The 2010 crazy clothes challenge

sarahangel

Evening all,

Not a penny spent this week on clothes! Although I have lusted over a few!!

The best thing this week is that I have sold my first handmade hat , I am really chuffed! Only £8 but every empire has to start somewhere

Have a good Friday everyone

:beer:

ThinkingOfLinking

Well, still no new purchases and no temptations....Feeling very virtuous.

niksyg

magpye just looked on Etsy....nooooooooo! It's all too nice, why oh why did you mention it??! must be strong....must be strong!

Souk08

Lula I 've made £18 so far. Not including postage costs in that. Yippee!

Fairysnow

hi all, i'm really struggling i have a longline black cardigan which i wear with jeans when i'm in shoots but being on hands and knees its seen better days. I've not had it long (got it in a sale at sainsburys) but does anyone know how to revieve knitwear?? I keep seeing this one in asda for £10, but i always find supermarket clothes have no longevity!! and i'm trying to be good! Any tips before i spend 10% of by budget!!

ThinkingOfLinking

Fairysnow, how about you redye it; just buy some Dylon dye and follow the instructions? I don't think the dye would count as part of the budget?

Magpye

Fairysnow, what's the yarn mix on your cardie? If it's acrylic or other synthetic, then it won't take dye as acrylic is a plastic fibre and the dye is part of the extruded filament, not added on top of the yarn, IYSWIM. If the shape is going, you could always try re-blocking it to get it back into shape. If it's getting worn, then your options are either patches (available in haberdashery stores) or darning it, which quite frankly is a skill in itself and not one many people know now.

ThinkingOfLinking

That's good to know Magpye. Thanks.

niksyg

Went to collect a parcel today and it was a birthday pressie from my sister....a lovely plum coloured tunic/dress jumper thing that she bought when she was last visiting me and she has decided she is not keen and so now I've got it! yaaay! Loving free clothes!

Magpye

niksyg, how lovely! Free clothes are always good. My sister regularly sends down clothes packages (she impulse buys and never returns stuff which doesn't fit) but they never fit - the 8-inch height difference might have something to do with that? :think: