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A huge, busy day. K. and I booked a Flexcar to do a bunch of pre-holiday errands — one of which was a trip to The Bins.
(For the uninitiated, The Bins are actually the Goodwill Outlet store, where merchandise that doesn’t sell in the regular Goodwill stores, or isn’t in good enough shape for the stores, is dumped into unsorted bins and rolled into a big retail space for people to dig through.)
I’m getting ready to teach a big series of Recycled Sweater Crafts classes in January, so I have a lot of old wool sweaters to acquire and felt before the first of the year. You’re right, it isn’t easy to think about January right now.
BUT, of course a bunch of other stuff leapt out at us while we mined for wool. I was a little sad at the number of handmade things I found. Lots of abandoned knit hats, lots of afghans . . .
. . . This pretty little-girl quilt. It’s in good shape, and for Pete’s sake, it’s hand-quilted. I couldn’t leave it to languish in a bin. Someone worked hard on this thing!
And I found this crazy bag of crochet-covered hangers. I can just picture the fastidious lady who used to own these. I’m going to love using them.
It kind of reminds me of the Island of Misfit Toys, you know? I wonder how many I’ll be able to rescue during my January Sweater Odyssey.
handmade stuff in thrift shops always makes my head spin too. I’m glad you rescued the little girl quilt especially.
handmade stuff in thrift shops always makes my head spin too. I’m glad you rescued the little girl quilt especially.
oh, I love the hangers! and I’m really needing some… probably I’ll make my own!
oh, I love the hangers! and I’m really needing some… probably I’ll make my own!
i love those hangers!!! wonder where i could find a pattern for those. I’ll add it to my growing list of things i want to make. :)
i love those hangers!!! wonder where i could find a pattern for those. I’ll add it to my growing list of things i want to make. :)
I love the bins! I have probably purchased WAY MORE than my fair weight of good junk from there. I love your selections! The quilt and the hangers are quite the score!
I love the bins! I have probably purchased WAY MORE than my fair weight of good junk from there. I love your selections! The quilt and the hangers are quite the score!
I’m glad you rescued that quilt. It breaks my heart to find such handmade treasures. Someone put a lot of love and hours into that.
I’m glad you rescued that quilt. It breaks my heart to find such handmade treasures. Someone put a lot of love and hours into that.
those hangers are amazing. Makes me want to learn to crochet (again).
those hangers are amazing. Makes me want to learn to crochet (again).
i love those hangers!
i love those hangers!