Things I see a lot of in my travels

but do not normally buy.

- shower curtain rings, some cool, mostly plastic, but if anybody out there is desperate for, say, some Incredible Hulk shower curtain rings, let me know and I'll keep an eye out.
- needlepoint yarn - 100% wool in 8-10 yd lengths, useful for felting or anything, really. Tons of it out there, again, let me know.
- fabric, unless it's really really special. Or, I buy it because I think it's a tablecloth.
- metal straight needles and crochet hooks.
- acrylic and very occasionally dishcloth cotton yarn.

Things that I almost always buy when I see them in thrift stores

- Interesting tins to keep crafty goods in (requires the sniff test, first!)
- Knitting notions (stitch holders, needle gauges, circular needles, double pointed needles)
- Knitting magazines, unless they are directly marketed to the older set.
- Embroidery transfers
- Interesting crafty goods (eyelet tools and the like)
- Ribbons, trims, beads and sequins
- star wars action figures (mostly the small ones, but I'll take the big ones, too)
- Workbasket magazines with embroidery transfers (you have to check, most are already gone)
- Anything unique and crafty
- Cool snaps
- Unique handbags and scarves
- solid colored neckties
- Whatever else catches my eye, and makes it to the checkout before I can talk myself out of it.
- And in case you are wondering, these are items I would be interested in trading or discounting for.

And then there's a third category which is
Things that come home with me, as there was an interesting item also in the bag with them
- vintage gift wrap ribbon (maybe useful for scrapbooking?)
- random unidentifiable notions for stitching
- even more random things, they'll have their own page, check it out