Monday, April 13, 2026

The library craft swap

 The library and a local craft group have a craft swap about twice a year.  So far, I'm doing good about taking more than I bring home.  This time, I took about a bag and a half of stuff, and came home with about a bag.  Only one cone of yarn, though.   

 

 

 

  • Two embroidery hoops (one round wood, one oval metal)
  • a handful of short, metal-tooth zippers to practice pouches with
  • wine corks (someone brought a whole trash bag full) 
  • Pinking shears (vintage)
  • tatting shuttle 
  • pack of jump rings and clasps 
  • Piecework magazines 
  • a couple of crochet booklets 
  • beaded necklace kit 
  • kit to make two embroidery pendants 
  • How-to-draw book (vintage)
  • Art Deco coloring book 
  • fabric to make L a reticule with 
  • part of a Tulip tie-dye set 
  • kit to make a passport cover and luggage tag with 
  • a cone of cotton yarn for potholders
  • Fiskars child-size cutting mat with cutting pen 
  • mason jar of beads
  • pack of assorted pins that say Rue (??)
  • Sculpey III for the plan to make a tiny hat and wreath for my HR Shetland 
  • paper punch for edges 
  • metal box with drawing pencils  

 

Highlights: 

A tatting shuttle - saves me from buying one 

 
 
A Fiskars kids' cutting mat with cutting tool 
 







Beads for someone's friendship bracelet fascination, and I'll keep the jar. 


A vintage, made in the US, pair of pinking shears with the original box. 

A bead kit for a necklace that L will probably love. 


 

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