Creative Arts by Charles Leonard Chenille Stems, Jumbo Fluffy Thick Stem, 6 MM x 12 Inch, Assorted Colors, 100/Bag (65600)

This was a great deal! $5 for endless kitty amusement.I really like the stems, they are a little fluffy and the striped colors are excellent. If I was still making pipe-cleaner animals I'd choose these over the plain colors. However, the purpose for this batch was to entertain my 4 cats (1 kitten). Scrunch the stems so they are springy, or just throw them on a slippery surface, and the cats will chase them all over the place. I was a little worried they might try to chew the ends and hurt themselves, but this hasn't been a problem. (They do like chewing them, but it seems safe.) I also gave some to a friend with 2 cats, and his cats also go wild over the stems. The stems don't really wear out, so as long as you can fish them out from under the fridge they should last for ages.A fantastic buy!

Used for crafts

These are great - the best I've found so far. They're sturdy, the colors are pretty natural, and there are almost none with defects per package (I've bought this twice). I use pipe cleaners to make math models a lot, so my fingers tend to hurt after a while, and these are quite soft compared to some others (but they still keep their shape well), which is good for my purposes. I've also worked with small children with these, and no complaints. They come sorted by color. Colors pretty much match the photos on my computer screen.The first pic is something I made that took a ton of pipe cleaners, but my fingers didn't hurt as much as when I used stiffer ones. (Yay!) They second pic is to show they hold shape well. All the pipe cleaners are from this set.

Love these pipe cleaners, so many uses & keeping kids occupied

This is an excellent value! In evaluating them you need to keep in mind that these are 4 mm wide, rather than the stndard 6 mm. So they are narrower. But they also cost half the price of 6 mm stems. I make cat toys with a variety of styles of stems to distribute at a local shelter. I do keep an eye on per item cost although it does not rule me completely. Various widths, colors, fluffiness and stiffness are considerations and all are useful to me. These stems are quite soft to work with, which I would think would make them get for children. I am giving a four instead of a five because I am somewhat disappointed in the colors I received. Specifically, three of the nine colors are black, very dark brown and extremely dark green. At first I thought I had three back bundles. The other colors were better: white, red, yellow, a nice lavender, orange and maybe blue, can't remember for sure. The picture shows bright colors and although some of the colors are bright overall the box is definitely on the dark side. The colors themselves are "good"' in that the brights are bright, the white is very white, etc. also bear in mind that you can twist two together and get an 8 mm diameter for the price of a 6 mm stem.

I like the wide selection of colors and they appear to be of good quality. I was pleasantly surprised to find that they are seperated by color as the picture appears to show them mixed together randomly. Overall I would buy these again and have no problem recommending them as a good value and quality product...

I use these to create tightness around the nose part of a cloth face mask that I make. I cut them in half and stitch them in, so they don't move when laundered, and they are flexible enough to be adjustable, according to one's needs. They work well and the only caution is that there is metal. I had to remove my mask during an MRI because I forgot that there was wire in the stem. Other than that, these work well and are less costly that the larger metal clips that do the same job.

We got these chenille stems for our kids night out program, I love the convenience of having a big box delivered all at once.The stems come in a selection of many different colors in bundles, soft and sturdy and all in good condition. shipping was super fast as well.We used some for a valentine's day craft, where the kids made rings out of the stems and hershey's chocolate kisses, they were perfect, the size, the colors and all the kids were happy, so overall great product, no complaints.