The Flea Market
When I walk to the train station on weekend mornings, I see a little flea market along the walking path. Usually I am not able to stop and look because I am going somewhere. Recently, I was just walking, not going anywhere in particular. I stopped to look and made a couple of purchases. It's an interesting mix of food and vegetables and children's clothing and hand made items and old things and other stuff. I bought ten spools and one card of thread, all for 500 yen. I also purchased 12 men's ties, all for 400 yen!
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Love those little markets, you got some great purchases.
Treasure hunt is often successful, when visiting flea markets :) Talking about ties, I once admired an amazing quilt, with Dresden Plates made out of men silk ties...
XOXOXO
The pattern on a tie is often small in scale and the material rich and silky. That makes a tie perfect for crazy quilting or stump work. I have used a tie to great effect on a at least two stump work portraits.
O gosh, you got good loot. We used to have great flea markets around. Then they became antique markets and unaffordable. Did you buy the ties for any particular purpose? I have so many ties that I have kept over the years after that Annie Hall fad!
xx, Carol
Wow! Great bargains, Pamela! I'm sure you will put the ties to good use!
What a great little market!
Barbara x
Great finds! The fabric of those ties is beautiful...just not for ties, for some of them! I guess crazy looking ties are a thing everywhere in the world.
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