Let Thrift shopping thrive in 25!

Rosa_Damascena

Goodies from the other day - Hobbycraft caddy retails at £3.30, mine for 30p (a session in the DW has made it look new), resistance band for £2 and Punch & Stitch for 50p:

Miró

Ermmm….what on earth is a “Punch & Stitch”?

DigForVictory

My first thought was A&E on a Friday night, but thank-heavens-not-just-me a bit bewildered & google not being its usual helpful self.

Glad

I agree, google not getting me anywhere and I'd love to know too

General_Grant

Miró said:

Ermmm….what on earth is a “Punch & Stitch”?

Used for kind of embroidery.  There are punch needles.

For example, see https://uk.figuredart.com/pages/punch-needle-kits?msclkid=d3f4650d50a9132071990d9c4da672da 

Rosa_Damascena

Glad said:

I agree, google not getting me anywhere and I'd love to know too

Me neither - I can see from the imprint it leaves in kitchen roll that it corresponds with the pattern seem on the dark button. But what I have not found on the internet is a set of instructions and I have yet to work out how to open the device up to thread it!! But for 50p it is keeping me entertained 

keepcalmandcraft

Miró said:

Ermmm….what on earth is a “Punch & Stitch”?

I think it punches holes in paper which you then embroider.  A bit like this:

C_J

I have a sturdier (metal) version of this which is used to punch holes in leather so you can then stitch it.

I had a quick flit through four chazzers in a nearby town yesterday and bought a rather elegant turquoise and white floral patterned jersey maxi sundress (£3), a white tunic top with a bold abstract black and red rose design (£2.50), a bag of broken costume jewellery which I use for crafting projects (£2) and an M&S caramel and glittery gold knitted loose-fit jumper which is clearly unfashionable and unsaleable as it had been reduced to £1 (but I love it! It will be perfect for casual Christmassy wear).

Miró

Looks like it is for punching card and then embroidering round the hole?? Anyone fancy an attempt at translating this? (Danish?) I still prefer D for V's explanation tho 

Miró

Today’s trip to Otley….came back with a black lace LKBennett dress for 99p

A garish long multi coloured dress by Karen Millen for 99p, ((might make it into a skirt?)

And a mans shirt, also 99p

Came home, flung all the doors wide open cos it was so humid, went to make a cup of tea and took it into the conservatory to be confronted with this….. yikes, they will be moving into the house next! 😳