Today, I thought I'd better get out to Goodwill before the sweaters are all sold for the spring. As it was, they were overwhelmingly cotton. But I got to thinking. If I don't plan to dye them, I can just pick sweaters with yarn I like, in a simple style (so it leaves more intact yarn). Also, I realized while looking at the sweaters that you need solid runs of color. I saw a really pretty ski sweater, but it had a design with the pattern running along behind the knit. That would be a bear to pull apart.
The striped sweater is the most lovely feeling yarn. The yellow one I plan to dye. The light green one is a chenille, but a small weight, so it should make a beautiful pair of gloves paired with the ANGORA on the right- I have a really pretty pattern for a ruffled cuff on a glove, and a mother-in-law who loves fancy things. I can't wait to see how this works out.
Now, here's where the corruption comes in.
I bought a roll of upholstery fabric the other day to make a coat for $2.99 a yard. It's from a bunch of upholstery fabric a woman donated to my favorite quilt store, Always in Stitches. All procedes go to charity.
It's fuzzy. It doesn't shrink and washed beautifully. I was actually heading to the fabric store for corduroy to make the inside facings and the collar. But we stopped at Goodwill first.
This is a shade of brown not sold in the store- I checked. And I would have had to pay $10 a yard for a yard and a half of the brown corduroy and use only a small portion. So instead, I paid $2.50 (1/2 off day, remember)! Plus, if it hadn't matched, I think I could fit in these.
I am going to use this combination of patterns:
*Kit- One of the American Girl characters from the 1930s whose mother made flower sack dresses for money
*Maria von Trapp- Sound of Music, made outfits for the children from drapes which were being discarded.
I look forward to seeing your coat! =)
ReplyDelete~ Jamie