I have belonged to my local weavers guild for years. It is common knowledge among our spouses that when one of us passes the spouse is to call a friend in the guild and they will take care of it for you. We call them 'Dead Weaver's Sale' and have done it for a few members. One member had so much yarn and weaving supplies that it sold for thousands, and that was just by word of mouth, no formal sale. She donated all of her fabric to the local 4H and they had to use a high school auditorium to arrange the sale.