Cotton yarn

[Sean Kurz]

I've been searching for organic undyed cotton yarn to replace my cotton balls and I found this, thought I'd share. Just ordered it, I'll let you know how it does when I get it in.
Certified Organic Cotton Sport Weight Yarn by ThoughtfulGemsCrafts

 

[marshbunny]

Thanks for posting, was looking for for something like this. Will do my research and see if it might be better to use for my wicks.

 

[Tonyj10]

This looks cool. If your ever in Walmart look for merchindized cotton (i might have spelt that wrong). It's organic, undied, and ready for use.

 

[Sean Kurz]

I detest walmart, however I did look there and I didn't find any at the one I went to. I talked to the owner if vast vapors and he said the only stuff he's found at walmart that's non macerated (sp check) was some Martha Stewart yarn but they no longer carry it.

 

[HoracePinker]

I personally use the Peaches and Cream yarn from walmart.. http://www.walmart.com/ip/Peaches-and-Creme-Yarn-4-70.9g/17422880

boil it for 20 mins in distilled water.. let it dry.. and vape away.. great flavor... great overall wick.. and for $1.50.. you will never again run out of wick.. ever.

 

[madqatter]

This looks cool. If your ever in Walmart look for merchindized cotton (i might have spelt that wrong). It's organic, undied, and ready for use.

Mercerized cotton has been chemically altered to make it more lustrous and strong. It's great for crocheting, but I don't know whether it's a good idea for wicks?

 

[OlDogNewTricks]

I would not recommend Walmart yarn. I have tried it (Peaches and Creme) and found it to be horrible at wicking. I got some rolled cotton from CVS, it works great. Good luck and have fun!

 

[GREEN ZOMBIE]

Is cotton good for wicks? I know little to nothing about cotton as a wick, only have used silica.

 

[Sean Kurz]

Mercerized cotton has been chemically altered to make it more lustrous and strong. It's great for crocheting, but I don't know whether it's a good idea for wicks?

Right. Mercerized, knew someone here would correct us! vast vapors told me that you want to use non-mercerized cotton yarn. The only non-mercerized cotton yarn that Walmart used to carry it was made by Martha Stewart and that stuff is gone now. They also told me that as long as it says organic or raw, go ahead and boil it and just pay attention to the water. If there is any sort of heavy oil or sediment on top of the water then there's heavy additives being used and it's probably not a good idea to use.

 

[Blkwdw86]

I wonder how this would work? #24 Natural Twisted Cotton Cable Cord | Shop Hobby Lobby

Size #24 is 2.38mm in diameter. Might be compressed too tight for wick though.

 

[Sean Kurz]

Yes looks too dense but at only 5$ It's worth a shot, maybe it works better....

 

[OlDogNewTricks]

The rolled cotton from CVS works great! No weird flavor, no prep necessary. Remember, less really is more with wicking. Good luck and have fun!

 

[Dconnor]

I use both the cotton balls and the Peaches and Cream yarn from Walmart. Both work well. Clean flavor, chheeeaapp, and easy to rewick. There are a million threads here on different ones. Look in to the dragon coil thread about some interesting ways to use cotton wicks.

 

[Scarey]

Peaches & Cream yarn, which is available at Walmart, as well as other retailers, is a NON-mercerized cotton yarn.

 

[madqatter]

Peaches & Cream yarn, which is available at Walmart, as well as other retailers, is a NON-mercerized cotton yarn.

Yes. Most Lily brand cotton yarns (Sugar & Cream, Peaches & Cream) are not mercerized. They're available at pretty much any craft store, with the exception of high-end knit shops.

 

[marshbunny]

I recently discovered by accident that cotton balls work just fine for me. My mini Protank was leaking and I just needed to replace the flavor wick. I was out of new heads and decided to use whatever was on hand. I replaced the flavor wick with a little of one of my cosmetic cotton balls and it solved the problem, so I replaced the flavor wicks on several others.
It worked beautifully on all of them and I was so proud of myself. Thought I had made a grand discovery. Then I started to worry that it might not be safe, so I posted my concern on the forum. Wow! No grand discovery after all. The people on this forum have been doing this for a while and seem to have tried just about everything. Someone is going to know the answer to just about any question you may have about vaping. More than one poster suggested that I use the Peaches & Cream yarn from Walmart. Went out next day and bought some. Haven't used it yet (cotton ball wick still working ) but trying it next time I get in a pinch. Gonna check this yarn out too.

 

[Dconnor]

I find the yarn easier to control how much wick to use every time. Have a consistent amount to duplicate every build. The cotton balls work well, but it is harder to get the same size every time. Usually use the cotton balls for drip RBA, and the yarn for the BCC's.

 

[MrStik]

Sterilized Cotton man not free of additives.. just an FYI, Sterilized means that it is void of any living organisms. I didn't like the taste of the CVS rolled cotton until I boiled it. Then it was void of any additional tastes to me.

I also use peaches and cream from walmart that I boil. Works great

 

[Sean Kurz]

Been using a bag of organic cotton balls I got from whole foods for 4$ to rebuild my protank coils. They've worked great but as mentioned it's difficult to get a consistent wick size.