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Originally Posted by newbee
I haunt my thrift shops for two things--scrubs and sheets. I only buy 100% cotton and won't buy anything without a readable label. I find the scrubs (tops mostly) have really cute fabric and are high quality cotton. If I can find an XL, I can easily get a yard of cotton out of it. The going price here is $3 - $4 a scrub, so that is a bargain. I also look in the sheet/blanket area. I recently bought a "quillow" that had fabulous novelty fabric for $3 and after I took it apart I had over 2 yards of fabric!! I also use sheets for backing. I am fortunate that our Goodwills here have 50% off everything days about twice a month. And "seniors" get 25% off everything on Mondays. What a deal!
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I have a huge tub of ties to repurpose! I bought the shirts, but then sold them at a garage sale. Guess I'll have to buy more. I'll be on the outlook for some really good deals - not Goodwill! They are too expensive, at least here in Ocala, FL. I have bought silks for use in a special quilt that hasn't gotten done yet. My mother used repurposed clothes all the time. Same with my grandmothers. Guess I got to be a snob, but I'll change, I promise.
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I think the thrift shopes are getting very expensive for used clothing. Can almmost find better bargains on new fabrics. However, I love recycling and repurposing!
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Thanks for all the info.
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I visit Salvation Army to find all the differnt colored 100% cotton denim and some blue that I can find at the right price. Our SA prices pants and shirts from $1.99 to $5.99. Each week a different colored tag is 50% and 75% off. I also started looking for nice flannel shirts. I cut them up and make rag blankets with them. I think the denim from jeans has a lot more character than the new stuff. More and more they jeans have spandex in them so finding the colored stuff that is 100% cotton is a little harder than it used to be. I made my SIL a quilt of all colors of purple denim and have done several red, white and blue with applique stars. Does take awhile to cut them apart.
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I guess it depends on the thrift shop. Garage sales are probably best as you can beat the person down! Just kidding. I really don't like negotiating, but will often offer a price when I'm buying more than one item. Not ready to collect repurpose fabrics yet - have to use up what I've collected over the years. Good luck to everyone else.
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I figure that if your on a budget and you buy clothes from thrift shops/etc...to repurpose into quilts or other items...it is the same as buying second hand for yourself...your still wearing them , but in a different way....
Originally Posted by pieces
No, I don't repurpose anything. I figure their are other people that need the clothing at the thrift shop. Why buy it to cut up when other need the clothing to wear.
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Unfortuately, mine are mostly knits and not repurposingable.
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what great ideas, thanks!
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I have lost over 75 pounds and cleaning out my closest, to make room for the shopping spree in the next 50 pounds, I made two piles. One, jeans and 100 cotton shirts and the second pile for donation. I plan on making a rag quilt out of the jeans or pot holders and using the shirts for a scrappy quilt.
It is nice to know that I'm not the only one that repurposes clothes. |
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