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Free: Oracle card deck (Witton le Wear DL15) Promised The beautiful Ancestral Oracle of the Celts by Caitlin Matthews, illustrated by Wil Kinghan. 40 car deck in presentation pack with booklet signed by the author. Unused. Collect from near Witton le Wear. PLEASE SUGGEST DAY AND TIME you wish to collect. Saying “anytime” or “to suit you” doesn’t help me! Thank you.

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Free: Deck of oracle cards (Witton le Wear DL15) Promised The Wisdom Of The Trees Oracle by Jane Struthers, beautifully illustrated by Meraylah Allwood. In presentation box with slide out drawer and book which is signed by the artist. Cards unused though the book has been read. Collect from near Witton le Wear. PLEASE SUGGEST DAY AND TIME you wish to collect. Saying “anytime” or “to suit you” doesn’t help me! Thank you.

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Free: Pop up cloche/mini greenhouse (Witton le Wear DL15) Gro Zone plastic foldable pop up cloche/mini greenhouse. It has a flap you can open for ventilation, which zips closed and metal pegs to hold it down. Collection is from near Witton le Wear. PLEASE SUGGEST DAY AND TIME WHEN YOU COULD COLLECT. Saying “to suit you” or “anytime” doesn’t really help! Thank you.

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Free: Vintage pine table (Witton le Wear DL15) This is an old pine kitchen table measuring 4’ x 2’6”. Two drawers with copper cup style handles (no key). Good condition though drawers aren’t very smooth opening. Collection is from near Witton le Wear, and you would need to be able to carry it along a narrow path with two awkward turns. I am unable to help. PLEASE SUGGEST DAY AND TIME WHEN YOU COULD COLLECT. Saying “to suit you” or “anytime” doesn’t really help! Thank you.

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Free: Kitchen bits and bobs (Witton le Wear DL15) Just a few kitchen things - might help someone setting up home. Three kitchen towels (brown, cream, beige), two floral cotton tea towels, one little vintage tea plate, a one-cup tea pot, glass tea pot for leaf tea, 2 china mugs, 1 metal mug, cooling rack, a few little tins. Collection is from near Witton le Wear. PLEASE SUGGEST DAY AND TIME WHEN YOU COULD COLLECT. Saying “to suit you” or “anytime” doesn’t really help! Thank you.

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Free: CD player/DAB radio (Witton le Wear DL15) Promised Aiwa CD player with a DAB radio and USB socket, instruction booklet and remote. Measures 46cm x 20cm. Bought a few years ago, rarely used. Collection is from near Witton le Wear. PLEASE SUGGEST DAY AND TIME WHEN YOU COULD COLLECT. Saying “to suit you” or “anytime” doesn’t really help! Thank you.

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Free: Dress patterns vintage (Witton le Wear DL15) Assortment of Butterick, Simplicity, New Look, patterns from 1990s. Size 16. Used, pieces should al be there but check before using Collection is from near Witton le Wear. PLEASE SUGGEST DAY AND TIME WHEN YOU COULD COLLECT. Saying “to suit you” or “anytime” doesn’t really help! Thank you.

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Free: Retro 1980s dress patterns (Witton le Wear DL15) Batch of Style, McCalls, Vogue, New Look patterns from 1980s. Size 14-16. Might suit someone who makes costumes for theatre productions? Of keep them long enough they’ll be back in fashion! Collection is from near Witton le Wear. PLEASE SUGGEST DAY AND TIME WHEN YOU COULD COLLECT. Saying “to suit you” or “anytime” doesn’t really help! Thank you.

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Free: 1960s vintage dress patterns (Witton le Wear DL15) A little batch of original 1960s patterns by Vogue, Butterick, Simplicity. Size 14. aready used when I got them but should still be useable, though advise checking all the pieces are there. Any retro girls on here who could use them? Collection is from near Witton le Wear. PLEASE SUGGEST DAY AND TIME WHEN YOU COULD COLLECT. Saying “to suit you” or “anytime” doesn’t really help! Thank you.

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Free: Bamboo bag handles (Witton le Wear DL15) I have four of these bamboo bag handles to re home. any takers? Collection is from near Witton le Wear. PLEASE SUGGEST DAY AND TIME WHEN YOU COULD COLLECT. Saying “to suit you” or “anytime” doesn’t really help! Thank you.

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Free: DAB radio (Witton le Wear DL15) Promised Little digital radio, 15cm x 10cm x 8cm plus handle (which will fold down). Complete with user guide and micro USB charger (though it’s a very short lead on it). Collection from near Witton le Wear. PLEASE SUGGEST DAY AND TIME FOR COLLECTION. It doesn’t help me at all just to say “any time” or “to suit you”. Thank you.

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Free: Tapestry Wall Hanging (Witton le Wear DL15) Promised This is a large, handmade needlepoint wall hanging worked in Celtic knotwork, loosely based on images from the Lindisfarne Gospels. Collection is from near Witton le Wear, in Bishop Auckland area. Please suggest DAY and TIME so that I can get it out of storage for you. “Anytime” or “to suit you” are not helpful! Thank you.

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Free: Huge fish kettle (not for food use) (Witton le Wear DL15) Gifted I have two of these huge aluminium fish kettles. 19” x 15” x 9” high plus handles.They’ve been used for fabric dyeing and eco printing, so no good to cook food in, and in any case they’re vintage, pitted aluminium. Potential use for garden pond or of course a fellow eco printer/dyer.

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Free: Cork Noticeboard (Witton le Wear DL15) Gifted Cork board plus a few spare pins. From memory I think it’s about A3 size. Used and faded a bit but still got plenty of life in it. Collection is from near Witton le Wear, in Bishop Auckland area. Please suggest DAY and TIME so that I can get it out of storage for you. “Anytime” or “to suit you” are not helpful! Thank you.

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Free: Wool Roving (for feltmaking) (Witton le Wear DL15) Gifted Bundle of wool roving, colours as shown. I’m also offering some wet felting equipment, see separate post. Collection is from near Witton le Wear, in Bishop Auckland area. Please suggest DAY and TIME so that I can get it out of storage for you. “Anytime” or “to suit you” don’t help! Thank you.

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Free: Wet Felting Equipment (Witton le Wear DL15) Gifted Bits and bobs for wet felting, includes towels, netting, spray bottle, olive oil soap, apron, and the pink and blue things are useful to use as resists. Also included are some “rush” type place mats if anyone still uses them. I also have some window blinds (minus the hanging parts) that I’ve used for bigger pieces - let me know if they are of interest and I can look them out. Collection is from near Witton le Wear, in Bishop Auckland area. Please suggest DAY and TIME so that I can get it out of storage for you. “Anytime” or “to suit you” don’t help! Thank you.

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Free: Yarn And Vintage Patterns (Witton le Wear DL15) Gifted Bag of yarn as shown - acrylic and cotton, some of it might be wool. Also a little pile of vintage crochet and knitting patterns from the 1970s. Collection is from near Witton le Wear, in Bishop Auckland area. Please suggest DAY and TIME so that I can get it out of storage for you. “Anytime” or “to suit you” don’t help! Thank you.

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Free: Extra Large Sheets Of Card (Witton le Wear DL15) Gifted Plain white, 300gsm, A1 sized card. Label says 50 sheets but some of it has been used. I’d guess that there are about 25 sheets left in the pack. Collection is from near Witton le Wear, in Bishop Auckland area. Please suggest DAY and TIME so that I can get it out of storage for you. “Anytime” or “to suit you” don’t help! Thank you.

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Free: Voile Bags (Witton le Wear DL15) Gifted Bag of little voile drawstring bags for jewellery or small craft items. Assortment of colours as shown. Collection is from near Witton le Wear, in Bishop Auckland area. Please suggest DAY and TIME so that I can get it out of storage for you. “Anytime” or “to suit you” don’t help! Thank you.

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Free: Craft display items (Witton le Wear DL15) Gifted Unused fold out display stand by Hobbycraft. White inside which can be used for photos etc and can be written on. Plus small display stand for greetings cards or small items. It’s 13” wide by 10” high. (See also display mannequin in separate post) Collection from near Witton le Wear. Please suggest DAY and approximate TIME so that I can get them out of storage for you. “Any time” or “to suit you” not helpful! Thank you.

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Free: Display mannequin with stand (Witton le Wear DL15) Gifted Display mannequin for craft fairs etc. I think it’s a size 14. Has changeable covers, black as shown and cream. Includes wooden stand and knob at the neck. Collection from near Witton le Wear in Bishop Auckland area. Please suggest DAY and TIME so that I can look it out of storage for you. “Any time” and “to suit you” aren’t helpful! Thank you.

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Free: Photo paper - GREAT CRAFT DE-STASH (Witton le Wear DL15) Gifted One pack of A4 sized and two pack 10 x 15cm. One of the smaller packs is part used. I’m clearing out my studio so this is one of several posts (and more to come) so do have a look and feel free to ask for as much of it as you wish! Collection is from near Witton le Wear. Thanks.

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Free: Display stand - GREAT CRAFT DE-STASH (Witton le Wear DL15) Withdrawn Unused strong card table top display stand for craft stalls I’m clearing out my studio so this is one of several posts (and more to come) so do have a look and feel free to ask for as much of it as you wish! Collection is from near Witton le Wear. Thanks.

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Free: Buttons and Beads - CRAFT AND NEEDLEWORK DE-STASH (Witton le Wear DL15) Gifted Pearl buttons of various sizes and colours, wooden buttons, jar of beads, “button box” assortment of buttons, broken bead jewellery and a couple of storage containers. I’m clearing out my studio so this is one of several posts (and more to come) so do have a look and feel free to ask for as much of it as you wish! **bring your own bag** I don’t have enough bags for everything! Ideal collection time would be this Saturday 20th June in the afternoon, but if you want something and absolutely can’t come then, let me know when you can come and I’m sure we can arrange something. Collection is from near Witton le Wear. Thanks.

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Free: Little drawers (Witton le Wear DL15) Gifted Little wooden drawers, great for storing small craft items, spare buttons, small stationery etc. I’m clearing out my studio so this is one of several posts (and more to come) so do have a look and feel free to ask for as much of it as you wish! **bring your own bag** I don’t have enough bags for everything! Ideal collection time would be this Saturday 20th June in the afternoon, but if you want something and absolutely can’t come then, let me know when you can come and I’m sure we can arrange something. Collection is from near Witton le Wear. Thanks.

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Free: Tapestry and Crewel wool - GREAT CRAFT DE-STASH (Witton le Wear DL15) Gifted Box of assorted colours tapestry wool (some are partial hanks, others haven’t been used), and a bag of crewel wool, unused, again in various colours. I’m clearing out my studio so this is one of several posts (and more to come) so do have a look and feel free to ask for as much of it as you wish! **bring your own bag** I don’t have enough bags for everything! Ideal collection time would be this Saturday 20th June in the afternoon, but if you want something and absolutely can’t come then, let me know when you can come and I’m sure we can arrange something. Collection is from near Witton le Wear. Thanks.

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Free: Many ribbons - GREAT CRAFT DE-STASH (Witton le Wear DL15) Gifted Okay, so there’s a bundle of silk sari off cut “raggedy” ribbons, a ball of multicoloured silk yarn, 6b unopened packs of beige binding and lots of length of ribbons of various colours, widths and lengths. (If nothing else posting this has caused me to detangle them all!) I’m clearing out my studio so this is one of several posts (and more to come) so do have a look and feel free to ask for as much of it as you wish! **bring your own bag** I don’t have enough bags for everything! Ideal collection time would be this Saturday 20th June in the afternoon, but if you want something and absolutely can’t come then, let me know when you can come and I’m sure we can arrange something. Collection is from near Witton le Wear. Thanks.

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Free: Box of silk bits - GREAT CRAFT DE-STASH (Witton le Wear DL15) Gifted Wooden box containing lots of scraps of fine silk in many colours. I’m clearing out my studio so this is one of several posts (and more to come) so do have a look and feel free to ask for as much of it as you wish! **bring your own bag** I don’t have enough bags for everything! Ideal collection time would be this Saturday 20th June in the afternoon, but if you want something and absolutely can’t come then, let me know when you can come and I’m sure we can arrange something. Collection is from near Witton le Wear. Thanks.

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Free: Craft felt - GREAT CRAFT DE-STASH (Witton le Wear DL15) Gifted Batch of sticky backed A5-ish sized felt, assortment of different coloured felt scraps and shapes, and a little sponge block (great for needle felting). I’m clearing out my studio so this is one of several posts (and more to come) so do have a look and feel free to ask for as much of it as you wish! **bring your own bag** I don’t have enough bags for everything! Ideal collection time would be this Saturday 20th June in the afternoon, but if you want something and absolutely can’t come then, let me know when you can come and I’m sure we can arrange something. Collection is from near Witton le Wear. Thanks.

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Free: Craft oddments - GREAT CRAFT DE-STASH (Witton le Wear DL15) Gifted Various crafting bits and bobs including: Instructions for making fabric specs case, Bits of tapestry canvas Long piece of stiffener (for bag bases) - partially used Pack of 10 blank greetings cards, pastel colours Pack of skeleton leaves Card/fabric shapes, eg butterflies, flowers Bag of beeswax (great for waxing fabric) 2 x “Asian Knot” makers Pom Pom maker I’m clearing out my studio so this is one of several posts (and more to come) so do have a look and feel free to ask for as much of it as you wish! **bring your own bag** I don’t have enough bags for everything! Ideal collection time would be this Saturday 20th June in the afternoon, but if you want something and absolutely can’t come then, let me know when you can come and I’m sure we can arrange something. Collection is from near Witton le Wear. Thanks.

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