Any creative person has had the experience of throwing away that perfectly good piece of fabric, glass, or paper; that bead, paint brush, or ball of yarn. Maybe it had slight damage. Maybe it just no longer fit in our space. Maybe it just didn't fit our current crafty aesthetic. That decision sucked, but the biggest bummer was that it ended up in the trash. Passing on useable crafting supplies should not have to be difficult. Sometimes finding that person to take it off our hands isn't worth the hassle. To us, "Reclaimed" is taking back that process to help get good supplies into the hands of amazing people!

Reclaimed originally began as a hobby when we came across advertisements of people selling their entire fabric stash. Between downsizing, illness, or inheritance there were people with beautiful supplies and no way to pass them along. Our goal was to take whatever we could get our hands on and make it available at a reasonable price. There have been some amazing finds and some even more amazing stories. We have cleaned out the basement sewing rooms of home tailors. We have dug through the notes of grandmothers who marked up the pattern for the sweater they knit their grandchild. We have quietly said "thank-you" to crafters as we held their half finished projects. And we are so grateful that we get to do so.

If you or someone you love is looking to pass on some amazing goods to another fabulous crafter, please let us know using the box below. Reclaimed runs on donations and can occasionally offer compensation for larger quantities of items. Our community is made up of amazing people who want to keep materials out of the trash and in the hands of people who will love them. We can't wait to hear from you!

All the materials on Reclaimed are previously owned. We do our best to wash musty fabric and keep things allergen free, but please note we cannot guarantee how the fabric was stored prior to being listed on the site. We will always disclose any available information about the quality and condition of any material.

Determining the opacity of fabric from pictures is hard! We use the following scale to try and describe how sheer fabric is.

5 - Maximum Opaqueness
This fabric shouldn't show through. Most heavy upholstery fabric is a 5 on our opacity scale.

4 - Very Opaque
This is the opacity of most patterned, non-white quilting cotton. You may see some shadows in direct light, but it wouldn't be described as sheer.

3 - Fairly Opaque
A white or light blue fabric may fall into this category. When directly backlit it could be possible to see color and shadows through the fabric.

2 - Slightly Transparent
A lightweight fabric made of a looser weave such as linen. Polyester fabrics with this rating show shapes and colors through the fabric when backlit.

1 - Transparent
Fabric mostly suited for curtains or used with a lining. Everything shows through.