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Mid-week uncluttering
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fred_mouseHow is everyone's uncluttering going at this point of the week? Are you recovering from busy weekends, mooching along quietly, or something else?
I'm continuing with my yarn destash. I poked at all the boxes of yarn that I can find, and emptied most of a (~40L) tub, sorting the balls in to two bags of roughly the same mix, which included splitting some balls. This is all the 'odd' yarn - the feathery ones, the thick and thin, the last half ball of interesting colours and textures. These will be going to a couple of primary school teacher friends, one of whom was very keen, and the other may or may not be interested (if not, it will all go to the first friend, because I'll be seeing them together on Friday). All the sock yarn (of which there was not as much as expected) has been put in a bag with a set of DPNs and a pattern, ready to go a travelling.
And the other thing that I've started doing is finding uses for clothes that have been stashed as too damaged to repair, but good sources of fabric. From the remains of quite a nice (probably linen) shirt I made a liner for the small tub that lives under the sink, so that its contents can be lifted out if I ever need it for its intended purpose (a mop bucket). I struggled a bit, but it is okay to have pretty things that are just for me -- I don't have to use an ugly fabric just because no-one will ever see it. I deconstructed the remaining sections of the shirt into flat pieces with no seams, and then put the pieces into the active collection of fabric. I anticipate that I'll use it as decorative finish, because it really is pretty. And I've deconstructed two pairs of trousers, using one in patching, and moving the other (Yoda pattern flannelette) into the active pile. Not sure what I'll do with that one, maybe something for eldest (who wore the pyjama pants until a) they were completely worn through the second set of patches and b) they were so short as to nearly be at their knees).
I'm continuing with my yarn destash. I poked at all the boxes of yarn that I can find, and emptied most of a (~40L) tub, sorting the balls in to two bags of roughly the same mix, which included splitting some balls. This is all the 'odd' yarn - the feathery ones, the thick and thin, the last half ball of interesting colours and textures. These will be going to a couple of primary school teacher friends, one of whom was very keen, and the other may or may not be interested (if not, it will all go to the first friend, because I'll be seeing them together on Friday). All the sock yarn (of which there was not as much as expected) has been put in a bag with a set of DPNs and a pattern, ready to go a travelling.
And the other thing that I've started doing is finding uses for clothes that have been stashed as too damaged to repair, but good sources of fabric. From the remains of quite a nice (probably linen) shirt I made a liner for the small tub that lives under the sink, so that its contents can be lifted out if I ever need it for its intended purpose (a mop bucket). I struggled a bit, but it is okay to have pretty things that are just for me -- I don't have to use an ugly fabric just because no-one will ever see it. I deconstructed the remaining sections of the shirt into flat pieces with no seams, and then put the pieces into the active collection of fabric. I anticipate that I'll use it as decorative finish, because it really is pretty. And I've deconstructed two pairs of trousers, using one in patching, and moving the other (Yoda pattern flannelette) into the active pile. Not sure what I'll do with that one, maybe something for eldest (who wore the pyjama pants until a) they were completely worn through the second set of patches and b) they were so short as to nearly be at their knees).
