Invaluable Threads

When machine sewing, my thread of choice is Gütermann - a family owned company, founded in Vienna in 1864 who continue to produce excellent products for home stitchers., and industrial purposes. So I was really excited when we went over to our local "Scrapbox" Sale last Saturday morning. 

There was a pile of small pink stripy paper bags [12 x15cm - a bit bigger than a postcard]  beside a basket with a sign. I did not need telling twice. I rummaged through the basket and took out all the Gütermann threads, and ignored the old, half used, non-G cottons, many of which were snapping and beyond use. And packed eleven of them neatly into the bag.

~two as new 1000m reels of cream sew-all thread @£10 each ~unstarted 200m pink machine embroidery usually £2.50~200m red quilting cotton, £3.50~some multicoloured threads,~ various other sew-all spools. I estimate around £40 of threads. Well, everybody tells me that free motion embroidery 'eats up the threads' so this will be useful. And the basic black, white and cream, are invaluable in the workbox.

I was also looking for a 4mm 80cm long circular knitting needle. I got a bag containing three of these, plus a 5mm needle for 20p! Just one would normally be £3.  Bob found some tools and also materials for picture framing which he specifically wanted.  

Do you use Community Scrap Schemes?  
What bargains have you found?

More free motion practice.

I used some random thread and "scribbled" Also did some zigzag stitching.

It really does use a lot of thread !