First secondhand bookshop in Abu Dhabi

ثرفت، أول متجر كتب مستعملة في أبوظبي والوحيد كما أعرف.

المكان صغير ومزدحم بمئات إن لم يكن آلاف الكتب.

Two girls, three op shops, one day. Today after the most surreal doctor's visit which involved a cake and the reception staff and Vanessa coming into my consultation to sing happy birthday to me and my GP, we went op shopping, and I think our protective ghosts were assisting us with our purchases, cus I got these good things. And Vanessa also got some good things!

ps. TOMORROW IS MY BIRTHDAY.

Stamped July, 1981

Credit: Willa Zakin

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Stamped August, 1975

I wonder what happened to his watch.

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Pike Place, Seattle; 1986. Geolocation credits to Joe Schumacher.

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lyrics from Your Call by Secondhand Serenade. quite a lovely song.

Pictures of the kimono and related items I bought from a tiny second-hand shop I found in Arashiyama, Kyoto.

I bought:

Black Haori (3000)

Pale Green Haori (1000)

White/Black Kimono (5000)

Green/Blue Kimono (2000)

Blue Rainbow Obi Set (2500)

White Tabi Socks (1000)

Red Cord Zori Shoes (1500)

There are expected minor imperfections, mostly on the insides along common sweat stain areas or a few possible sunburn spots. I believe they're all mainly silk though, and they're very well-made.

The obi is a premade-type, so I don't have to learn how to tie it! Thank god, otherwise I'd never wear these.

It's too nice just to use as a toilet bag so I use it as an evening bag.

Vintage Babushka, Iso-Roobertinkatu 42 (just opened May 2009)

found the flower tray and two enamel plates at the alemeda antiques fair 12/3.

hat and shirt

Pictures of the kimono and related items I bought from a tiny second-hand shop I found in Arashiyama, Kyoto.

I bought:

Black Haori (3000)

Pale Green Haori (1000)

White/Black Kimono (5000)

Green/Blue Kimono (2000)

Blue Rainbow Obi Set (2500)

White Tabi Socks (1000)

Red Cord Zori Shoes (1500)

There are expected minor imperfections, mostly on the insides along common sweat stain areas or a few possible sunburn spots. I believe they're all mainly silk though, and they're very well-made.

The obi is a premade-type, so I don't have to learn how to tie it! Thank god, otherwise I'd never wear these.

scarf- rummaged talbots

sweater- rummaged delia's

pants- delia's (via plato's closet)

mocs- minnetonkas

Set of Sinclair Bagpipes half-mounted in hand engraved thistle design sterling silver and Imitation Ivory 'challice style' mounts.

Pipes shown in original fibreglass case.

scarf - H&M

coat - H&M (old)

jeans - Big Star

hat - secondhand

sweater - secondhand

mittens - secondhand

boots - secondhand

PAL Gamecube + 9 games + 2x bongo drums + 2x memory cards

Note that this is a PAL system (with European plug, but I'm adding in a power converter that takes EU plugs and plugs into American outlets). All you need to be sure of before you buy this is that your TV supports PAL signals!

Price: $150 for the entire set

(worth over $700)

Close-up of Pipe Chanter Bulb and Blowstick from Full Imitation Ivory set of Bagpipes mounted with Nickel slides. Manufactured by Wm. Sinclair & Son in the early 1980's

Close-up of Pipe Chanter Sole from Full Imitation Ivory set of Bagpipes mounted with Nickel slides. Manufactured by Wm. Sinclair & Son in the early 1980's

Pictures of the kimono and related items I bought from a tiny second-hand shop I found in Arashiyama, Kyoto.

I bought:

Black Haori (3000)

Pale Green Haori (1000)

White/Black Kimono (5000)

Green/Blue Kimono (2000)

Blue Rainbow Obi Set (2500)

White Tabi Socks (1000)

Red Cord Zori Shoes (1500)

There are expected minor imperfections, mostly on the insides along common sweat stain areas or a few possible sunburn spots. I believe they're all mainly silk though, and they're very well-made.

The obi is a premade-type, so I don't have to learn how to tie it! Thank god, otherwise I'd never wear these.

Ex London United Dennis Dart DP26 is seen in a yard in Portsmouth after refurbishment, so where did she go ?

Full Imitation Ivory set of Bagpipes mounted with Nickel slides shown in there original solid wood case. Manufactured by Wm. Sinclair & Son in the early 1980's

Pictures of the kimono and related items I bought from a tiny second-hand shop I found in Arashiyama, Kyoto.

I bought:

Black Haori (3000)

Pale Green Haori (1000)

White/Black Kimono (5000)

Green/Blue Kimono (2000)

Blue Rainbow Obi Set (2500)

White Tabi Socks (1000)

Red Cord Zori Shoes (1500)

There are expected minor imperfections, mostly on the insides along common sweat stain areas or a few possible sunburn spots. I believe they're all mainly silk though, and they're very well-made.

The obi is a premade-type, so I don't have to learn how to tie it! Thank god, otherwise I'd never wear these.

A laurel made from secondhand sheets and lace.

Here in Benin, old lace tablecloth/curtains are used everywhere: hairnets, coverings for food so flies don’t come in, privacy curtains at doors and windows, and more.

What I enjoy more is buying the lace. In the US, we throw out things that are in perfectly good condition, but where do they actually go? One answer is Africa, where our unwanted stuff is resold in piles on the streets here. It’s fun to “thrift” for the fabric here and then make something out of materials originally destined for the trash.

I bought a lace sheet and a curtain sheet to line it with, however since the lace was already heavy this dress is very thick and more suited for winter. I finished the edges with bias tape facing & added pockets because they’re just too useful to leave out.

I wrote more in my sewing journal here: cathywu.com/journal/treadling/2013/04/14/secondhand-lace-...

We got her out of the jumble of toys in the cardboard box, with her hair all tangled, wearing only a pair of oversized hoop earrings. V. gave her a nice bath and put her in one of the dresses Grandma made, and we're going to try to help her get an office job.

Yesterday evening we went to our favourite seconhand store, so much to see and to want!! Ifound some nice hankies to screenprint.

Pictures of the kimono and related items I bought from a tiny second-hand shop I found in Arashiyama, Kyoto.

I bought:

Black Haori (3000)

Pale Green Haori (1000)

White/Black Kimono (5000)

Green/Blue Kimono (2000)

Blue Rainbow Obi Set (2500)

White Tabi Socks (1000)

Red Cord Zori Shoes (1500)

There are expected minor imperfections, mostly on the insides along common sweat stain areas or a few possible sunburn spots. I believe they're all mainly silk though, and they're very well-made.

The obi is a premade-type, so I don't have to learn how to tie it! Thank god, otherwise I'd never wear these.

Bought recently in Seattle, when I just happened upon a place in Ballard that was selling off a bunch of vintage fabrics from the collection of a woman who was a dressmaker for musicians in the 60's and 70's. Oh, how I wish I'd picked up some more of the other prints and woolens!!!

kichijoji tokyo

Pictures of the kimono and related items I bought from a tiny second-hand shop I found in Arashiyama, Kyoto.

I bought:

Black Haori (3000)

Pale Green Haori (1000)

White/Black Kimono (5000)

Green/Blue Kimono (2000)

Blue Rainbow Obi Set (2500)

White Tabi Socks (1000)

Red Cord Zori Shoes (1500)

There are expected minor imperfections, mostly on the insides along common sweat stain areas or a few possible sunburn spots. I believe they're all mainly silk though, and they're very well-made.

The obi is a premade-type, so I don't have to learn how to tie it! Thank god, otherwise I'd never wear these.

Pictures of the kimono and related items I bought from a tiny second-hand shop I found in Arashiyama, Kyoto.

I bought:

Black Haori (3000)

Pale Green Haori (1000)

White/Black Kimono (5000)

Green/Blue Kimono (2000)

Blue Rainbow Obi Set (2500)

White Tabi Socks (1000)

Red Cord Zori Shoes (1500)

There are expected minor imperfections, mostly on the insides along common sweat stain areas or a few possible sunburn spots. I believe they're all mainly silk though, and they're very well-made.

The obi is a premade-type, so I don't have to learn how to tie it! Thank god, otherwise I'd never wear these.

Pictures of the kimono and related items I bought from a tiny second-hand shop I found in Arashiyama, Kyoto.

I bought:

Black Haori (3000)

Pale Green Haori (1000)

White/Black Kimono (5000)

Green/Blue Kimono (2000)

Blue Rainbow Obi Set (2500)

White Tabi Socks (1000)

Red Cord Zori Shoes (1500)

There are expected minor imperfections, mostly on the insides along common sweat stain areas or a few possible sunburn spots. I believe they're all mainly silk though, and they're very well-made.

The obi is a premade-type, so I don't have to learn how to tie it! Thank god, otherwise I'd never wear these.

Aix-en-Provence

This a smallish piece of soft cotton from the local thrift store. Rarely do I see stuff like this there.

Medium weight cotton napkins. There are four of them, probably never used.

Top - Second hand a couple of years ago, not sure how much.

Skirt - salvation army $5

Stockings - red cross $2

Shoes - Salvation army $6

Armwarmers - made by me (wool second hand, maybe $1)

BP2bi Hand Engraved Thistle Bass Drone Slide

Pictures of the kimono and related items I bought from a tiny second-hand shop I found in Arashiyama, Kyoto.

I bought:

Black Haori (3000)

Pale Green Haori (1000)

White/Black Kimono (5000)

Green/Blue Kimono (2000)

Blue Rainbow Obi Set (2500)

White Tabi Socks (1000)

Red Cord Zori Shoes (1500)

There are expected minor imperfections, mostly on the insides along common sweat stain areas or a few possible sunburn spots. I believe they're all mainly silk though, and they're very well-made.

The obi is a premade-type, so I don't have to learn how to tie it! Thank god, otherwise I'd never wear these.

Look carefully at this bicycle. The wagon part which looks like the back is actually the front. The upside down chair is right next to the seat, and there's some handlebars on what appears to be the front of the carriage.

Lots of people ride these funny bikes in Iquitos.

First secondhand bookshop in Abu Dhabi

ثرفت، أول متجر كتب مستعملة في أبوظبي والوحيد كما أعرف.

BP2bi Hand Engraved Thistle Pipe Chanter Sole Side