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Get what you need – for less! The Thursday Thirteen

12-Feb-09

There are some good deals to be found shopping online. Look for sales and clearance items, sign up for email alerts on the items you buy often. Here’s a list of places I’ve shopped – I’ve had good experiences with these companies (no, I don’t have any affiiliate links here – just good shopping to [...]

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Get what you need – for less! Tuesday – Fabric Finds

09-Feb-09

More for the money fabrics – You can get a lot of “yardage” from these fabrics because of their exceptional widths – Sheers are cut from bolts that are 118″ wide, tulle comes 54″ and 108″ wide, nylon net and felt are both 72″ wide and nylon is 60″ wide. Inexpensive cheesecloth, muslin and gauze [...]

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Get what you need – for less! Monday – Yarn from thrift shop sweaters

08-Feb-09

This tutorial – HOW TO UNRAVEL A SWEATER TO RECYCLE THE YARN – needs no further comment from me. The pictures and directions are very clear and very easy to follow. Do pay attention to what she says about checking seams – if you don’t, you’ll waste time, money and end up all frazzled and [...]

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