No better way to beat the blues than with a fabulous fabric haul! I’m self-soothing today by organizing my sewing and leatherworking materials. Sorting rivets, snaps, pins and needles was blissfully self-indulgent.
I don’t sow but for some reason I do end up picking up sewing patterns for some reason. Especially vintage ones I just love the designs. I do really like your seventies patterns. I was a seventies kid and I’ve always loved detail those seventies patterns have the best details. Flower patterns on wall paper from back then or on cookware so cool. That plaid will make great skirts. I remember my mom having a mini skirt of a plaid pattern like that. So cool.
Really enjoyed this. 😂 Sadly my sewing skills are very poor despite many sewing machines that collect dust between trips to the sewing machine hospital for tune-ups. I have a very strong addiction to fabric that goes through 10 year cycles of buy buy buy, fantasize about tote bags, cloaks, or other simple things I will make, then storage, then donate most of it to thrift store because I get discouraged.🦋 I loved the cotton pink bunny fabric and the wool plaids but just for their beauty. I tend to collect cotton, upholstory, and canvas mostly. Thank you for another fun video. 👍 🥰🥰🇨🇦
@@WoodshedTheory I know exactly how you feel! My hubby keeps telling me I have too much craft stuff. I just laugh and tell him that it's not possible to have too much 😂
That purple and green plaid is amazing! Makes me want to go thrifting but I am trying to behave myself. I did pick up three balls of scarfie yarn at my "local" (45 min drive) Michael's. I didn't think we would have that deal here in Canada but apparently we did. I was super excited!
I sometimes go to JoAnn fabrics looking for materials for one of my upholstery projects or looking for picture and poster frames. Another x-cellent video Ms. Claire.☮
You absolutely scored on the dopamine with this haul!! Funny enough I watched this a day late because I was out shopping for diy decorations for my craft room to chase the grrrrs away from the weekend and Monday. lol apparently we have same brain going on lol. I even went to Savers looking for fabric! lol Unfortunately they did not have anything I was excited about but that's ok because the other shopping I did worked out fantastically and I found some beautiful and inexpensive things to be creative with in decorating my craft space. I also found the perfect pieces for my neighbor to put in her grand daughter's memorial floral garden this spring. Yes it's a heartbreaking situation for her but the pieces were just too perfect and I was right, she loved them and it felt so good to bring her some light and joy in the sadness. All in all it was a Great Day!!
@@WoodshedTheory I absolutely did! I got 4 bunches of silk Roses (2 black and 2 royal purple) and 3 ivy garlands that are 25 feet long each for just under $35 and then adhesive floor and wall tiles to place on my walls randomly for around the same price!!
@@WoodshedTheory Oh my goodness!! Lol !! Though I am actually using the vinyl floor tiles on my walls but wow! Talk about an amazing coincidence!! Unknown random brain link! Kinda cool! 😊😲
+woodshedtheory *The plaid Time **15:45** would make a good kilt, were there enough to plait.* So the plaid Time 17:36. Drx. Barbara Tewksbury Ph.D. has a textbook on Scots' apparel and the craft thereof; forget the exact title said book.
I love fabric and sewing too! I haven't done it in a while though. It was one of my special interests at one point. But then I got to where I would just buy fabric and not sew it so I had to stop buying it lol. Plus it is expensive... :/ I still have a bunch of fabric and now my 5 year old is likes to use it to make plushies with a glue gun. 😅 My favorite was the purple plaid for sure. And the flowers in the vase piece of course. You could even turn that into one of those mini quilt pieces to hang on the wall.
Lovely haul yet again...I was confused by your use of the term jumper because here that means a knitted sweater! Google tells me it means a pinafore dress in your part of the world? Well you learn something new each day ...
That was fun! I hope that you continue to make these videos! I am lucky. My nearest thrift has a huge craft area with reasonable prices. Even luckier is that a dedicated art and craft supply thrift opened a town over and that have amazing prices. I make a lot of jewelry and have bee embroidering and doing some other things and get a lot of my supplies second hand.
@@WoodshedTheory nooooooooo! My daughter worked at goodwill and I don’t think I ever saw items wrapped in tape. Usually loose things were put in plastic bags or they would use one of those tag guns on fabric. Love your stuff! ❤️
Ooh the pearly fabric could maybe be a shrug, too. Like those things that are just connected long sleeves? When thrifting fabric, does it sometimes have that musty thrifty smell to it like clothing does? If so, do you have a tip for what to wash it with to get rid of that?
It does comes with that smell - I would suggest washing it on gentle with a gentle detergent like wool ease - on gentle or by hand - and then if you think it is wool i would air dry
I think, why not nicely say something to the store people about the tape? I mean using the sandwich method where you say something nice about the store before & after. My favorites were the salmon stripe, the pink denim, & the amber plaid. I’m looking forward to seeing what you make with the..
hi gina - that isnt a bad idea - i think because i dont go there that often cause it's out of the way - and that was the first time that almost all the yarn was taped (before it was just a few) i didnt think to say anything
Evil people ruining yarn. I don't like tape on fabric either... I have it leave residue before. I've had a FABRIC store in the past wrap remnants in tape like that! Wrapping in paper is better. Sometimes patterns have a copyright date on the bottom flap of a pattern in the small print. I haven't seen it elsewhere...
i will have to take a look on the flap - i didnt see a date the first time - i did look up that grooves pattern and some of them i found from the year 2000
@@WoodshedTheoryOkay. I don't know know if all have dates on them... they should have though. It's kind of neat to look back and see what year things were stylish.
What a fabric score!!! Those wools are. Fantastic!!! There is a gal I follow on IG . She uses the pretty parts of vintage tea towels and makes dresses and tops! Absolutely gorgeous pieces. Can’t remember her name though 🫢🧐😵💫🤔
@@WoodshedTheory right… and every other time you’re scrolling they pop up a bazillion times. But now that you’re actually trying to look them up… poof gone never to be found… 😵💫😂🤣
No better way to beat the blues than with a fabulous fabric haul! I’m self-soothing today by organizing my sewing and leatherworking materials. Sorting rivets, snaps, pins and needles was blissfully self-indulgent.
i totally agree with you!
Hi Claire....honestly...I would watch a video of you reading the phone book because I like your personality and content. 😀 Thank you for your content.
Great idea!! "Claire Reads the Phone Book" coming soon lol
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I don’t sow but for some reason I do end up picking up sewing patterns for some reason. Especially vintage ones I just love the designs. I do really like your seventies patterns. I was a seventies kid and I’ve always loved detail those seventies patterns have the best details. Flower patterns on wall paper from back then or on cookware so cool. That plaid will make great skirts. I remember my mom having a mini skirt of a plaid pattern like that. So cool.
i love vintage sewing patterns as well
Really enjoyed this. 😂
Sadly my sewing skills are very poor despite many sewing machines that collect dust between trips to the sewing machine hospital for tune-ups.
I have a very strong addiction to fabric that goes through 10 year cycles of buy buy buy, fantasize about tote bags, cloaks, or other simple things I will make,
then storage, then donate most of it to thrift store because I get discouraged.🦋
I loved the cotton pink bunny fabric and the wool plaids but just for their beauty.
I tend to collect cotton, upholstory, and canvas mostly.
Thank you for another fun video. 👍
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I love that we have fabric in common renee!
Beautiful fabric scores! Oooh yes, cross body bags in the shop 😁 Maybe with the gorgeous quilted piece?
the quilted piece needs to be on a bag or top for sure
The plaid wools…OMG!!! 👩🍳💋 Love them both but the purple and acid green are my jam!!!!!
they are so good right? they had a few other smaller pieces but i was trying to pick the ones i really liked
So nice to see you more cheerful. Love both the two checked fabrics at the end. The mauve and green kept yelling Halloween at me!
yes it does look very halloween i couldnt pass it up
@@WoodshedTheory I know exactly how you feel! My hubby keeps telling me I have too much craft stuff. I just laugh and tell him that it's not possible to have too much 😂
Great finds, Claire!
thanks friend
That purple and green plaid is amazing! Makes me want to go thrifting but I am trying to behave myself. I did pick up three balls of scarfie yarn at my "local" (45 min drive) Michael's. I didn't think we would have that deal here in Canada but apparently we did. I was super excited!
no way i am glad you scored some
oh those plaid wools 😍 imagine finding a vintage blazer pattern for one of those!!
That would be cool!
Love the red with white hearts! So cute! Great finds! Happy to see you feeling happier. 😊
I love those as well - as I said i've always loved a micro print - at one point i stopped getting microprint shirts cause that is all i had
I sometimes go to JoAnn fabrics looking for materials for one of my upholstery projects or looking for picture and poster frames. Another x-cellent video Ms. Claire.☮
I love walking around Joanns too
You absolutely scored on the dopamine with this haul!! Funny enough I watched this a day late because I was out shopping for diy decorations for my craft room to chase the grrrrs away from the weekend and Monday. lol apparently we have same brain going on lol. I even went to Savers looking for fabric! lol Unfortunately they did not have anything I was excited about but that's ok because the other shopping I did worked out fantastically and I found some beautiful and inexpensive things to be creative with in decorating my craft space. I also found the perfect pieces for my neighbor to put in her grand daughter's memorial floral garden this spring. Yes it's a heartbreaking situation for her but the pieces were just too perfect and I was right, she loved them and it felt so good to bring her some light and joy in the sadness. All in all it was a Great Day!!
that is so fun i hope you got some good stuff as well
@@WoodshedTheory I absolutely did! I got 4 bunches of silk Roses (2 black and 2 royal purple) and 3 ivy garlands that are 25 feet long each for just under $35 and then adhesive floor and wall tiles to place on my walls randomly for around the same price!!
tiles! so cool - i was installing adhesive floor tiles in a dream last night - could we be connected lol @@alanacarlson249
@@WoodshedTheory Oh my goodness!! Lol !! Though I am actually using the vinyl floor tiles on my walls but wow! Talk about an amazing coincidence!! Unknown random brain link! Kinda cool! 😊😲
Nice quilting block!
right? and only 50 cents
@@WoodshedTheory Definitely a good price!
Love the amber 70s plaid! I could see that becoming a vest or maybe a wide leg trouser??
Or both!
+woodshedtheory *The plaid Time **15:45** would make a good kilt, were there enough to plait.* So the plaid Time 17:36. Drx. Barbara Tewksbury Ph.D. has a textbook on Scots' apparel and the craft thereof; forget the exact title said book.
that sounds cool
I love fabric and sewing too! I haven't done it in a while though. It was one of my special interests at one point. But then I got to where I would just buy fabric and not sew it so I had to stop buying it lol. Plus it is expensive... :/ I still have a bunch of fabric and now my 5 year old is likes to use it to make plushies with a glue gun. 😅 My favorite was the purple plaid for sure. And the flowers in the vase piece of course. You could even turn that into one of those mini quilt pieces to hang on the wall.
Well I’m glad it’s being used In Any case!
I once bought a sheet that was taped from Tuesday Morning. I never got the sticky stuff off. It stopped being sticky but it left a dirty mark.
that sucks
Lovely haul yet again...I was confused by your use of the term jumper because here that means a knitted sweater! Google tells me it means a pinafore dress in your part of the world? Well you learn something new each day ...
yes! pinafore dress in the US.
@@WoodshedTheory @MariahPattie has a pattern for a pinafore.
That was fun! I hope that you continue to make these videos! I am lucky. My nearest thrift has a huge craft area with reasonable prices. Even luckier is that a dedicated art and craft supply thrift opened a town over and that have amazing prices. I make a lot of jewelry and have bee embroidering and doing some other things and get a lot of my supplies second hand.
That is awesome! i wish i had something like that but also i'm glad i dont cause i would live there
@@WoodshedTheory They have SO MUCH STUFF there as well! I try to limit myself on how often I am going and when I go in I try to have a strict budget.
I think painters tape would be more forgiving than masking tape. Hope nothing gets pulled when you use it. 😊
I agree with that but for the yarn they use PACKING TAPE UGHHHHHH
@@WoodshedTheory nooooooooo! My daughter worked at goodwill and I don’t think I ever saw items wrapped in tape. Usually loose things were put in plastic bags or they would use one of those tag guns on fabric. Love your stuff! ❤️
Ooh the pearly fabric could maybe be a shrug, too. Like those things that are just connected long sleeves?
When thrifting fabric, does it sometimes have that musty thrifty smell to it like clothing does? If so, do you have a tip for what to wash it with to get rid of that?
It does comes with that smell - I would suggest washing it on gentle with a gentle detergent like wool ease - on gentle or by hand - and then if you think it is wool i would air dry
Maybe that coral pink fabric is twill?
could be
I think, why not nicely say something to the store people about the tape? I mean using the sandwich method where you say something nice about the store before & after. My favorites were the salmon stripe, the pink denim, & the amber plaid. I’m looking forward to seeing what you make with the..
hi gina - that isnt a bad idea - i think because i dont go there that often cause it's out of the way - and that was the first time that almost all the yarn was taped (before it was just a few) i didnt think to say anything
@@WoodshedTheory Ah, I see; I didn’t realize it wasn’t your usual store, that makes sense.
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Hello 👋
Evil people ruining yarn. I don't like tape on fabric either... I have it leave residue before. I've had a FABRIC store in the past wrap remnants in tape like that! Wrapping in paper is better.
Sometimes patterns have a copyright date on the bottom flap of a pattern in the small print. I haven't seen it elsewhere...
i will have to take a look on the flap - i didnt see a date the first time - i did look up that grooves pattern and some of them i found from the year 2000
@@WoodshedTheoryOkay. I don't know know if all have dates on them... they should have though. It's kind of neat to look back and see what year things were stylish.
What a fabric score!!! Those wools are. Fantastic!!!
There is a gal I follow on IG . She uses the pretty parts of vintage tea towels and makes dresses and tops! Absolutely gorgeous pieces. Can’t remember her name though 🫢🧐😵💫🤔
i am the same way with remembering people from IG - i can tell you i saw someone and that i am pretty sure they exist lol
@@WoodshedTheory right… and every other time you’re scrolling they pop up a bazillion times. But now that you’re actually trying to look them up… poof gone never to be found… 😵💫😂🤣