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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 436909" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>Susie</p><p></p><p>I don't think it's nuts. I think it's smart. Old fashioned sort of smart. </p><p></p><p>I'd look into the etsy thing or ebay. People would snatch those bags up for all sorts of uses, even one's you've never thought of. </p><p></p><p>You should look up how to make rag rugs too. Those have become the rage again.......real ones, not knock offs so much.........although some people buy knockoffs not knowing what they're getting thinking it's the real deal. My Mom spent her childhood making such things as my grandma did it.........nothing was wasted, nothing. And when you live in a corrugated bunk house with cardboard for insulation and dirt for the floors.....rag rugs were invaluable. Mom promised to show me how to make them, they're supposed to be easy, but I haven't been able to keep her on a visit long enough to show me yet. </p><p></p><p>Since you sew by hand anyway...........hand sewn quilts go for a LOT. </p><p></p><p>You might be able to bring in enough extra cash to treat yourself to a maid once a month or something so you don't have to look at the house in such a state all the time. </p><p></p><p>I crochet my dishcloths out of scrap yarn. Uses up the scraps and gives me dishcloths that are sturdy and work better than any store bought one.......and they last forever. Same for pot holders. Yarn is too expensive to just throw out the small amts often left after a project. </p><p></p><p>I don't have the patience to cut up clothes for other uses. I probably should.......but ours we wear for decades. lol And some the girls wanted me to toss out, I put in one of the yard sales. They told me they'd never sell in a million years........went in the first hour. Sold like hotcakes. Cuz they were comfortable! lol They stood there with their mouths hanging open.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 436909, member: 84"] Susie I don't think it's nuts. I think it's smart. Old fashioned sort of smart. I'd look into the etsy thing or ebay. People would snatch those bags up for all sorts of uses, even one's you've never thought of. You should look up how to make rag rugs too. Those have become the rage again.......real ones, not knock offs so much.........although some people buy knockoffs not knowing what they're getting thinking it's the real deal. My Mom spent her childhood making such things as my grandma did it.........nothing was wasted, nothing. And when you live in a corrugated bunk house with cardboard for insulation and dirt for the floors.....rag rugs were invaluable. Mom promised to show me how to make them, they're supposed to be easy, but I haven't been able to keep her on a visit long enough to show me yet. Since you sew by hand anyway...........hand sewn quilts go for a LOT. You might be able to bring in enough extra cash to treat yourself to a maid once a month or something so you don't have to look at the house in such a state all the time. I crochet my dishcloths out of scrap yarn. Uses up the scraps and gives me dishcloths that are sturdy and work better than any store bought one.......and they last forever. Same for pot holders. Yarn is too expensive to just throw out the small amts often left after a project. I don't have the patience to cut up clothes for other uses. I probably should.......but ours we wear for decades. lol And some the girls wanted me to toss out, I put in one of the yard sales. They told me they'd never sell in a million years........went in the first hour. Sold like hotcakes. Cuz they were comfortable! lol They stood there with their mouths hanging open. [/QUOTE]
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