Twin Fair- Star Seam Binding
Twin Fair- Star Seam Binding
Memorex Tape
#tbt Dead retail with a side of Memorex
The thrift store. the funky smells, the Bible verse screaming woman, the men in dog collars… err wait not that sort of post today. One of the fun things to do when at the thrift is to look for old store tags. If you are lucky the store separates the “New with Tag” clothing from […]
Vintage buttons and snaps oh my!
I love finding old carded buttons (and other sewing supplies) at the thrifts. The packaging alone is usually a work of art & they often are examples of our old retail landscape. In today’s finds I found old Twin Fair and Hens & Kelly tags- along with a cursive Sears logo. Who else […]
Funky Sayelle
Vintage yarns
Remember a time when department stores still had craft departments? Heck even when all the discount stores had craft departments- now the only discount store with a craft department (if lucky enough to not be a remodeled one) is Walmart. In fact I still look for the arts and crafts department at my local Kmart […]
Old retail geekery
Retail geekery- Hills shopping cart (found at Salvation Army), Quality Market shopping basket & Twin Fair stamped pattern (both at St. Vincent de Paul thrift store)