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Floss & Brie Thank you so much for your comments and interest!
Hoping I might have found a way of going forward....if I'm lucky!!! I found a wool shop on Amazon who have some limited stock of cream 100% wool Aran yarn by the same manufacturer, (Wendy Wool), tho the band round the ball is completely different which is what makes me feel mine is very old stock. Just hoping that the colour is a reasonably close match...if so I will start again knitting the whole of the back in the new wool. That's gotta be better than joining new wool in half way up I think....a slight shade difference might not be so noticeable this way. As the supplier offers free postage I have sent for just one lot as a test. Should be here tomorrow so fingers X'd. Another idea is to try dying the whole blooming lot if all else fails but I believe you have to use hot water and I do not trust myself with pure wool and hot water, (thinking doll sized Aran sweater!) Ho hum! 8 -
Couple of finds from today's jaunt. An M & S 50's stylee shirtwaister midi dress in a tan and white print, 99p in the St Gemmas Hospice shop, (thought it might not fit as is a size smaller than I usually take but it's fine....thanks Covid for the lost poundage!). Then got a pair of M & S pale blue 'Mom' jeans....20p from the 20p shop
Re my wool drama...yay, the wool was a close, tho not quite perfect, match. Sweater is completed now with just one bit that I'm not completely happy with but if I stick it in a drawer for a few weeks I will have forgotten about the imperfect bit!
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Burgundy colour dress by Pure. 53% silk 47% linen. £1.All that clutter used to be money6
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Glitch? What glitch!?! Looks lovely!! And cosy warm!!!I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Debt Free Wannabe, Old Style Money Saving and Pensions boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.
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Sounds like quality for a quid, I have to see this!Sayschezza said:Burgundy colour dress by Pure. 53% silk 47% linen. £1.No man is worth crawling on this earth.
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Adding my voice to this as my first thought about the fabric was that it must feel lovely to the touch.Rosa_Damascena said:
Sounds like quality for a quid, I have to see this!Sayschezza said:Burgundy colour dress by Pure. 53% silk 47% linen. £1.
@Miró - that is beautiful knitting especially the bobbles. I have never mastered those myself and I'm most impressed by your speed and expertise.6 -
As my local dry cleaners do 3 for ? (cant remember) it was cheaper to take the dress in with the 2 items i needed dry cleaned rather than pay for 2 at normal price. I will try to take a photo when it comes back. Its shirtwaister style and yes it does feel lovely. All dresses, skirts and trousers in my local CS are £1 regardless of make etc.
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absolutely beautiful jumper 🙂Be Kind. Stay Safe. Break the Chain. Save Lives. ⭐️2025 Savings Pot Challenge: As a monthly amount, running total = £379.00
Jan £5.00 Feb £12.74 Mch £23.26 Apr £32 May £43 Jun £50 July £62 Aug £71 Sep £80 Oct Nov Dec Grand Total £5
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