either.
@cbl_wv Are you sure? Because when I look that up I find people generally have issues with chemicals used to treat fibers and not the fibers themselves. And a lot of that stuff can be washed off.
@sammydog01 Sammy, yeah I’m certain, there is something about the way the plastic fibers are aligned, that there are “hard edges” in the yarns or something like that… anyway, I don’t need a label to “know” something is acrylic, I’ll get huge skin irritation/swelling within several minutes of having it next to my skin. It’s not a treatment, and I know the yarns “feel soft” and even fluffy to the touch, but… Nope.
I’m tempted by the “Autumn” one, but I own too many throw blankets already thanks to the women in my family who apparently feel that throws make the perfect gift.
100 years-old looms sounds impressive until you remember that was the 1920s, industrialization was in FULL swing, and the looms of the day were in factories, not the ones you’re thinking of.
So … made in a factory on super old (and likely unsafe, given the injuries from these factories were a big driver of the labor movement) equipment? Yay?
I finally got it. It seems very very nice! It is soft and good! I only bought 2 but I wonder if I should have bought more! It does smell a little bit of … I don’t know what, probably chemicals …
/giphy grueling trashed boa
/giphy nope
@carl669 And now I have a new nightmare
@mappiahpadi
@carl669 I always thought boas would make great pets. What a joy to have a pet that can open your bedroom door to get some late night cuddle time.
“The uniqueness of the material???” Acrylic?
@radi0j0hn Fuck plastic.
Cleaning cat vomit out of the fringe…meh
Aside from vomit issue mentioned by @Joanna above, cats would turn this into a ball of yarn and fuzz the first day - why I can never have anything nice. I’ll pass …
Producing acryonile requires a massive amount of fossil fuels and releases toxic fumes into the air and atmosphere.
Each time that acrylic yarn is washed in a standard in-home washing machine, approximately 730,000 microplastics are released into the water. Although microplastics are microscopic in size, they add up fast. Studies have concluded that up to 85% of the man-made waste on shorelines around the world is made up of microplastics!
It has also been proven that, when items made with acrylic yarns are disposed of, they can take up to 200 years to fully biodegrade. Because of this, synthetic yarns contribute to the world-wide plastic pollution crisis.
@outz
@outz Nice cut and paste job. Where did the 730,000 microplastics figure come from? I couldn’t find it on the website you copied.
Do you release 730,000 microplastics per square inch of washed material? Per square yard? Per square mile? Totally made up crap.
@outz @Trinityscrew 200 years to completely degrade is not so bad either. A plastic grocery store bag can take 500-1000 years. A diaper can can 750 yrs. Those are much more common than acrylic and very few will abandon either. Not saying it needs to be all or nothing but these post aren’t moving the conservation effort anywhere, they’re mostly trolling.
@Trinityscrew
Maybe you should Bing it.
Isn’t Old Hampshire just what New Hampshire was thousands of years ago?
@PooltoyWolf Live Free Or DIE!!!
@Bumplepimp Too perfect to not use this.
@PooltoyWolf Istanbul was Constantinople.
@carl669 @PooltoyWolf Even old New York was once New Amsterdam - why they changed it I can’t say - people just liked it better that way…
@carl669 Hey - that’s nobody’s business but the Turks!
Как сделать одеяло из акрила?
сука блять.
@dvermilion
How to make an acrylic blanket?
bitch fuck.
@dvermilion translates as “How to make an acrylic blanket?
bitch fuck”
at least according to google
intended message is?..
@dvermilion Did anybody notice that the tranlation is:
How to make an acrylic blanket? bitch fuck.
?
@dvermilion I said ‘acrylic’, not ‘Cyrillic’!
@PooltoyWolf you were the only one who got my very bad joke about the typo. in all fairness, it was quite bad, so i’m not even sure it’s a good thing, so… thank you and i’m sorry.
i would like to offer this image as an apology to everyone who saw my post. it took me a VERY long time to make despite its poor quality, so i have paid for my sins… sort of.
@dvermilion Yay, my humor radar is working at full power!
the over/under on this is 4 days if you have cats.
/giphy bashful towering raccoon
@TheOneAlex
OH MY GOD THEY GRATUITOUSLY INCLUDED GLEN IN A PICTURE WITH A BLANKET FOR NO DISCERNABLE REASON WHATSOEVER!!!
@shahnm I think that throw is his great aunt Martha.
Trying to get over the cognitive dissonance of crappy modern materials being woven on crappy centuries old technology being a good thing.
Trying to figure out if these are machine-washable, but Google’s failing.
Anybody know?
@MagisterQuis the amazon comparison says they are.
@MagisterQuis doesn’t sound like it based on one of the Amazon reviews:
“This blanket is soft and comfortable, but it doesn’t wash well. Even by hand in cold water it still started to shed and fuzz over.”
@carl669 sounds like we’ll wash it once and it’ll become the cats’ blanket. Thanks.
@notsofancy TIL: the Amazon comparisons are clickable links.
Handmade. Check. 100 year-old looms. Check. Acrylic yarn. HARD PASS.
Plastic is awful.
I keep reading this as Old Hampshire Yams Blankets.
Gotta cover those yams.
I miss acrylic sweaters. They were really soft and nice. I bet these blankets are too.
Mmm another comfy blanket the one I ordered Monday came in today!
Given that they are acrylic and polyester, they should be machine wash. Might be best to line dry though.
@alose “99% crylic” is how all the cool kids at Meh are sayin’ it.
https://www.google.com/search?q=what+is+acrylic&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8&inm=vs#tts=0
Seriously don’t put this on your face
@thWookie Why not? Seriously?
Acrylic - ick - I (and many others) are very allergic to acrylic fabric. Ick.
@cbl_wv I am not allergic (didn’t even know you could be), but I hate plastic. My best friend being a meteorologist/climatologist and both of us having infinite love for Nature certainly doesn’t help either.
@cbl_wv Good thing these blankets are made Crylic then.
@cbl_wv Are you sure? Because when I look that up I find people generally have issues with chemicals used to treat fibers and not the fibers themselves. And a lot of that stuff can be washed off.
@sammydog01 Sammy, yeah I’m certain, there is something about the way the plastic fibers are aligned, that there are “hard edges” in the yarns or something like that… anyway, I don’t need a label to “know” something is acrylic, I’ll get huge skin irritation/swelling within several minutes of having it next to my skin. It’s not a treatment, and I know the yarns “feel soft” and even fluffy to the touch, but… Nope.
@cbl_wv Not only that…but do you know how many crylics they have to kill to make these things?
I’m tempted by the “Autumn” one, but I own too many throw blankets already thanks to the women in my family who apparently feel that throws make the perfect gift.
100 years-old looms sounds impressive until you remember that was the 1920s, industrialization was in FULL swing, and the looms of the day were in factories, not the ones you’re thinking of.
So … made in a factory on super old (and likely unsafe, given the injuries from these factories were a big driver of the labor movement) equipment? Yay?
@marymaryk Just like the NECCO wafer factory!
This a gorgeous, outstanding product all the more satisfying because of its price.
Is it just me or did anyone read that as Old Hampshire Yams ??
-edit- never mind… is see someone else said the same above
I finally got it. It seems very very nice! It is soft and good! I only bought 2 but I wonder if I should have bought more! It does smell a little bit of … I don’t know what, probably chemicals …
I had it delivered today
It is uncanny how much it keeps the heat of a life
This is awfully snuggly and warming! I’m impressed!
Specs
What’s in the Box?
Price Comparison
$51.01 (for similar) at Amazon
Warranty
90 days
Estimated Delivery
Monday, July 13th - Thursday, July 16th
Covered like a blanket huh meh?
Didn’t I just order these?
WTF, Meh. ‘Crylic?’ WTF is that? Some unidentified oil-based product?
Yeah, screw this synthetic bullshiiiiite.
@mehvid1 You can say bullshit here. Besides, Jesus knows what you meant in your heart.
@therealjrn thanks, but fuck that.
@mehvid1 There ya fuckin’ go!
Mmmm, soft and comforting Poly(methyl methacrylate). I’ll just cuddle up and nap with that, and hope I don’t wake up with 3 arms…
@MrNews You ever hear of Orlon? It was acrylic and made really nice sweaters.
Old Hampshire Yarns, for sure 🥴