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Posted by Emily Bengston on May 24, 2008, 5:19 pm
On 5/24/08 1:03 PM, in article
be5d6c9f-3b45-4e86-9ed7-0afe1c44b7f0@79g2000hsk.googlegroups.com, "upstate"
>> On Sat, 24 May 2008 05:21:39 -0700 (PDT), upstate
>>
>>> My mother, a true fabricoholic, has moved to a retirement home in
>>> Pittsburgh, PA. She would like to find a way to sell her fabric. I
>>> think she has over 100 boxes full of all kinds of fabric. Are there
>>> any small independent fabric stores in Pittsburgh that I could contact
>>> about buying some of it? Are there any flea markets where I could
>>> sell the fabric for her? Are there any charitable organizations (for
>>> example, shelters for battered women, etc.) that need fabric? I don't
>>> think she has a lot of cottons so quilt guilds are not likely to be
>>> interested in her fabric. Understandably, given the investment my
>>> mother has in the fabric, she refuses to just throw it all away. Any
>>> suggestions would be appreciated.
>>
>> Try the local Craigslist. I often see fabric and other sewing related
>> items for sale on ours :)
>>
>> -Irene
>
> I am familiar with CraigsList, but my mother is not the least bit
> computer literate. At age 85, I think she is too old to try to deal
> with showing the fabric to various strangers who would call in
> response to an ad I could place on CraigsList for her. I would not
> want to subject her to that ordeal especially given the fact that I
> do not live in the area to help her. I was hoping I could find a way
> to get rid of a lot of the fabric during my next visit to see her.
> Thank you for the suggestion.
Perhaps you could take a few boxes at a time to your home and sell them on
Craig's List or E-Bay. Of course that would necessitate sorting the
fabrics.
Where are they now? If there is a suitable storage place in your area to
store them? Then, it would be easier to get them sorted.
Emily
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