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Should You Learn To Sew?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you can’t save money, need extra tools and have to learn how, why would anyone learn to sew? Why learn to sew? There are many crafters, clothing designers and beginning savers who sew. If you own a material store, you want someone on staff that understands the customers – someone who knows how to sew! As a hobby.

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How I Saved $1400 by Upholstering My Chairs

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Along the way, on one of my garage sale shopping expeditions, I stumbled across a matched pair of wing backs (non-reclining) for $20 each. I was able to find the material for one chair on clearance – for $40 total and on sale for the other. All told, I think I paid about $100 for the material for both chairs.