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 listing regime at the Rag Rescue website

 

'New Listings' category.

I'm afraid I will not be listing items every day in the near future. I have decided that I will only be listing at the beginning of each month.

I would like to explain my reasons for this new listing regime.
I have been extremely busy of late, all due to my mother having to go into a care home. Three years ago, she didn't want to get rid of anything, when she left her house, so it all had to go into storage. The lock - up we found looked ideal at the time, however three years later we discovered that it was very damp due to condensation. Now that I am having to clear it out, it means that I am having to unwrap, wash and wrap everything again ready for sale. A mammoth job as there are approx. 60 banana boxes to work on. My house, now has the contents of the lock-up in almost every room and it is driving me crazy.
When I have sold everything, I want to change the room my mother lived in, into a super craft room. Afterwards I have to do our  tax returns plus the business, which I would normally have completed by now.
After telling all this to a good customer friend of mine, she said what I needed a holiday, a housekeeper and an accountant. Well I can't afford a housekeeper and although I have an accountant, I prepare everything myself to keep costs down. The holiday this year is just a 2 day trip to London to the O2 to see Monty Python, a 65th birthday gift for my husband from my son.
So... being so stressed I searched my grey matter for something to relieve the pressure I am under and came up with the idea above.

Today, items that have listed can be found in the

'New Listings' category.

Here are some images of the Items listed.

Vintage fabrics

 Vintage buttons

Vintage fabric squares

Vintage lace

Vintage embroideries

 

Pretty French antique toile fabric buttons at Rag Rescue

Lots of buttons for you to enjoy especially the fabric buttons made with French toile fabric.

This is a lovely small central button covered with 19th century Toile de Jouy surrounded by a frill of the same fabric.
Diameter about 6cms/2.25"
These buttons would have adorned French pleats at the top of curtains or drapes.
In excellent condition and an unusual antique button. 

This button is covered in c.1790 block printed chintz fabric with a design in gold and red on a beige background. They appear to have a base of thick cardboard.
Diameter measures about 4cms/1.5"
These buttons would have adorned French pleats at the top of curtains or drapes.

 These are wonderful little mother of pearl buttons.
All in good condition and being 8mm square.

 Pretty vintage mother of pearl buttons.
2.2cms long x 1cms wide.

 A beautifully carved mother of pearl button.
diameter - 2.5cms

These tiny mother of pearl buttons have a star shaped carving on them.
Diameter - 8mm

All at the Rag Rescue website now.

More sets of buttons on the Rag Rescue website today

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Vintage fabric stashbags at Rag Rescue

Do you enjoy working with patchwork or perhaps you love creating small items using fabric? If you have to buy large lengths, then it can become expensive. However, at Rag Rescue you can buy a whole variety of vintage stashbags, from vintage, fabric, lace, braids or ribbons. They are far more economical.
Here are just a few examples of what are on the website and don't forget for the next two weeks you will get a 20% discount.
www.ragrescue.co.uk

Three days of listings at Rag Rescue website

Yesterday these vintage fabrics were added to the website.

 

Today I've added the above pieces of vintage costume.

As I am out all day tomorrow at a conference I thought I would show you tomorrow items that will be listed. Lovely vintage buttons. So here they are.

 

All buttoned up, buttons, buttons, buttons

 Buttons are great for adding to the clothes in your wardrobe to give them a new lease of life. As below, you can use them for decoration or add them to your favourite bags. The ideas are endless.

The above buttons are now on the RAG RESCUE website along with lots of others, greens, reds, yellows and a whole assortment of colours. You will find them in the "Haberdashery" category under "buttons". Why not take a look.

........................Have fun...........................

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

More Christmas crafting packs today at Rag Rescue

Rag Rescue website

Button day at Rag Rescue website today

It may be Friday 13th today but that is a lucky day for me as my father was born on Friday 13th so I've never worried about it.

Lots of lovely buttons today being added to the site.

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Vintage buttons at the Rag Rescue website today.

Not been feeling too well the past few days so I'm off for physio this morning. 

My apologies for not posting the last couple of days.

It is vintage buttons today.

Enjoy browsing.

Vintage buttons at Rag Rescue tomorrow.

Wonderful vintage buttons tomorrow at the

Rag Rescue website

Vintage haberdashery at the Rag Rescue website tomorrow

Rag Rescue website

Vintage buttons for every occasion and design idea

All at the Rag Rescue website tomorrow.

Christmas coloured vintage buttons at Rag Rescue

Sew buttons, sew.

All of the vintage buttons will be at the 

RAG RESCUE WEBSITE

tomorrow.

What ideas have you got for using buttons this Christmas?

Vintage buttons at Rag Rescue today

Sorry this is late. I just had to go to bed early last night after spending the afternoon on the beach with my mother, daughter and grandchildren. Forgotten how heavy a 17 month old is to carry around or how heavy a fully laden pushchair is to push up and down a sand filled ramp.

Anyway, the above buttons are now on the Rag Rescue website.

A variety of vintage items at the Rag Rescue website tomorrow.

A lovely selection of vintage items tomorrow.

All will be found at the Rag Rescue website tomorrow

Vintage west German buttons from the 1940s at Rag Rescue tomorrow

Lovely glass buttons from the West Germany , made in the 1940's.

All will be listed tomorrow on 

the Rag Rescue website

How do you use Vintage buttons?

Today I was sent this photograph by one of my customers. 

A while ago she had bought some vintage buttons from me. After seeing a pattern in the 'Making' magazine for a cushion cover, she decided to knit it. In order to secure the cushion she used some of the buttons she had bought from Rag Rescue. I'm sure you will agree she has made a brilliant job.

Well done Barbara

I'm sure Barbara would love to hear your comments.

I'd love to see pictures showing how you use vintage buttons and I'm sure others would like to see them too. Send your photo's to

Sandie-k(at)tiscali(dot)co(dot) uk

and I'll post them on this blog.