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Wednesday2000

I realised when I washed them that the scarf has bumblebees, not butterflies.

Brie

Rosa_Damascena said:

Wednesday2000 said:

I saw a Fatface dress in the hospice charity shop on Friday, but I didn't buy it as I was on my way out to London. I went back today and it was still there. I also bought some silver trainers, a brown sweatshirt, a blue dress, a navy top and a yellow butterfly scarf. 🙂

Pics or we won't believe you 

Nice scarf!!!

@goldfinches
don't forget that if the jumper isn't really repairable/wearable you could recycle it to Turtle Doves.

Cashmere Recycling Scheme | Turtle Doves

Miró

goldfinches said:

@Miró - those shoes look very elegant and very you as well. Pity about your sharp-eyed ancestor, I shall be eyeing books about orchids with more interest from now on.

@Magpie100 - your warehouse style shop description inspired me to see if I could find any in the nearby town I'm visiting tomorrow and there were two so watch this space.

@Brie - I had no idea that anyone would do such a thing, and now that I think about it, I don't think I'd object to someone who was really hard up using my donation to help themselves so there is more nuance here than was made clear in the article. Food for thought.

@Rosa_Damascena - you'll be glad to hear that I thought of tsundoku in the Age UK shop this afternoon and determinedly didn't buy anything even though I was very tempted. Instead I called in at the rather upmarket antiques and vintage clothes emporium just across the road and snapped up this 100% cashmere navy v-neck for the incredibly low £4. It was reduced because it has three tiny moth holes and a small darn on the back which I've tried to show in the photo here, the holes are in the rhs shoulder area. It's currently in the freezer in a bag and then will be washed and darned, if I can't make the repair invisible I'll keep it for wearing at home in the cold months.

That jumper looks too good to be sent off to Turtle Doves!  I’d be tempted to have a go at ‘visible mending’….something like…..

goldfinches

Thanks for both your suggestions @Rosa_Damascena and @Miró.
I'm confined to barracks with a streaming cold that came on suddenly late yesterday evening so I didn't get to the warehouse style shops today or have any chance to look for a matching wool to mend the jumper. You've both given me lots to think about while I'm convalescing.

Brie

Well as I used to say to a friend at work...."a woman walks into a charity shop"...and she'd reply "and buys a scarf!"

Brie

Lovely one only £2!!!!  No tags on it but feels silky, Def not acrylic, polyester so will wear nicely.

janb5

goldfinches said:

I went to the posh suburb yesterday morning to see an exhibition of ceramics in the library garden and was early so popped across the road to the Animal Sanctuary shop and found this lovely salmon pink Land's End polo shirt, £4, and a pair of BNWT pyjamas, £7.50. The pyjama set label says they're made of 49% cotton and 51% regenerated cellulose fibres and the fabric feels lovely and silky, they're here if you want to know more.






A

I really liked the Hospice shop and their prices are noticeably lower than the shops in the centre of town so I've resolved to make the trip out there more often.

The pyjamas are lovely but their sizes are tiny - extra large is 10 - 12!

goldfinches

janb5 said:

goldfinches said:

I went to the posh suburb yesterday morning to see an exhibition of ceramics in the library garden and was early so popped across the road to the Animal Sanctuary shop and found this lovely salmon pink Land's End polo shirt, £4, and a pair of BNWT pyjamas, £7.50. The pyjama set label says they're made of 49% cotton and 51% regenerated cellulose fibres and the fabric feels lovely and silky, they're here if you want to know more.






A

I really liked the Hospice shop and their prices are noticeably lower than the shops in the centre of town so I've resolved to make the trip out there more often.

The pyjamas are lovely but their sizes are tiny - extra large is 10 - 12!

Interestingly once I stretched out the ferocious elastic in the waistband they turned out to have a lot more material than was first apparent, about a size 14/16. I think I'm going to look for some looser and more forgiving elastic to replace it with as the waistband isn't stitched to what's there currently.

Miró

@goldfinches. Love the jimjams…look really comfy and stylish!

Had an expensive weekend…..

Saturday in the Herriot Hospice shop in Bedale got a B/N Massimo Dutti top, (fave designer), all oversized, wafty, bit see thro stylee, no hanger appeal, think I paid about £13 but RRP was €60

Then at the Thirsk car booty got an M & S dress for £2

Also at same CB  *gulp* spent £120 on a pair of b/n Dubarry Goretex boots, always wanted these so could not resist. (RRP £350). 

goldfinches

Those boots @Miró I can see why you've always coveted them, they're gorgeous and a bargain too. I think I might have to add them to my wish list too. Clever you, enjoy wearing them.