Following a recent post by Swirlyart, about her good fortune on freecycle in obtaining a sack load of fabric, I finally managed to join my local group. I didn't feel that I could just join and then place wanted adds straight away I waited. I scanned the lists of stuff every day but no fabrics came up.
Eventually i could wait no longer and placed an add. That evening I had a client round to the house and she told me they were clearing out her aunts home. Her aunt had been a seemstress and milliner. I was invited round and yesterday I went. It was like aladins cave. There were huge pieces of fabric everywhere andI literally filled the car. I now have whole rolls of velvet, vintage prints, lining in every colour of the rainbow, cotton, silk, satin, metalics etc.
I am currently on the eighth washin load of fabric and the washing line is heaving under the weight.
I've also got about thirty vintage hats and ten vintage dresses.
needles to say, I withdrew the wanted add from freecycle!
Eventually i could wait no longer and placed an add. That evening I had a client round to the house and she told me they were clearing out her aunts home. Her aunt had been a seemstress and milliner. I was invited round and yesterday I went. It was like aladins cave. There were huge pieces of fabric everywhere andI literally filled the car. I now have whole rolls of velvet, vintage prints, lining in every colour of the rainbow, cotton, silk, satin, metalics etc.
I am currently on the eighth washin load of fabric and the washing line is heaving under the weight.
I've also got about thirty vintage hats and ten vintage dresses.
needles to say, I withdrew the wanted add from freecycle!
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