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I finally finished my slow sewing project - my 2nd Pixie coat! Very happy with it. It’s not as colourful as the winter one I made, but I went for big feature buttons to make up for that 😆 It was surprisingly difficult to find buttons that would look right with the fabric. These match the lining though. They’re the only thing I bought new - the fabrics and threads are thrifted. Some of you might remember that the fabric was used for 1980s Air NZ uniforms! It should last really well and is a nice weight for a summer coat. (apologies for the poor photo quality- I didn’t dust the mirror enough!) #sewing #thrifting

Nice little $10 thrifting haul today. Been needing CD-Rs for old Linux stuff to tide me over until the picoIDE is out. Wanted a cheap old Apple keyboard for those times you need a USB hub and thin keyboard for basic troubleshooting/ travel shit. Stunned to find an official Apple power adapter extension cable there too. Yoink. And longer component cables bc needed it for possible project / existing cables are very short. #Thrifting

LA Times: How California tech turned thrifted clothes into a booming fashion trend "...Thrifted clothes have become an unlikely fashion flex for Hollywood’s haute couture hoarders and other trend-setters. California companies have propelled this movement, turning what was once an old-fashioned way to save money into a booming industry at the cutting edge of style...." (paywall) https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-09-19/how-california-tech-turned-thrifted-clothes-into-booming-fashion-trend #thrifting

One persons junk is my treasure #thrifting #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #japan #japon #hardoff

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I spent a grand total of $69.25 making this wool coat, so a real bargain! The only new things I bought were the pattern and interfacing. The red fabric and buttons are from an old coat I deconstructed. The beige fabric and linings I thrifted from Stitch Kitchen. Most of the thread also came from there, supplemented with some old stuff I had, plus some from Mum’s stash. #sewing #thrifting #recycling

I’m delighted that I managed to pick up almost all the supplies for my coat from Stitch Kitchen! It’s a social enterprise that aims to reduce textile waste. Everything in the store is donated - bits of fabric and haberdashery and wool and anything you might need for textile projects. They also run classes etc. Even better, they have a sale on and fabric, already sold cheaply, is half-price (ending tomorrow)! #sewing #thrifting

Here’s what I got for the grand sum of $28! The main fabric is a beautiful soft wool. The photo doesn’t show the colour very well - it’s a soft beige and pink with a mottled design. There’s enough for the whole coat, but I think I’ll stick with my plan of using my red fabric for the pockets and hood to make it a bit more interesting. The other fabrics are for linings, and I got some partly-used reels of matching thread too. The only thing they didn’t have was suitable interfacing, so I bought that new. Minnie likes the lining fabric 😆 #sewing #thrifting

Typical Goodwill #gaming find! 😂 #retrogaming #thrifting