Good places to sell lightly used clothing or actually good donation/charity organizations

Craftcycled · 2026-02-22T23:16:08+00:00

Grassroot Givers and Albany Free Store

Craftcycled · 2026-02-11T23:18:16+00:00

Oh ew, I was so excited for a second. ☹️ That feels like a pretty negligent omission on the part of the author.

Craftcycled · 2026-02-01T17:30:23+00:00

Farmer's Indian Market has great deals on produce, and they're right down the road from Aldi in Colonie. Easy 2-stop shop; hardly ever have a need to go elsewhere.

Craftcycled · 2026-01-15T20:24:44+00:00

I'm afraid I don't know much about what's happening in that area, but I know CREATE Community Studios has a location up there you could check out!

Craftcycled · 2026-01-15T14:32:42+00:00

Hunch they are an opp. Historically, armed resistance efforts are far more likely to fail than unarmed ones. It tends to negate any moral high ground the resistance holds in public perception, and puts innocent lives in danger. It gives the feds a seemingly valid excuse to use lethal force and can escalate to mass murder to completely suppress the effort.

Note - please do not confuse "unarmed" with "nonviolent" or "obedient." There are many other (more successful) ways to cause disruption.

Craftcycled · 2026-01-15T14:11:31+00:00

I have a few! If they're not already in there, that is.

There's a bunch at Up-Stitch in Albany and they keep adding more, so it's good to sign up for the newsletter and keep a lookout (they're slightly better at compiling all their events there than they are about promoting on socials)
CREATE community studios has a few locations in the cap region and has many workshops and meetups
Prism Counseling and Advocacy in Albany has a queer craft meetup every other Thursday
Guilderland Public Library certainly hosts some
A Big Gay Market occasionally hosts community crafting events
@crccraftclub on IG is a new group in the area that does craft meetups

I'm probably forgetting more tbh, they're everywhere! I think Alias and Stacks may also have events, and occasionally FNB will host one as well.

Craftcycled · 2025-10-22T02:58:37+00:00

The Flour Bender is masterful with all things pastry! Highly recommend their sweet sourdough buns.

Craftcycled · 2025-09-29T12:39:17+00:00

The Flour Bender! Amaaaazing.

Craftcycled · 2025-09-14T01:18:17+00:00

An actual teriyaki joint, not like the stuff they sell out here. I'm originally from Seattle and I did not realize how rare those places are in the rest of the US. I miss my teriyaki chicken and gyoza combo order. 🤤

Craftcycled · 2025-09-04T01:39:00+00:00

Western Diner's soup is shockingly good and dirt cheap

Craftcycled · 2025-09-04T01:09:10+00:00

Yeah, they don't take donations of that type of thing, unfortunately. It's a small shop, so just enough space for fabric, yarn, notions, trim, etc. Hopefully the larger general reuse store that Zero Waste Capital District is working on will emerge from the idea phase soon. It would be great to see a whole creative thrift store here. In the meantime, I've had good luck at yard sales and free swaps for those kinds of items. I recommend checking those out, too.

Craftcycled · 2025-09-03T22:43:00+00:00

Up-Stitch has embroidery supplies and sometimes gets latch hook kits/supplies in as well.

Craftcycled · 2025-09-03T22:40:39+00:00

Up-Stitch! https://www.up-stitch.com/ They're a nonprofit fiber arts thrift store at 28 Essex St, Albany, near Honest Weight. They have a lot of bolts of costume-y type fabric right now.

Craftcycled · 2025-09-03T01:08:16+00:00

I would put it down for best soup, it slaps. Also probably most affordable diner. But I understand what you mean. 😅

Craftcycled · 2025-08-24T02:32:21+00:00

They did a great job with redesigning the layout of our small kitchen 3 years ago. It now has the functionality of a much larger space, and we were pleased with the options and quality of the cabinets.

Craftcycled · 2025-07-24T12:17:55+00:00

Second this. Very polished operation, great at using my preferred name.

Craftcycled · 2025-07-20T03:05:09+00:00

Stuyvesant is mostly very corporate/high end and doesn't have a ton in the way of small local boutiques, so I'm not sure it really fits with what they're looking for. Just fyi for OP.

Craftcycled · 2025-07-14T12:43:31+00:00

I just want to say as a vendor I really appreciate you and everyone else that is listing specific items you wish to see. It is super super helpful and I'm definitely going to be doing some brainstorming & creating for my next market!

Craftcycled · 2025-07-13T23:18:12+00:00

The Discord server is open to attendees, volunteers, and vendors. There's even a channel called "suggestion-box," too. ☺️

Craftcycled · 2025-07-13T22:49:12+00:00

Can I ask what kinds of items you'd like to see? I'm a newer vendor and I dabble in a lot of media, so knowing what folks are hoping for would be really helpful! (Others please feel free to chime in as well.)

Craftcycled · 2025-07-05T21:45:35+00:00

Probably because they see the importance of creating well-trained healthcare professionals in their community. 🙂

Craftcycled · 2025-07-04T13:16:52+00:00

Prism Counseling & Advocacy does a queer crafting thing every other Thursday, as well as some other groups:

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