Another Thrift Haul

It's been a couple months since I browsed a thrift store, so I gave myself a treat yesterday and headed out to one I haven't been to since last year. I did have a couple specific things in mind to purchase, and I got lucky with one of them.

I wanted to find a 12" x 12" binder so that as I learn my advanced sewing techniques, I can put samples all together for reference. I found this binder right away. It's actually one of those "magnetic page" photo albums that are quite bad for photographs because it discolors them. But it's just right for my purpose because I only need the binder, not the pages.

I found this pack of unopened sewing machine needles for woven fabrics. They're always good to have on hand.

Then I found an unopened bag of cotton balls. Good. I was going to need some more by the end of the month.

The red fabric is very unusual. It's pliable, but metallic, it's vinyl-ish on one side, and cloth-ish on the other. It's very, very shiny and catches the light beautifully. I'm not sure what I'll use it for, but it feels like Christmas. It's very intriguing and gets my imagination going.

Then I found some fabric for counted cross-stitch. There are two pieces of folded aida yardage by Craftways. It retails for $25.00. I got this plus some floss for just over $7.00.

There is a tube of 15" x 18" aida that retails for $10.34 that I picked up for $3.

There's a roll of 15" x 18" raw linen and another of antique white linen that retails for $18.39 each. I bought them for about $2.50 each.

Here's the bag of 36 skeins of Craftways floss and a couple project floss organizers. They were in the package with the aida yardage. The floss retails for $.40 each. I'm not quite sure what I'll do with the floss since I rarely use off-brands. I'm sort of a DMC/Anchor/Gentle Arts snob when it comes to embroidery fibers.

You'd think that the cross-stitch fabrics would be the find of the day, but I found something even more amazing. 

It's another Pashmina! If you recall, I found my first Pashmina in January for just under $10.

This scarf/wrap is 70% Pashmina (cashmere) and 30% silk! The tag said it was an astounding $5.99.

BUT because it was a yellow tag it was on sale. Between the sale price and my senior discount, I bought a Pashmina - worth between $150 and $200 - for $3.00!!!!!

Altogether I spent a bit over $25 for everything. What a haul!