The other day I found myself in need of a stack of used long sleeved tee shirts. I do programs for kids at schools and libraries and I’m scheduled to do one next Wednesday where I teach the kids to make stuffed animals from the sleeves of used tee shirts. I thought I had [...]
It’s easy to shop for clothes at Sears and come out with a boring wardrobe. Generally, those of us who love dressing secondhand don’t have that problem, but there are other style dangers that lurk when we go out sniffing around for used bargains. For one, we have to be vigilant in avoiding clothing that’s stained, [...]
I was one of those teenagers who really suffered because my family couldn’t afford to dress me like the other kids at school. I wasn’t picked on because of it, I just felt uncomfortable every single day. I wish I’d known that there was an alternative so inexpensive that even I, a kid with just [...]
The other day, I was about to take my 19-year-old son out to lunch when he suggested that we first stop by a neighborhood thrift store so that he could look for some shorts for himself. I was a little grumpy about it because I was planning my usual weekly thrift store trip the next [...]
I’ve gone to a few sewing conventions, and have got to say that they were jaw-dropping events. The classes were great, that wasn’t what shocked me. It was the way most of the attendees were dressed. Since these events were about home sewing, I expected to see people decked out in beautiful, flattering things they’d [...]
