Building the stash from old clothes etc
07-08-2010, 11:20 AM
#21
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Originally Posted by mlaceruby
Nothing wrong with using what we have, and saving space in the landfills!
I started rug hooking last year and wool is waaaay expensive,so I hit the thrift shops!
Some were appalled that I was going to cut up these good clothes, but I got alot of very pretty 100% wool at very good prices!
I left everything in as large a piece as I could.
you never know what you may need later!
also as a side note: I asked what they did with clothing that couldn't be sold(frayed,holes etc) they said it was all baled and sent overseas for charity!
Well personally I think that is insulting(sending our garbage to another country) and alot of crafters(rug hookers,quilters,crochet) would take these off their hands and save the expense of shipping!
I started rug hooking last year and wool is waaaay expensive,so I hit the thrift shops!
Some were appalled that I was going to cut up these good clothes, but I got alot of very pretty 100% wool at very good prices!
I left everything in as large a piece as I could.
you never know what you may need later!
also as a side note: I asked what they did with clothing that couldn't be sold(frayed,holes etc) they said it was all baled and sent overseas for charity!
Well personally I think that is insulting(sending our garbage to another country) and alot of crafters(rug hookers,quilters,crochet) would take these off their hands and save the expense of shipping!
07-08-2010, 01:36 PM
#22
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Originally Posted by hetty
I have just done a deal with a friend of ours who is a gentlemens' tailor... he is going to give me the fabric sample books when the manufacturers have changed their collections!
07-10-2010, 02:14 AM
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There is a book you should get. It is called Scraps & Shirttails: Reuse, Re-pupose, Recycle! by bonnie k hunter. It's all about using old cloths. You can go to this web site and order it they also have free thrift patterns there.
07-10-2010, 03:36 AM
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I have Bonnie's 2 books and love them. Working on 2 texas braids now.
My work jeans are almost always purchased resale and lately I've had to get 'new' ones "that fit" - KWIM? :( :( :(
So my jeans (and everyone else in the house jeans) that don't fit or actually wear a bit are cut up into 6 1/2" squares. Jeans that are still in really great shape are donated back to a charitable resale shop.
MARY mentioned ties? Ahhhh....yes.....I have a huge collection of them too... :)
My Problem is I have to stop COLLECTIONS and start USING.
My work jeans are almost always purchased resale and lately I've had to get 'new' ones "that fit" - KWIM? :( :( :(
So my jeans (and everyone else in the house jeans) that don't fit or actually wear a bit are cut up into 6 1/2" squares. Jeans that are still in really great shape are donated back to a charitable resale shop.
MARY mentioned ties? Ahhhh....yes.....I have a huge collection of them too... :)
My Problem is I have to stop COLLECTIONS and start USING.
07-10-2010, 04:12 AM
#28
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Originally Posted by tmg
There is a book you should get. It is called Scraps & Shirttails: Reuse, Re-pupose, Recycle! by bonnie k hunter. It's all about using old cloths. You can go to this web site and order it they also have free thrift patterns there.
07-10-2010, 04:16 AM
#29
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Location: Melbourne Victoria Australia
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I am doing a challenge quilt - I can't spend more than $25.00 AUD on it, so I am scouring op shops and friend and relatives wardrobes for scraps and bits to cut up. It will be a Celtic Squares when it is done. In about 2030!
07-10-2010, 05:32 AM
#30
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I had planned on staying on here longer but I have to take a shower and go to the Goodwill. I don't have a husband and I have to find some men's shirts. bye for now.
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doglover
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Originally Posted by AllyJo
http://thethriftyquilter.blogspot.co...e-thrifty.html
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Thanks for posting the link above. I read the entire article...like I've never seen it before...LOL
When I went to save it to favorites - I already had it saved. Duh!
:oops:
Guess, maybe, perhaps, that's where I seen the name tags incorporated into the quilt.
Her pattern only used a total of 7 shirts - YIKES :shock:
I probably have enough shirts to make 10 quilts! YIKES AGAIN!
quote]
Thanks for posting the link above. I read the entire article...like I've never seen it before...LOL
When I went to save it to favorites - I already had it saved. Duh!
:oops:
Guess, maybe, perhaps, that's where I seen the name tags incorporated into the quilt.
Her pattern only used a total of 7 shirts - YIKES :shock:
I probably have enough shirts to make 10 quilts! YIKES AGAIN!
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