Ok dear readers, I need some advice! What do you call these? Pipe Cleaners or chenille stems? The copy editors at Artisan Books is not familiar with the latter, but at Parents mag, that was the p.c. way to go.

Yes, I was raised with pipe cleaners and I’m not worried that my kids will start smoking if they craft with them, but I want to use the term in my book that most people use nowadays.

I beg you…leave a comment, email me, tweet me your response!