The Etc Shop....Weatherford, Oklahoma

Okay. None of my pictures are really coming out well. Probably because natural light is so low today (low clouds, heavy cover...west end of the house...you know what I mean)...

The Etc Shop, in Weatherford, Oklahoma, is a nice little thrift shop, run by the local Mennonite congregation, for their missions overseas. Mostly staffed by older folks (meaning the over 50 set), it has a nice selection of adult clothing, a decent housewares department, and a smallish children's section...there's also a holiday room, with varying levels of holiday decor items (holiday being whatever is upcoming, usually), a book section, and a decent amount of shoes and purses. I'd say it is priced similarly to the local SA. Maybe a bit higher on some things, but it is still reasonable. It is located near downtown Weatherford, just a few streets away, in a nice little shop. No carts--so be prepared to carry your things around, although you can put them on the counter if you get too much to carry. The folks are very nice and not pushy at all. You'll find it to be a quiet little store.

I got a lovely striped afghan...cream lattice, with varigated fall color stripes in two shades of orange, brown, and green. The edges are scalloped, with the same varigated yarn...it is really a big square--a nice blanket to have tossed over the back of the couch or a chair, a good size for a lap blanket. And on a day like today, very nice to have around.

I found a wool blanket from England...it is probably a crib size, maybe a small lap size...cream colored, with a satin binding, by the Dormy company. Still has the sewn-on label...

Two wool sweaters--one dark green, a man sized 100% wool one...nice for DH if it fits (if it doesn't, then into the washer on HOT it goes...felt that baby and craft with it!...). The other one is the twin to one I got last year, a two-tone blue stripe, which is going to be felted and put into the wool box. I'm working on a patchwork of felted wool...make a nice big WARM blanket out of them, probably with a flannel backing. I'm actually thinking of batting the thing, but we'll have to see how that goes. Since the wool would already be shrunk, it would be safe in the washer/dryer, and so then I could be sure that the blanket/quilt wouldn't warp...hmmmm..I'll have to think on this some more...

I found a dark blue denim jumper that fits #2. She's quite happy to have it, since she's rarely the recipient of 'new' clothes...seems I can find things for everyone but her...

Two shirts for me...one a cotton/linen blend, in pretty stripes, that reminds me of my trip to the Caribbean....the other is a beautiful pale yellow, buttery, daffodilish. It will be nice to wear those this winter, especially in those long days in January and February, when I am desperate for something in a color other than a strong jewel-tone. Both three quarter sleeved buttondowns...very very nice.

A set of those lovely old percale sheets...white with yellow roses. Queen sized, flat and fitted. I've had better luck finding larger sizes, and sets, there.... I can frequently find the twin sized ones around here, it is those tricky larger sizes that are hard to find. Especially in fitted sheets...

I almost bought a couple of larger canister sized tins...old ones, too. But I had to remember, these things had to be hauled home, and our vehicle was crammed to the gills, and then some, lol....

If I can get the pictures looking good, then I'll take a few pictures of the things I got, so I can share with you...