THRIFT HAUL! What treasures did I thrift the last few months? Sewing supplies, fashion & vintage!
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- Опубликовано: 14 окт 2024
- This is a show and tell of all the thrifted treasures I have found in the last few months! I thrifted so many sewing supplies, fabric, fashion and some vintage patterns!
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So, what's your favourite find??
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My favorite find was a white linen button down and a button down embroidered eyelet top that I refashioned. I look for silk, cotton and linen or blends of those when I thrift. 👍❤️
Love that 1930's pattern! Do you have pattern maker number details?
Basket Doilies would be my Fav.
That black lace is gorgeous!
Best find today, a pair of Wiss pinking shears. For $5!
Who else drooled over those knitting supplies? I thought, "I bet they have crochet hooks too!"
Yes!
👋Me!😭
I was drooling over all the eyelet holes in sleeves of her red top, and the other strip - wonder how she made those.
Several years ago there was a little thrift store on my street, across from a seniors residence. If the senior passed away the family would pack up all the cool old sewing things, even ancient patterns, and donate them to the shop. Sadly it is gone now. When it was there, I wasn't into sewing so I didn't know to load up on those items. Could kick myself now.
I feel your pain, i sure feel your pain.. /virtual hug. it's ok, it's ok..
A thrift store with decently nice stuff closed last year due to the situation. but i remember seeing a cast iron pot in there. i didn't buy it.. i'm only half sorry i didnt - it was oval and i don't think i could have used it too well - i have no oval lids, nor did it come with one. It also needed some love to be restored. i forgot if it was enameled or not, i think it wasn't. I'm used to enameled or stainless steel pots.
Re: Cedar moth balls... If they don't smell, give them a bit of a sanding to loosen the wood fibers and let the smell out. And repeat if the smell seems to lessen after a time. Don't have sandpaper? Use an emery board, fingernail file, or even a pumas stone. ❤🌅🌅😷
As one who can't go out I do always appreciate the chance to live vicariously with your purchases :D
Well I'm so glad to hear that then! ❤ I love we can all share in the treasure hunting joy!
My favorite find is large cotton shirts. I cut off all the seams and use the flat parts for quilts. There's a LOT of good fabric for very little cost. Plaid flannel shirts go to flannel plaid quilts... of course. I have big bins of 21 general colors basicly "free", enough to make big quilts for everyone I know and a hundred small cage quilts for the shelters. No reason those little ones can 't be pretty too. No reds in those...scares the staff. One big pieced block does it. They can be a bit bigger than the cage floor for cushy. Foundling blanket for stuffing or backing. Washable.
The black lace made me gasp out loud! Absolutely gorgeous!
I gasped out loud too! But I had to do it quietly since my family is still sleeping. hahah BTW what would you do with it? I have some similar fabric. Although I can really see a 20's dress with it, I don't like wearing that style.
two comments. I'd say the flat woven trim you love so much is more 60s. Reason, I graduated high school in 1970 and those are like the trims my mother used on my dresses when I was in school. #2. those first three doilies are actually antimacassars. The big one went over the back of the chair and the smaller ones on the arms, because you can wash them when you can't wash a chair! LOL I have several sets that my mother made but none like those baskets. Those are neat!
Context: "Due to the tendency for the Macassar oil to transfer from the user's hair to the back of his chair, the antimacassar was developed. This is a small cloth (crocheted, embroidered or mass-produced), placed over the back of a chair to protect the upholstery." ~wikipedia
Yes my nanna made everyone in the
family one.my mum had lots of different ones .
I really really really want to see a follow-up video to see what you actually do with some of these gems. So many possibilities!
Evelyn, the basket doilies would look great to embellish fancy apron pockets.
I went thrifting yesterday, last night I started taking notes on how I would refashion these garments and this morning I washed all my finds😁😁 I'm soooooo excited to start on these refashions😁
I am so impressed you took notes on your future projects.
RED SKIRT: I bought a skirt from a charity shop that was too big for me. I laundered it, ironed it, took it apart with a seam ripper, and from a skirt pattern which did fit I made a fresh skirt from the old one. Easy project if you are slow and careful and take your time. I also reused the waistband. It can be done.
Love the vintage patterns.
Wow you sure scored but this doesn't happen every time you go to the 0pshops. I have several of the Simplicity books and love them. if I come away with 2 pieces to refashion or just ready to wear It makes my day. I scored a big plain linen table cloth just doesn't feel right to cut it up and I find lots of dollies as people these days don't value them, any with holes I put away to be used for collars and pockets, I just love them, there is so much work that goes into them, makes me a little sad to think families just throw them away. Great video as usual looking forward to your repairs and remakes. Cheers have a great day Tricia.
I absolutelly love these vídeos you make about thrifts!!!!!! Sorry my bad English, cause I am from Brasil.
Your english is understandable, so it's just fine! Thanks for practicing with us!
@@woodenkat8971 thanks! 😍
I always buy vintage linens. Linen tea towels, and napkins are usually in brand new condition, and they always wash up beautifully. I've been known to make a zippered pencil case/makeup bag out of printed tea towels, lol.
I love the black lace at 11:59. Would look lovely as a 1920's dress.
Those thin flowered trims bring me back to the dresses my dad would sew for me when I was little... in the 70s.... I'm telling on myself there....
That's beautiful Julissy
I had some tops in the 70's that I made with those floral trims.
I loved your videos. The red top you are wearing is amazing 😉
That was an amazing haul. There are so many interesting items. We no longer have any fabric stores where l live. There used to be so many. I bought several yards of white organza with appliques of white satin roses when my daughter was 12. When she was 21 l turned it into her wedding gown. We still have it. She is in her 40s now. My favorite of your haul is the collar. I love, love, love it. I see it on a red background. It would just pop.
So envious of your thrift store! Ours dont have sewing and craft supplies.
We have a huge Goodwill in the next town over. It is so organized you would not know it was a thrift store. The first place I stop when I go inside is the crafting area. They have tons of patterns for $1 and lots of notions and fabrics. I don't knit or crochet but if I did.......One time they had several bags of notions, with a lot of reds. It just so happened mom had bought/sent me 10 vintage red buckles. I ended up buying 6-7? bags full of buttons, ric-rac, trims(mostly reds). When I got home I matched up my all my red buckles and buttons, and trims. There are actually about 7 different shades of red in my groups. I am so spoiled with my Goodwill that when I go to other thrift stores I think, "Where is all the sewing stuff?"
You can always try online thrift stores! If you’re in the US, we have A thrifted notion, Feel good fibers, make and mend, and thistle creative reuse. Hope these help!
I'm the remnant queen. every time i go to joanns i go straight for the bin haha
I love your enthusiasm! I'm on a thrifting moratorium until I use up some of my existing stash and complete some of my half-way-done projects. Sigh... living vicariously :-)
If you haven't all ready: how/where do you store your stash? Do you sort by fabric type or color or...? Do you sort bits of fabric by size? How do you remember what you have?
Who said you have to "finish" anything???? Call it a technique sample. If you don't like it anymore, cut it up for quilt bits. If you don't quilt, donate those to the local guild. I sort just by color in clear bins. If I need a bit of yellow I know just where to go. I pour them out and choose. I'm not making competition quilts with perfect cloth or perfect stitching, but they are DONE and warm and wonderful. Just play. )))
I've been thinking about making some tap pants lately and I immediately thought that black scalloped lace would be gorgeous on the legs of something like that. Maybe as insertion lace? 🤔 If you lined them in a color you could even go dressy shorts? Like a 40s play suit kind of thing? Of course a gown would be gorgeous with it too but if you don't have much of it might be harder to do.
Omg! Those basket doillies are adorable! The 2 small ones as pocket would look lovely! The big one mmm maybe at the back of the bodice? You could leave a window and cover it with the doillie
I though at the hem line cut out behind the doilies .
We are lucky, as students, to have you as
our teacher at vintage sewing school! ❤️
I'm lucky to have such amazing students! ❤
I’m constantly amazed at how much line you’re able to find!
I think also, there’s very little plus size clothing made in linen, and of course, far less variety in plus sizes generally. Which means I usually have to buy my linen- but white linen that is neither heavy nor see through is very expensive!
I'm envious of the fabric stash in your charity shop.
Garage sales have wonderful stashes of cloth for nearly nothing. Check out the amount of cloth in dresses and shirts. Ditto pretty much free. )))
Never met anyone who likes mustard colour as much as I do.
Also I think the flecks in the navy men's shirt are called slub yarn - uneven thickness - that is woven in.
I wish we had better thrift stores around here. You are so lucky to have such good shops. However, today I did buy the 1940's suit pattern (a reprint) that I have been trying to buy for over ten years. Found it at Goodwill. I love the blouse pattern in this one.
Thrift shopping is so much fun.
My solid gold thrift haul would most definitely include some vintage Von Hamm Young Hawaiian prints!
Put some of that lace your handkerchief, you can have a little lace peeking out of a pocket and also have a handkerchief on hand when u need one.
I would make a little square cushion with the handkerchief and the lace, Kind of romantic vibe fashion.
2:00 what about putting those doilies on an apron. The big one on the bib and the two little ones as pockets? ❤🌅🌵😷
oooh I'm getting good at the fabric guess game. Since there aren't really garage sales here nowadays, I did some online shopping on a website where I put my own clothes for sale too. I even managed to find, by photos, rubber flip flops for Mister (vs the plastic ones). we're developping some serious skills here!!!!!
I am so jealous of that lace and the linen fabric.
You are just darling. Don't change a thing. You look like you are having a lot of fun and it shows and makes your posts really special. Aren't thrifted items so great? I love the packets of needles. Sheffield steel I found!
Good luck, thanks for bringing something original and fun.
I have the suit pattern and love the skirt pattern, as it is more A line at the back and narrower at the front. When you wear the skirt it makes you look slimmer. Getting up the courage to make the jacket.
😀 You have this pattern! Those pockets are crazy amazing right! let me know if you make it I would love to see it!
I still have my simplicity book from the look are 60's. Nice find on the laces and trims.
Mustard and red skirt are gorgeous!
I'm drooling over those beautiful linen garments. That red skirt woooow. You always find the most beautiful items my dear. Love the colors that you pick, specially red, but if is linen regardless of color I take it!!! 😍😍😍😍😍♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
Really enjoyed this video. I am hoping with all your ribbons and lace that we will have a nightdress/ lingerie tutorial at VSS. (Was that a subtle hint 😂). I can see camisole tops with lace inserts, Victorian nightdress and negligee. The possibilities are endless. ❤️
I was thinking the same thing!! 😀😀
Oh yes please!! I've got a 50s lingerie pattern that I'd love to start and some help and inspiration would be amazing 🥰
The little collar.... dreamy!! Please show us what you do with that piece, it really is so pretty. What a find!🥰
My favorite thrift finds:
- A book from the 60s on pattern drafting. Everything is illustrated and in color, so it is a very visually appealing book.
- Just a big ol' bag of zippers. Not even halfway through that supply and good chunk of them hadn't even been used!
- fabric. My only other options for shopping in town are WalMart and a quilting shop ran by a very unpleasant woman, so any fabric I find is a treasure!
- my iron. Its a really good quality iron, it just needed to be descaled and cleaned. Spent a good few hours doing that but it was worth it!
- sweaters. I also knit, so any sweater I can salvage the yarn from is great to find.
Such beautiful trims! And lace! Wow! I don’t think our thrift shops have anything nearly so cool. I love that nightgown!!
I have an idea for you for the black and white collar. You could keep it detached to wear it on any top or dress. Even the basket lacey things could be fashioned into a collar too. That could be fun to wear that way .
luv your thrift halls!!
My favorite is the mustard skirt!
After watching this video, I decided to give thrifting a try. Here in Austin, Texas, we have a teachers' and crafters' thrift store called Austin Creative Reuse. It is now my favorite store! They had unused patterns for 50 cents each, and also carried some vintage patterns for a bit more. There were so many, many things for sewing including fabrics, threads, trims, zippers, bias tape, machine feet ... I could go on and on! Thank you for your encouragement to give thrifting a try - I will definitely do this again!
What fun. I remember mom using that colorful embroidered tape when hemming my pants as a child in the 60s. And rick rack! I forgot that even existed.
The 40's Vogue pattern with those interesting pockets looks like the Dior´s Bar jacket that I'm obsessed with. Greeting from Chile.
You are so delightful and very enjoyable to watch. I look forward to seeing the items you plan to refashion. Your skills are amazing and I admire your ability to create something lovely to wear from thrifted finds. I learn something every time I watch your videos.
Oh and I would use those two smaller basket doilies as an upside down sleeve detail and the big one as an inset on the bottom of a dress. You can chart the crochet pattern off the doilies if you wanted to creat more. Takes time to count each stitch and produce a graph, but would be so worth it.
I admire the consistency of your colour palette
You have some lovely things. I would like to see you do something with the doilies because I have some myself and can never figure out what to do with them.
In September I bought a Simplicity Creative sewing machine for $19.99. That was my best find at Goodwill. I look for trims, bias tape, but I have not found any at my local Goodwill store. In November I am going to be teaching my daughter to sew. I will be giving my mechanical Brother machine to her. I always enjoy your videos.
The lace doilies...with the roses...they are for chairs...the large one for the back of the head and the two smaller ones for the arms of the chair. My grandma had them on her chairs.
The spotty bits would be slub fabric.
Things I thrift for is oversized silk shirts, vintage embroidered table cloths, plus size natural fiber sweaters that I can either steek or unravel to reknit, and leather jackets. I've made many gloves, thimbles, slippers, and purses from old leather coats or even a leather couch. Sometimes you can find one that's in bad shape on the seats but the back of it is pristine. Many projects from it. Twice now, at a Goodwill, I've been able to utilize the parking lot to take the chair apart and toss the frame in the trash and leave with only the leather.
Can't wait to see you make that jacket!! I have tons of vintage patterns that were my Mums and Nannas 😃
i also loved the mustard skirt! those buttons! i love thrifting bedsheets or duvets--nice ones are hard to find, but there's so much fabric! I struggle with doing anything more for an upcycle than a new hem, so I prefer to just find yardage or textiles and go from there.
I love the black lace and the basket doilies.
I love the gifted trims from the 70s and I don't even sew!
Very Fancy Doilies! They look like Irish crochet! I remember learning how to make a flower like that.
You can make this?! A talent I how to have oneday!
@@Evelyn__Wood I know the technique, but I don't really have the patience for it 😅
Thanks for sharing! My favorite is collecting vintage scissors ✂️😍
Oh yes!! I have a number now too! The always, usually, sharpen up beautifully!
Looking forward To seeing the refashions! Those patterns and the book from three 70s are very cool!
The navy lace is my favorite. I have the same Simplicity book. I haven't found many goodies lately. However my recent treasure is a 1951 edition of the Singer sewing book put together by Mary Brooks Picken. Always love seeing your thrift hauls.
I’m excited with your thrift haul too. I’ll have to travel to a different suburb to see what others are making available to thrift. 💕
Soooo fun & entertaining. Thank you.
Printed out textbooks.. I wasn’t the only one 😂
Id love to see your vintage pattern collection
I would love to see a start to finish video on the 1940's suit. Starting with the pattern prep all the way through to the finished product. Love your videos!
I am excited for the future, lace projects! I’ve really gotten into lace this past year in your class. 😇🎈
Please could you do a short (or long, as you wish) how to on those cool pockets in the seam on the darts on Vintage Sewing school? So neat.
I live in a small city in WV and our 2 thrift shops have no such sewing section. But that doesn't mean there is nothing useful for sewing to spend money on lol just no regular stocked section of sewing things. We do have a wholesale thrift shop though where you can buy the clothing and items by the weight for really cheap. An entire shopping cart stuffed full is only 40 bucks. And I regularly find rolls of fabric there aside from all the great fabric zips and embellishments on the clothing. Second hand is awesome!
How fabulous!!!
Use the steam a seam to glue baste appliqués. ❤🌅🌵😷
Love your finds Evelyn. I would not have left anything behind- and possibly have got even more stuff. Wish we had places for such finds, thanks for sharing yours.
The handmade doilies could be the lacey back of a blouse!
Love your refashining videos.
Oh thank you so much forr sharing your gifts. I love the first doilies you showed, i have a thing about old doilies. I have found them at garage sales for next to nothing. I have some in my closet and i wont dare put them out but love to look at them occasionally. I also love lace, i have a few sacks of lace and i jave used it on my doll dresses when i make them. Thanks so much for sharing.
I'm not sure how much of the black lace you have but when you held it up I immediately saw an overskirt. A straight underskirt and then a full lace overskirt with a sparkling belt. It would be beautiful.
Great find love the clothes
Great thrift store haul! Your refashioning videos are my favorite - I can't wait until you tackle the skirts.
Ooh some gorgeous finds 💕💕💕
I would like to see the skirts from sewing school. I am hoping to take a few classes this coming up year (2022), yours are at the top of my list. Cinnamon at Pixie Faire is another list topper. I sew doll clothes for 18 inch dolls, but haven’t sewed for myself in years! I have been blessed with a three year old great granddaughter And a three year old great grandson. I want to sew for the children. We are expecting another bundle in June. Don’t know the sex yet, either is great by us. You absolutely con’t find ready made maternity clothes! Looking forward to sewing with you in the up coming year.
I would love to see some Projekts for lace trims. I got some lovely laces from my Granny and no Idea how to use them.
Your excitment is so catching. I love to thrift sewing items. You found some goodies
Great finds! Can't wait to see what fashion rehab you come up with.
Thanks for the show! Lovely finds!
Thank you so much Evelyn, I really really love ❤️ all those thing’s you got at the thrift store. And a
That lace, is stunning and gorgeous too. Yes we’re still in lockdown, and I really really love ❤️ going to charity shop’s too, I buy similar stuff as you do, but I haven’t reworked any yet. Please stay safe and well too xxx Mags
Honey, I actually had that book IN THE SEVENTIES! Now I am in MY seventies and I love vintage clothing, 1930s, 40s, fifty’s, and even sixties My favorite is the forty’s because they are shorter, I am five foot two, so shorter is better for me. I even love the furniture. Your complexion is so beautiful as are your smile and hands.you do vintage so well. Did you mention a class? Please elaborate.
How lucky are you to have thrift stores with such fabulous sewing finds! You reminded me I have an edition of that Simplicity sewing book- it was my bible when learning to sew in the seventies. Thanks for your great channel content - your joy in sewing shines through every time!
It's a great book right! I wish I had one when I started!
I loved that yellow top!!!
Terrific finds!
You are so fun to learn from!
Great haul Evelyn.
I always enjoy your finds! Thanks for sharing!
Always,always, always enjoy your thrift hauls! Though, I have to admit that I’m totally envious of your favourite op shop. Haberdashery and fabric seem hard come by around my area - central Victoria.
Really interesting! Thanks.
Great fun! Now I am curious about flat pattern making. Would love to be able to make my own. Hmmm, must look this up some more, it may or may not be for me.
Flat pattern making is the bees knees!! 😀 I teach everything you need to get started in Vintage Sewing School, if you have any questions about joining just email me!
I so, so love your thrift haul videos!!!!! And you did not disappoint - I definitely am hoping you’ll refit the red linen skirt soon! In your professional opinion, can we wash, dry and then iron items such as you shared with us, especially the 100% linen skirts and blouses? I never know for sure, but i’ve had good luck washing at home even though the labels usually say to dry clean only for linen. Your thoughts?
Well, I don't dry clean anything 😀 Does that answer your question! 😁
very pretty finds.