The start of price reductions at Rag Rescue

Rag Rescue Newsletter
STOCK CLEARANCE AT RAG RESCUE
I hope you have been enjoying the Summer weather.
I have been doing a lot of thinking these past few weeks and have decided that I want to retire in a couple of years time. I have a large room full of stock which I need to move on, the majority of which has not been on the website. In order to get it on the website, I first need to reduce the stock that is on Rag Rescue.
Unfortunately it is just not practical for me to do this all at once as I have to go into my database and change the price of every item. So I have decided to reduce one category each week and send you a quick email to let you know which category has been reduced.
This morning I managed to change the prices in the 'HABERDASHERY' category, each item has been reduced by a huge 50%.
 http://www.ragrescue.co.uk/products.php?category=haberdashery

This is an area of which I have a huge amount of stock, which must be cleared, so once the website items have been reduced I will start listing more.
Please order straight from the website if something catches your eye.
Thank you for all of your support.
Sandie

Here are just a few items to wet your appetite.

Pack of 12 tassels  - NOW£2.00

Pack of buttons - NOW£2.00

A selection of Parsons foundation letters for embroidery - NOW £3.25

Vintage haberdashery stash pack - NOW £2.50

Sewing tools - this one NOW £2.00

LOTS MORE HABERDASHERY ITEMS ON THE WEBSITE.

New listings on the Rag Rescue website

This is a huge catch up as I have been very busy since I came back from the wedding in Croatia.  So my apologies for the lack of posts. Here are the items that have been listed on the Rag Rescue website since the last post.

Vintage French fabrics NEW in tomorrow at Rag Rescue website

Listing vintage items everyday of the week including French vintage fabrics, French antique toile fabrics and buckles this week.

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Thirty two vintage items listed on the Rag Rescue website last week.

I listed all of these items on to the Rag Rescue website this last week. Today's listings are at the bottom of the photo which you will have to click on to see everything.
Keep warm, dry and out of the wind and most importantly , safe until this dreadful weather passes.

Buckles SPRING into action today at Rag Rescue

 

Beautiful vintage buckles on the Rag Rescue website today and here's a new idea on how to use them.

 

Shown here as door magnets but I would attach the buckles to a long strip of vintage fabric and hang it on the wall with all of your favourite photo's.

You can find how to turn buckles into frames here - 

http://www.marthastewart.com/268602/belt-buckle-frame-how-to

HAPPY FIRST DAY OF SPRING

Buckled up Thursday.

 

Wonderful vintage buckles can be used not only for belts but for a whole lot of craft ideas.

Add them to some vintage fabric covered circles and use as napkin holders, you will be the envy of your friends. Place some vintage fabric around a flower vase or plant pot and put some velvet or silk vintage ribbon around the centre with a vintage buckle in the centre. The ideas are endless.

Tuesday is all buckled up at Rag Rescue

 

Six more vintage buckles listed today at the Rag Rescue website

Now here is an idea how you can use your buckles 

Would look great with a variety of coloured buckles don't you think?

Buckled up Monday

 

ON THE RAG RESCUE WEBSITE TODAY

Vintage buckles great shapes,sizes,composition.

Lots of lovely vintage buckles being sold today

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Rag Rescue website

Pretty vintage buckles.

Lovely vintage buckles today at Rag Rescue. These are ideal for using to thread ribbon through on Christmas parcels. Give your friends and family an extra treat.

 

 

Vintage buckles, clasps and buttons today at the Rag Rescue website

Rag Rescue website

Vintage buckles and buttons

All at the Rag Rescue website today

All buckled up at Rag Rescue tomorrow

Lovely vintage buckles add that difference to an article, whether it is an item of clothing or on a ribbon for a present.

SEE THE RAG RESCUE WEBSITE FOR A SELECTION OF VINTAGE BUCKLES.

Great vintage buckles at Rag Rescue

More vintage buckles being added to the site tomorrow

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Large vintage buckles for sale

Great vintage buckles will be listed on the Rag Rescue website tomorrow

 

Lots of vintage buckles

Thursday 12th November

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Well today started off pretty roughly. We arose at 5am to travel for  over an hour to an auction which was a totally waste of time and diesel. Nothing there for us at all, so back we got in the van and travelled for over another hour and returned home very tired. Still the scenery was spectacular as the low clouds were hanging in the valleys with just the mountain tops clear.We hit thick fog the higher up we went and it was a good job that the traffic was light on the motorway.

Still there is always another day and another auction to go to. We are picking up some lovely items tomorrow that we won on the live auction site yesterday so all is not lost.

I always panic at this time, a couple of weeks before the International fairs, thinking that we haven't got enough new stock but of course we always seem to find things at the last moment. So fingers crossed.

Why not use use vintage buckles and vintage fabric to adorn your Christmas presents this year.

Antique French buckle clasps, moire rosettes and lovely petit point.

Being listed tomorrow Tuesday 20th October at 7am BST

So what have I been doing today?

- caring for my invalided mum

- washing vintage fabrics

- sorting out the stock room

-  taking and wrapping orders and posting

- booking an appointment with a new accountant as mine is still in Rugby . I left Rugby 6 years ago.

- getting frustrated as there aren't enough hours in the day.

- answering emails
I think I will have a break now.

VINTAGE BUCKLES AND BUTTONS

These wonderful vintage buckles and buttons will be listed shortly on the website.

Today is the last day of listing for this week. All customers who have 'wish lists' for this week will get their invoices by Sunday.
New listings start again on Monday 24th August.

ALL LISTING READY NOW - HERE WE GO

Just look at that lovely teddy, don't you adore him? I found him amongst the boxes of quilting bits. Like everything else in the box he is not finished. All the bits are machine stitched put want hand sewing together. The fabrics are fantastic, lovely old quilting.
Now who could resist him?

VINTAGE FABRIC SCRAPBAG DESIGN IDEAS

SO YOU HAVE INVITED GUESTS AROUND FOR AN INFORMAL BAR-B-QUE OR PICNIC.............

Why not make some unique napkin holders made from a Rag Rescue scrapbag.
Each scrapbag has four colour coordinated vintage fabrics each piece long enough for this idea. So simple, quick to make, cheap at £3.50 for 4 and will be a talking point for your friends.

Take each piece and join along the long sides with the reverse side of the fabric facing outwards. Measure the length you want for your napkin when folded, tuck in the ends and hand sew together. Iron flat.

You can decorate them with a bow made of ribbon (available also on the Rag Rescue site) or why not use a pretty button or buckle similar to the ones shown below.

This is just one way to make a napkin holder. You could edge the fabric with lace or rather than sewing the ends together, just tuck in and add your buttons or a lovely tassel., then tie around the napkin. Toilet roll centres covered with the fabric by glue make sturdy napkin holders. If you find them unhygienic just pop them in the microwave for 30 secs, a trick I learnt from my teaching days. You can add any embellishment you wish and there are plenty to choose from at the Rag Rescue site.

Make your Bar-B-Que or picnic special.