Destashing Should be THis year`s subject line

I really feel and think , DESTASHING , should be this year`s subject .
Had lately some long talks with somebody , in this line. Years ago we
had clothes for `workdays` and clothes for `Shabat ` the End of Week
Saturday ..... and life passed, and one day i wanted to wear a dress i
kept for Shabat , and it didn`t fit me anymore and it looked so OUT of
place and out of date ,,,,,, Same with materrials , the lady i spoke
with , hoarded matertials , just in case she needed/wanted it ,,, but
time passed by, life had other demands and the materilals lost their
attraction ,,,, what a waste ... i am not talking about leftoverss
from bigger projects, a ball here a half a ball there i am speaking of
quantity buys , because it was cheap or ,,,,,

I think we all should rethink that method of byuing

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I really feel and think , DESTASHING , should be this year`s subject .
Had lately some long talks with somebody , in this line. Years ago we
had clothes for `workdays` and clothes for `Shabat ` the End of Week
Saturday ..... and life passed, and one day i wanted to wear a dress i
kept for Shabat , and it didn`t fit me anymore and it looked so OUT of
place and out of date ,,,,,, Same with materrials , the lady i spoke
with , hoarded matertials , just in case she needed/wanted it ,,, but
time passed by, life had other demands and the materilals lost their
attraction ,,,, what a waste ... i am not talking about leftoverss
from bigger projects, a ball here a half a ball there i am speaking of
quantity buys , because it was cheap or ,,,,,

I think we all should rethink that method of byuing

I know what you mean.
When I was working, knowing I would only get a small pension when I
retired, I bought many cones of yarn for my knitting machine whilst I
was still in work. I got them at shows and other places. Thinking I
would have a good stash to go at. They filled the shelves in my
workroom, there were over 300 cones.
Alas the day after I retired I was put on the waiting list for a heart
bypass which I had 5 months later.
After the bypass I found it was too painful to use my knitting machine.
I got an excruciating pain in my back. I still get that pain in my back
when ironing, similar arm action. Apparently something was trapped in my
back when they spragged my ribs open.
Those cones stood there mocking me. It was getting to the time when
machine knitting took a dive and no one wanted to buy cones.
One day I took the plunge and bagged them all up and gave them to a
knitting group who made things for the under privilege children abroad.
There was well over a thousand pounds worth of yarn.
Still someone somewhere benefited by it.
The shelves soon filled up with my current hobbies of greeting card
making. Beadwork, even knitting with wire.
I have just made my own jewellery for GD's wedding next week and I also
made her wedding stationery.
Pictures on my website under beadwork and wedding pictures.
Shirley
--
Shirley Shone

http://www.allcrafts.org.uk

On Sep 14, 12:42 am, wrote:
I really feel and think , DESTASHING , should be this year`s subject .
Had lately some long talks with somebody , in this line. Years ago we
had clothes for `workdays` and clothes for `Shabat ` the End of Week
Saturday ..... and life passed, and one day i wanted to wear a dress i
kept for Shabat , and it didn`t fit me anymore and it looked so OUT of
place and out of date ,,,,,, Same with materrials , the lady i spoke
with , hoarded matertials , just in case she needed/wanted it ,,, but
time passed by, life had other demands and the materilals lost their
attraction ,,,, what a waste ... i am not talking about leftoverss
from bigger projects, a ball here a half a ball there i am speaking of
quantity buys , because it was cheap or ,,,,,

I think we all should rethink that method of byuing

Yes, Mirjam, I agree. In fact, this year, I am going to give away a
lot
of my stashed yarn. I just need to get rid of it, and pass it to some
people who will use it.

Higs,
Katherine

On Sep 15, 5:27 am, Katherine wrote:
On Sep 14, 12:42 am, wrote:

I really feel and think , DESTASHING , should be this year`s subject .
Had lately some long talks with somebody , in this line. Years ago we
had clothes for `workdays` and clothes for `Shabat ` the End of Week
Saturday ..... and life passed, and one day i wanted to wear a dress i
kept for Shabat , and it didn`t fit me anymore and it looked so OUT of
place and out of date ,,,,,, Same with materrials , the lady i spoke
with , hoarded matertials , just in case she needed/wanted it ,,, but
time passed by, life had other demands and the materilals lost their
attraction ,,,, what a waste ... i am not talking about leftoverss
from bigger projects, a ball here a half a ball there i am speaking of
quantity buys , because it was cheap or ,,,,,

I think we all should rethink that method of byuing

Yes, Mirjam, I agree. In fact, this year, I am going to give away a
lot
of my stashed yarn. I just need to get rid of it, and pass it to some
people who will use it.

Higs,
Katherine

Katherine you are an ANGEL ,,,,, Like you i deliberately clean closets
bags etc,,,,,
I share give and exchange ..
mirjam

I totally agree, guys. I am contemplating a move to be closer to my
son and his wife (they live in Texas)---I call it my "Five-Year
Plan"---So in line with that, I am having a big Yard Sale next
weekend. I opened a closet door, and there was----MY STASH....Growing,
ever growing....

I had picked up knitting again after a hiatus (my cats were so amused
by the ends of my knitting needles when they were kittens that I could
no longer knit!)...They're grown now, so I'm knitting again....

Anyway, lots of yarns from early days long, long ago when I bought
lots of inexpensive acrylic that I no longer want to use...a MONSTER
skein (must weight 2 lbs) of bright yellow, another of green....Even
some recent yarns that I was attracted to that turned out to be
monsters to work with (chenilles).

So I spent a couple of hours sifting through them, bagging them up in
ziplock bags for sale at the yard sale...I kept more than my share of
acrylics and ALL of my good wools, but I will breathe a sigh of relief
when the stash is thinned out a bit. Too much is just too much. For
me, at least, it becomes almost a burden to look at instead of a
pleasure to enjoy.

Wendy
A Knitting Fool in CT

Thank you so much for sharing the pictures of your work. I loved the
beadwork and all your other crafts. Your garden is like a little piece of
heaven.

I'm so glad you shared your website.

Murielle


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I really feel and think , DESTASHING , should be this year`s subject .
Had lately some long talks with somebody , in this line. Years ago we
had clothes for `workdays` and clothes for `Shabat ` the End of Week
Saturday ..... and life passed, and one day i wanted to wear a dress i
kept for Shabat , and it didn`t fit me anymore and it looked so OUT of
place and out of date ,,,,,, Same with materrials , the lady i spoke
with , hoarded matertials , just in case she needed/wanted it ,,, but
time passed by, life had other demands and the materilals lost their
attraction ,,,, what a waste ... i am not talking about leftoverss
from bigger projects, a ball here a half a ball there i am speaking of
quantity buys , because it was cheap or ,,,,,

I think we all should rethink that method of byuing

I know what you mean.
When I was working, knowing I would only get a small pension when I
retired, I bought many cones of yarn for my knitting machine whilst I was
still in work. I got them at shows and other places. Thinking I would have
a good stash to go at. They filled the shelves in my workroom, there were
over 300 cones.
Alas the day after I retired I was put on the waiting list for a heart
bypass which I had 5 months later.
After the bypass I found it was too painful to use my knitting machine. I
got an excruciating pain in my back. I still get that pain in my back when
ironing, similar arm action. Apparently something was trapped in my back
when they spragged my ribs open.
Those cones stood there mocking me. It was getting to the time when
machine knitting took a dive and no one wanted to buy cones.
One day I took the plunge and bagged them all up and gave them to a
knitting group who made things for the under privilege children abroad.
There was well over a thousand pounds worth of yarn.
Still someone somewhere benefited by it.
The shelves soon filled up with my current hobbies of greeting card
making. Beadwork, even knitting with wire.
I have just made my own jewellery for GD's wedding next week and I also
made her wedding stationery.
Pictures on my website under beadwork and wedding pictures.
Shirley
--
Shirley Shone

http://www.allcrafts.org.uk

Thank you Murielle.
The garden is under renovation work at the moment. The very wet summer
killed a lot of the plants and DH found that the woodwork supporting the
shrubs and climbers had rotted. So for safety's sake he is having to
take them down. Maybe since we are both in our 70's it is time to make
it more manageable without having to climb to prune climbers.

The wedding went fine and I will post some pictures in a few days time
Shirley


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writes
Thank you so much for sharing the pictures of your work. I loved the
beadwork and all your other crafts. Your garden is like a little piece of
heaven.

I'm so glad you shared your website.

Murielle


"Shirley Shone" wrote in message
...
In message . com,
writes
I really feel and think , DESTASHING , should be this year`s subject .
Had lately some long talks with somebody , in this line. Years ago we
had clothes for `workdays` and clothes for `Shabat ` the End of Week
Saturday ..... and life passed, and one day i wanted to wear a dress i
kept for Shabat , and it didn`t fit me anymore and it looked so OUT of
place and out of date ,,,,,, Same with materrials , the lady i spoke
with , hoarded matertials , just in case she needed/wanted it ,,, but
time passed by, life had other demands and the materilals lost their
attraction ,,,, what a waste ... i am not talking about leftoverss
from bigger projects, a ball here a half a ball there i am speaking of
quantity buys , because it was cheap or ,,,,,

I think we all should rethink that method of byuing

I know what you mean.
When I was working, knowing I would only get a small pension when I
retired, I bought many cones of yarn for my knitting machine whilst I was
still in work. I got them at shows and other places. Thinking I would have
a good stash to go at. They filled the shelves in my workroom, there were
over 300 cones.
Alas the day after I retired I was put on the waiting list for a heart
bypass which I had 5 months later.
After the bypass I found it was too painful to use my knitting machine. I
got an excruciating pain in my back. I still get that pain in my back when
ironing, similar arm action. Apparently something was trapped in my back
when they spragged my ribs open.
Those cones stood there mocking me. It was getting to the time when
machine knitting took a dive and no one wanted to buy cones.
One day I took the plunge and bagged them all up and gave them to a
knitting group who made things for the under privilege children abroad.
There was well over a thousand pounds worth of yarn.
Still someone somewhere benefited by it.
The shelves soon filled up with my current hobbies of greeting card
making. Beadwork, even knitting with wire.
I have just made my own jewellery for GD's wedding next week and I also
made her wedding stationery.
Pictures on my website under beadwork and wedding pictures.
Shirley
--
Shirley Shone

http://www.allcrafts.org.uk



--
Shirley Shone

http://www.allcrafts.org.uk

I've just completed a great wee baby shoe project that is ideal for
using up odds and ends of yarn:
http://vintagepurls.net.nz/2007/09/29/antidote/

I found the pattern through Ravelry (yes, my wait is over - I got my
invite a week or so ago) but it's freely available - the link is
available on the above page. I'll definitely make these again and I
plan to do them in a different weight yarn and needle size to make a
larger pair.

If you have a Ravelry login you can find my project details at:
http://www.ravelry.com/projects/vint...artjes-bootees

VP

On Sep 29, 8:17 am, Vintage Purls wrote:
I've just completed a great wee baby shoe project that is ideal for
using up odds and ends of yarn:http://vintagepurls.net.nz/2007/09/29/antidote/

I found the pattern through Ravelry (yes, my wait is over - I got my
invite a week or so ago) but it's freely available - the link is
available on the above page. I'll definitely make these again and I
plan to do them in a different weight yarn and needle size to make a
larger pair.

If you have a Ravelry login you can find my project details at:http://www.ravelry.com/projects/vint...artjes-bootees

VP

Hee VP , went to see you nice cute shoes , tried to post a comment but
it refused my comment ,, thus here it is CUTE GREAT NICE
mirjam

On Sep 29, 7:51 pm, wrote:
Hee VP , went to see you nice cute shoes , tried to post a comment but
it refused my comment

Sorry about that Mirjam, I wonder why my system was so rude as to
refuse you?

VP