Having started quilting 17 mos. ago, i had no stash but have increased it slowly over that time. Because of the increased prices and I'm on a fixed income, I do shop at GW and all the other thrift shops. I buy 100% wool jackets, skirts, sweaters, !00% cotton dresses, shirts, skirts, pants, etc. I wash everything and cut them all up into the largest pieces I can get and store them for quilts and wool felting projects. I went to one junk store and found wool garments and 100% silk garments for as little as $.50 each! They were on the sale racks because no one wants the styles or tailored-type clothing anymore. I love to find the silks. Their colors are like jewels! I used silk material in my stump embroidery projects. Some garments hang in the thrift stores for months or get shifted to another store in a different part of town because they'er out-dated and people want up to-date clothes... I old now and up to-date doesn't matter a whole lot to me anymore! LOL