Little Shop, Little Shop of Notions

March 24th, 2008 in sewing, fashion, restyle

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Thrift shops can be good sources of inexpensive, hard-to-find fabrics and trims. You can sometimes find buttons (especially mother-of-pearls), necktie interfacings, bra underwires, fur trims, and other interesting notions on relatively cheap garments. After I’ve taken the buttons or other trims off, I sew on replacements and donate the clothes back to the shop. No applause necessary.

Submitted by: S. Klement, Tucson, Arizona

posted in: sewing, fashion, restyle, tip, notions, buttons

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ChristineDesigns writes: I love this idea & have been doing it most my life. In addition, I like to use the fabric from the garment to make trims or small items, such as handbags, sachets, appliqué's, etc. Posted: 12:27 pm on April 24th

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