Our selection of finest quality chenille stems, trims and pipe cleaners are
tested and approved by Blümchen's artists. Including new production trims as
well as old stock from our archives, they were made in America or Germany.

Another one of our difficult-to-find crafting
supplies from Europe, we had this unique
chenille trim made especially for us back
in '93 by a family-owned firm in Germany.
Called Raupelchenille, which translates to
"caterpillar chenille" due to its its rippling
appearance, it's a nifty old-style trimming
for crafters and artisans.

Tightly spun of silky white fibers, this best
quality chenille roping is made with a wire
center. While stiff enough to form into any
shape, the trim is very malleable so it can
be used as a trimming or to create fanciful
figures, ornaments and decorations.

This chenille trim can easily by dyed to
create any custom color. Blumchen's
artists have used all purpose powder
dye and also liquid dye on the chenille
roping trim and report that it takes the
dye quickly and evenly every time.

While we aren't sure what fiber this
chenille trim is made of, we do suspect
that it's most probably rayon (a natural-
based fiber) due to how easily it dyes.

Our 35-year-old chenille stems date
to the late '80s when we purchased
them from the manufacturer. Made by
'Blue Jay Brand,' we have kept them
safely stored in our archives. Still in
fresh, unused condition, the colors of
the chenille fibers are as bright and
vibrant as the day they were made.

As the boxes from the manufacturer
weren't labeled with the composition
of the chenille fibers, our best guess
is that the blue are a cotton/poly mix
because they are stiffer but have a
soft feel, while the silky, plush fibers
of the green chenille stems feels like
it is most probably 100% cotton.

The soft yellow hue of this chenille
roping makes it a natural choice for
crafting anything from fanciful little
figures to flowers to bumblebees!
We had this German chenille roping
made for us in the mid-'90s. Stored
in our archives for almost 25 years,
it's in unused, like-new condition.

Produced in a tight spiral, the fibers
are cotton and polyester so that the
chenille is firm but with a softer feel.

Soft and plush, these natural cotton
chenille pipe stems are great for all
kinds of crafts, such as making the
figures for cotton batting ornaments.
And because they are made with
100% cotton fibers, these fluffy pipe
cleaners can be easily colored with
any kind of liquid or hot water dye.

Made in America, these old stock
pipe cleaners have been stored in
our archives since the 1990's.