tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post809445132064772428..comments2024-03-28T18:58:47.880-07:00Comments on creative savv: Bargain thrift store clothing to use as crafting fabricLilihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-72929990475882409382016-08-24T17:03:58.906-07:002016-08-24T17:03:58.906-07:00Hi Teresa,
Your mother sounds like a very clever w...Hi Teresa,<br />Your mother sounds like a very clever woman. And very careful with her resources. <br />And I love the velvet drapes to doll coats! How resourceful. I have a pair of velvet drapes that faded from the sun in patches. I've been thinking of using them for cushion covers. We'll see.Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-26226855755951248442016-08-24T16:44:58.640-07:002016-08-24T16:44:58.640-07:00I had a friend who used velvet drapes from another...I had a friend who used velvet drapes from another friend to make coats for her Father Christmas dolls she was selling.<br />My mother was adept at making hold from straw. She sewed my coats and dresses when I was little. My father made me felted mittens. No one ever believed me at school that my mother had seen my outfits out of discarded adult clothes.<br />I was talking to some Etsy sellers at an event. The frequent thrift stores for 100% cotton outfits to unravel.<br />My mother also would unravel knit items to redo if they developed holes. She would also unravel to remit something new. I have a lovely cabled vest she did while I was at university. One of my daughters wore it for awhile also.<br />I think so many of these tips were common place in the depression. When my mother was a young woman. She just kept doing them the rest of her life and it seems I do many of them and now my children.<br />TGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-59659877213090100672016-08-24T07:26:14.815-07:002016-08-24T07:26:14.815-07:00Hi YHF,
sounds like a good bargain with the points...Hi YHF,<br />sounds like a good bargain with the points. When I have Kohl's coupons, I usually just have the one visit to use my coupon, so I agree that it can be difficult to find specific items that are a super bargain, in just that one visit. I think the exception at Kohl's is the lingerie department. Their clearance section for undergarments is quite large, and so long as I'm not too picky about color/manufacturer, there's always something there in my style.<br /><br />Have a wonderful day, yourself YHF!Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-55683805483449816162016-08-24T07:22:24.824-07:002016-08-24T07:22:24.824-07:00Hi Patti,
I just love the idea of a picnic backpac...Hi Patti,<br />I just love the idea of a picnic backpack or basket as a wedding gift. I'm leaning towards this idea, with this fabric, as an engagement gift, just because the idea of it fits me, so well. Hmmm, maybe I should make the picnic basket for me! I also would like to sew a shabby chic quilt. Just so hard to choose! <br /><br />I hope your upstairs cools enough for you to use it to sew, soon>.Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-34664039366531071262016-08-24T07:20:11.122-07:002016-08-24T07:20:11.122-07:00Great idea, Busy Bee, to use a pair of worn pants ...Great idea, Busy Bee, to use a pair of worn pants for the fabric on your trial pair. Oh, how fun! To be sewing clothes for small children again! I loved that when my kids were small.Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-1711707534908158902016-08-24T07:18:33.391-07:002016-08-24T07:18:33.391-07:00Hi Mary,
there IS a lot of used clothing out there...Hi Mary,<br />there IS a lot of used clothing out there, and not all of it should be scrapped for rags, or worse, end up in a landfill. I like the thrill of the bargain but I also like that I'm saving something from an early demise.<br />I'll keep you posted. I have to think this through. So many choices.Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-30619302769611875772016-08-23T12:55:29.864-07:002016-08-23T12:55:29.864-07:00I always think of buying clearance clothing, if no...I always think of buying clearance clothing, if not for wear, sometimes just for the fabric. My buy price is around $1.50 a yard, so I agree with everyone that 99c is a great price. Recently, SYWR had a points rebate on clearance clothing. I bought $50 and got $50 back in points. The jeans were a size too large, but I plan to take them apart and restitch a size smaller using my old jeans as pattern. Then I will have 6 new pants to wear. However, it is getting very difficult to find things to buy in the short dated expiration time frame on rebated points, so this might be one of the last clearance type clothing purchase I will make for awhile.<br /><br />Have a wonderful day!!<br /><br />YHF<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-45171254705756576242016-08-23T12:52:16.065-07:002016-08-23T12:52:16.065-07:00Great deal! We did a picnic. Back pack for a weddi...Great deal! We did a picnic. Back pack for a wedding gift!<br />I have a lot of my. Moms fabric I want to sew something. It is Al most cool enough upstairs to sew<br />PattiPrecious People Preschoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02284398084100195331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-81407630111957417712016-08-23T12:33:59.147-07:002016-08-23T12:33:59.147-07:00Love that fabric!
I recently made my grandson some...Love that fabric!<br />I recently made my grandson some pants using men's pants legs for my fabric. They were a test pattern and I believe I need to go up a size. However, we do not have a 99 cents day here. Still the price is less than buying fabric in the fabric shop.Sharahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08766692049927299389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-72526668952017658142016-08-23T08:29:37.321-07:002016-08-23T08:29:37.321-07:00That was a great deal on some very pretty fabric! ...That was a great deal on some very pretty fabric! Keep us posted on what you decide to use it for, Lili. There is such an abundance of used clothing out there, it makes sense to repurpose some of it into other things.<br />MaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-28073514795739553652016-08-23T06:51:23.191-07:002016-08-23T06:51:23.191-07:00I thought so, too, Angie!I thought so, too, Angie!Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-67659820181837795462016-08-23T06:45:33.953-07:002016-08-23T06:45:33.953-07:00Very pretty print! I can't wait to see how yo...Very pretty print! I can't wait to see how you decide to use it.<br /><br />AngieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-91838019318473025422016-08-23T06:30:12.066-07:002016-08-23T06:30:12.066-07:00Hi KCMama,
It's very pretty, up close, and has...Hi KCMama,<br />It's very pretty, up close, and has a very shabby chic look to it. I sometimes buy velvet dresses for crafting fabric for the holidays at thrift stores. Even a child's dress, at 99 cents, can be a bargain if using the fabric for crafts, and don't need large sections of fabric without seams.Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-48118688888963101652016-08-23T05:30:00.831-07:002016-08-23T05:30:00.831-07:00I just love the print on that fabric! You are righ...I just love the print on that fabric! You are right, .99/yard is an excellent price. Can't wait to see what you end up turning it into. :-)KCMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05339732653416406563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-21045294841748047652016-08-23T04:14:17.442-07:002016-08-23T04:14:17.442-07:00Hi live and learn,
I know, it would have been cute...Hi live and learn,<br />I know, it would have been cute on her. It's 100% cotton, and a good weight for a variety of craft projects.Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-64788507395482396422016-08-23T03:40:50.312-07:002016-08-23T03:40:50.312-07:00Thrift stores are great places for all sorts of th...Thrift stores are great places for all sorts of things. Even though you will get a lot of use out of the dress, too bad it didn't fit your daughter. I think she would have been really cute in it. BTW, what kind of fabric is it?Live and Learnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13493777474885053903noreply@blogger.com