Fabric Preview: December 2023 

That's a great question! There are a few things that go into this: We have a physical thrift store where we sell fabric and notions for $5 per pound, and offer bag sales and bins of free fabric - that’s how we started and where most of our items were sold in our first few years. We strive to be a resource for our local community - to spread the love and joy that is found in creating. Our free bins are where many children have come to pick up their first supplies to learn sewing, knitting, or crochet, and where sewists have picked up free muslin for their practice garments! So, for our local customers, we do carry a bit more of the "thrift store" feel. (I wish there was more we could do to translate this concept online, but I will mention what we are doing in a second!) Secondly, our staff are paid a fair wage. To be worth the labor of photography and writing up an internet listing, a fabric needs to be pretty special, so initially, only our more expensive and rare items got listed online. It’s similar to what large thrift store chains do with collectible and valuable items that show up in their stores. Unlike traditional thrift stores, though, we don't come across all of our inventory for free. Some of our inventory does come from local donations since many thrift stores near us don't accept fabrics, but we purchase a good percentage of it from individuals, as well. This makes our business model closer to a consignment/resale shop than a thrift store. As time has gone on, we have increased our inventory, and that, combined with the global pandemic, has meant a shift in how our business is run. We still highlight our most special fabrics in monthly collections. Those are generally our most expensive fabrics, although we try to price lower than comparable fabrics would be in other stores! We also now list more inventory throughout the week, and bundle items that would not be worth the labor of listing individually. These items are still curated and processed by our staff, but they lean much closer to traditional thrift store prices. Our best bargains sell out fast! Lastly, we are a little more focused on the sustainability aspect of using fabric that already exists rather than encouraging more production than is necessary by buying new. "A Sustainable Notion" just didn't have the same ring to it though 😉. I hope that helped answer your question, and gave some insight into what we do! Thanks for being here! Kelly

@@AThriftyNotion you answered my question and more. I thank you for taking the time to really lay it out for me. A Thrifty Notion is still on my radar, more now than ever