What at first appears to be a routine estate purchase turns into a load of treasures! Watch as we begin a mini series emptying this house! What will we find?!? Antiques? Hidden cash? A ghostly encounter?!? Watch and see!
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@ChrisieCouncil3 жыл бұрын
First a world renowned potter, then a fashionista piano teacher, and NOW the well read weaver! All of their homes and lives...full of hidden treasure! How fun!!
@concook31033 жыл бұрын
we just said that ourselves!
@jills95473 жыл бұрын
The well-read weaver - !!! That's great!
@ChateauShack3 жыл бұрын
You're right! And I thought Montreal had all the interesting people - maybe I should join my uncle in Edmonton... ;-)
@ChrisieCouncil3 жыл бұрын
@@jills9547 thanks!
@sonjaeckmann59913 жыл бұрын
The perfect title for the series!!
@scrappingrrl3 жыл бұрын
Best line of the episode. Melissa to Alex. “ I appreciate that you thought I knew”. I love her!
@sandystoner33523 жыл бұрын
Love 💘 Melissa..
@meowdy873 жыл бұрын
Don't forget going to the garage: "I'm not going to hug anything in there!"😁
@kelcal66973 жыл бұрын
She also said “Hey Archbold!” 😂
@lorettacollier45973 жыл бұрын
yes well said
@inismoonlight47313 жыл бұрын
Alex and Melissa 🥰
@justthatbella20263 жыл бұрын
These books... sorting through this many books is my actual dream, if I were in Canada I would genuinely pay y’all to let me help on this house 😂
@renetaylor11862 жыл бұрын
So did this person die or sent to a nursing home?
@carolhoover-whippy25803 жыл бұрын
Alex you hit a gold mine with the weaving and spinning items. The Ashford Joy 2 spinning wheel in the case upstairs is around $890. If she bought more bobbins then it is more. She would use the spinning wheel to spin wool fiber into yarn. Look in her stash to find the fiber. I would trash the wool or freeze it so that you don't spread moths in case they got into the fiber. It's a fiber artist's worse nightmare, moths. (all prices are USD) The case alone for her Ashford Joy 2 spinning wheel costs $160. The Floor loom upstairs without knowing the brand I guess new she spent between $6k to $15K, yes thousands. Those looms are in the thousands. The table loom by the book case is between $6 hundred to a few thousand new. Spinning, weaving and knitting supplies do not loose their value. I bought a spinning wheel new and sold it 5 years later for more than I bought it for. The Loom in the basement not knowing the brand I would guess she spent between $9k to $17K, more than some cars cost. All that white yarn or string in boxes is probably to warp the looms. Warping is that thread you see on the floor looms which is the base for the real weaving process. It took her weeks to warp that big loom. It's a tedious job that you thread each yarn-thread through a series of holes in the heddles which keep the threads straight when you weave. She hadn't even begun weaving. All that thread on the loom is only the warp. That box shaped wood frame with pegs on it is a warpping mill worth hundreds of dollars. With a loom so large you have to have a warpping mill to keep threads in order. In the basement when you walk in on the table is a Drum Carder. That is to blend the wool fiber. Cost new around $660-$800. The wood thing that looks like spokes on a wheel is called a yarn Swift. It's for winding yarn into a cake. Price $130 or more. On the table on the left are a few ball winders. The wood winder is around $200 and the plastic one is $50. The room where you found the Ukulele there was a spinning wheel. I don't think it is worth as much as the wheel upstairs. Maybe $400. Look in that basket that is on the bookcase. I saw some drop spindles in there. A good place to check prices is a website called The Woolery dot com and Paradise Fibers dot com. Also check on a website called Ravelry. They have groups and forums that buy and sell. You will find a huge group of weavers, spinners and knitters on Ravelry dot com. It's a good resource for prices and customers that know what you have and will help identify everything. Good luck. You got my heart racing to see this Candy Store of fiber arts supplies. I'm a spinner, weaver and knitter. Everything from weaving, spinning and knitting tools are super expensive. Think hundreds of $$$ to thousands. Happy hunting!
@carolhoover-whippy25803 жыл бұрын
@Mu*Shu TeeVee Thank you. 😁
@amyp47523 жыл бұрын
I hadn't even thought about the yarn until you mentioned it, but I know so many people with massive yarn addictions!!
@greyeaglem3 жыл бұрын
I think someone on here spilled the beans about who the person was. He was a well known weaver and was a member of the local guild. If this is the person i believe it is, he built those looms himself. I imagine they would be in high demand by members of the guild.
@Rebecca.Robbins3 жыл бұрын
My heart was / is still racing at the sight of those! I weave (and dye) for a living and was actually watching this video while I was in my own studio! I made a comment earlier that Alex should contact the local weavers and spinners group for help. Especially with the yarn. I’m in Ontario or else I would offer to help sort that out myself. The looms don’t look homemade to me though. The one in the basement might be a 12 shaft Leclerc Colonial. The bigger of the two upstairs looks like it’s at least a 12 shaft, but it almost looks more like a 16 shaft, I don’t know the maker. All of the looms appear to be in great condition. I would be like a kid in a candy store!
@karenmaxwell93833 жыл бұрын
I was hoping a fiber person would chime in. My eyes lit up when I saw the wheel, then the sheep, and I kept wondering where is the stash? There must be stash. Oh boy! I'm excited for The Weaver's House Adventure.
@shannjewett21183 жыл бұрын
I loved how you called American money foreign money!😆 I felt foreign for a minute!
@jrand26313 жыл бұрын
Well in Canada US dollars IS foreign money.
@shannjewett21183 жыл бұрын
@@jrand2631 I know. I was just teasing😆
@kelcal66973 жыл бұрын
@@shannjewett2118 love it! 😂
@leelashope89713 жыл бұрын
LOL Me too.
@susansouthern67043 жыл бұрын
It is to us Canadians.
@shariwelch87603 жыл бұрын
As a historian, I knew they were really into history when I saw their decorative objects. For instance, the chess pieces you found in the beginning are replicas of a very famous chess set in the British Museum called the Lewis Chessmen, which were made in the 12th century. I wasn't surprised when you found the immense library of history books. My kind of place!
@honestguy77643 жыл бұрын
the model planes also
@juliatownsend46903 жыл бұрын
That sprang to mind when I saw the chess men. I wonder if any connection.
@sundance816775 ай бұрын
Same. Give me 12 hours with the books!!!
@HerrGeisteskrank3 жыл бұрын
Wow! First there was the Potter's House, then the Musician's House, and now "The Weaver's House". Alex is some freaky kind of art magnet.
@magic8ball19823 жыл бұрын
Next it will be a fashion designer or make-up artist lol
@Toyon953 жыл бұрын
@@magic8ball1982 To be fair the Musician's house might as well have been called the "Fashionista's house" so we've sort of already had something in that field :)
@volairelarp37733 жыл бұрын
Watching them finish looking upstairs, I was thinking they got hosed. Then the basement happened. 😂
@carolann13203 жыл бұрын
My thoughts exactly
@drspt1233 жыл бұрын
"It's getting borderline hoardy........HEY LOOK, a guitar!" Lol
@Stephen_A.3 жыл бұрын
LOL. "Alex, don't wear your nice coat, it is probably dirty in there" Melissa "I'm not going to hug everything". 😃😃😃
@albertinadebeer43093 жыл бұрын
Lol
@denisecoffey62693 жыл бұрын
Lol
@Stephen_A.3 жыл бұрын
@@albertinadebeer4309 😀
@Stephen_A.3 жыл бұрын
😀
@joannejohnson73673 жыл бұрын
That’s a beautiful white “Goose” parka. I can see why you wouldn’t be hugging everything while wearing it.
@havartil3 жыл бұрын
Weavers just love to meet up with other weavers to discuss the craft so your weaver may have been a member of the Guild of Canadian weavers and have local friends who know exactly what all those looms are all about. If you go to the Guild of Canadian Weavers website you can look up Edmonton Weavers Guild and there is a contact person for that guild listed. Also, dyes for wool are hazardous and do not let people open up jars and play with them. Protect eyes and breathing if any have been spilled. I can't wait to see more of this house.
@karenjo69633 жыл бұрын
As a fiber artist, spinner and weaver I would say you made your money back. Insanely jealous.
@erinhallmakes7773 жыл бұрын
oh same. I actually gasped when I saw the traveling spinning wheel. I want one so bad.
@marenscott2982 жыл бұрын
I nearly cried over the wheels and looms. Let alone all the fiber...well over ten grand in looms and wheels alone. Ive wanted a loom like that since I was ten.
@danbates27602 жыл бұрын
Ditto! I was gasping when I saw the tools, and bless his heart he is entranced with the airplane models. I'm watching over here wishing he would get back to the stash, the Goeblin frame that they kept walking by.
@kimmyles4443 жыл бұрын
Alas Alex, another artist. They seem to find you. The Potter, the Musician, and now the Weaver.
@mskellycareless3 жыл бұрын
It really does have a ring to it!
@belindawest35583 жыл бұрын
That’s a perfect name fore the cafe
@christinevr76983 жыл бұрын
@@belindawest3558 I love it!
@carolesemkowich72003 жыл бұрын
that was my thought, as well. Creative people, book lovers, who seem to have had a very full life at one time. It seems fortuitous that Alex would bring their passions back to life, while fulfilling his. Karma is good!
@lollylolly81863 жыл бұрын
It’s either the beginning of a joke or a great book!👏👏
@paulforget3833 жыл бұрын
Who you going to Call? GhostBu... No, Hans, Zinovia, Josh & Rock n Roll Paul !!!!
@magickmoi12613 жыл бұрын
Funny!!! 😜
@bethfoster65913 жыл бұрын
👍👏👏👏
@Picca653 жыл бұрын
Yeeaaahhhh💫😁
@SkySunna3 жыл бұрын
maybe they are the "dustbusters"? ?
@loverlei793 жыл бұрын
🤟
@DVD9272 жыл бұрын
Pineapple motif is symbolic of hospitality, because “back in the day,” pineapples were extremely expensive, so to show you could afford to serve your guests pineapples was way super classy yo
@lestranged3 жыл бұрын
This house really makes me want to know about the former resident. They were artistic, they read a lot about all subjects, their favorite color was red. They just seem like a cool person to talk to.
@peaditchak70653 жыл бұрын
I bet this person was a real thinker, and creative too. A passion for books, I luv books too.
@deborahwilliams88823 жыл бұрын
The Weaver living in that house was probably a member of the Edmonton Guild. You may get a great back story as well as advice and information on the wool, the dyes all of it.
@hartsm763 жыл бұрын
What a great suggestion! I love that.
@HannahMattox3 жыл бұрын
Oooh! This is an AWESOME idea!
@Redsquirl303 жыл бұрын
agreed, someone that serious was probably apart of a guild.
@LetsFocusOnChrist3 жыл бұрын
Watching stuff like this gives me motivation in my de-cluttering journey.
@cosmopolitanwonder96753 жыл бұрын
Me too till I get started, then I can’t carry on it’s too much hard work for my old arthritic body, just tearing up some boxes and a king a couple and I got dizzy and nauseous, I had to stop, it happens every time I’ve tried.
@rian68583 жыл бұрын
Its like my favorite band is getting back together! Hanz, zenovia, Josh, rock n roll paul...let's do this! Lol
@lunayahwitch3 жыл бұрын
Oh my gosh, that weaving loom made me gasp! It’s a compu-dobby loom I believe, big bucks for sure!
@donnam95053 жыл бұрын
I could move into this house and be happy for the rest of my days. Makers are magical people.
@jessicahudswell143 жыл бұрын
As a weaver myself - You’ve found my ideal stash! You should get your money back on those looms alone. Ashford is a top brand, they’re beautiful!
@TwospotzArtAndCraft3 жыл бұрын
As a granddaughter of a classy weaver, I was also geeking out. Makes my tiny lil loom feel miniscule. ;-D
@01moretime3 жыл бұрын
I definitely geeked a bit when I saw the Ashford name. The amateur spinner in me likes the stash!
@phyllisb.43313 жыл бұрын
How many just wanted to be left in the book rooms and go thru each one!!! A reader's haven! 📚 💜
@auntieruthwarrick21913 жыл бұрын
Me
@patquinn21883 жыл бұрын
Exactly!
@eileenw60023 жыл бұрын
Me too!
@LittleCarol3 жыл бұрын
Please add me to the readers club we are making here!
@laurigardner62273 жыл бұрын
Me
@TFDwriting3 жыл бұрын
Drinking game for this episode... take a shot every time Alex says, "let's go to the garage," and they don't...
@PrimeCircuit3 жыл бұрын
Or every time he says "yarn" in a pirate's voice.
@jhanes37913 жыл бұрын
Every time I watch a video like this, I clean out my house and closets. By the time I pass, I want to travel light. I retired last Aug and ever since then I have been cleaning, donating and organizing.
@babawali30213 жыл бұрын
Good for you, Audrey! I am also in the process of "lightening up" and donating/organizing years of accumulated "stuff". The printed sign on my fridge says it all: "Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful."
@raymondmills93773 жыл бұрын
Funny me too..I don't want to leave a mess
@decemberschild15043 жыл бұрын
Likewise! My mom's home was relatively easy to empty when the time came. She also wanted to "travel light." But I have many friends who are in the middle of disposing of 50 years of stuff. It's overwhelming. It can take years. Expensive and stressful. I'm following yours and my mom's example ... Travel light!
@TiaMat993 жыл бұрын
There's a few youtube videos on 'Swedish death cleaning'. Very interesting concept, it's all about cleaning up so you won't burden those who survive you. It sounds grim but it's very loving in essence.
@decemberschild15043 жыл бұрын
@@TiaMat99 I guess I'm at the age where this is a very relevant problem. What does a person do with 5 cases of Lladro? Or 1500 books? Or 30 model airplanes? (Real examples btw) Yet I've seen friends weeping over those exact questions. Another reason I am grateful to my mom. One of her mantras was "too much stuff!" Excellent example for her kids. She saved us a lot of effort and guilt.
@edfindstreasure3 жыл бұрын
You could line the new coffee/ ice cream building with books for sale.
@justmeiniowa3 жыл бұрын
Lots of coffee shops in the US have walls of books to read and or for sale. This would be a good thing for their new building.
@LittleCarol3 жыл бұрын
What a brilliant idea, sift out the rare and valuable and off to auction. Josh can remake the shelves for the coffee shop. I love books, I would have a whole room as a library/reading room if I had the space. No one seems to want books anymore, they are almost worthless such a terrible shame.
@amyp47523 жыл бұрын
Or host a little free "library". It'll be hard to move a lot of those sadly, even for donation...
@adapoole45153 жыл бұрын
Good Idea
@noradennis43613 жыл бұрын
That's a great idea. One way to sell the books. 🙂
@cosmicbodyguards42853 жыл бұрын
These people seemed really interesting. I’d love to sit down & have some espresso with them & talk to them about their life. Thank you to u & your wife for being respectful & mindful of keeping the couples dignity. I appreciate your integrity. So many resellers exploiting shock value for views and sacrificing a family’s honor. Kind of went on a tangent there but was worth the mention. I would love to marry someone to do this with 🙂
@loralechmanick3333 жыл бұрын
My father was a weaver. And he had a stash! Not quite as large, but 3 looms, a couple spinning wheels, tons of books, and LOTS of threads/ yarns. I got in contact with the local weaving guild and sold a large part of it to its members! You may want to try .... someone could at least help you with values. Also, that triangular thing that Mel unzipped upstairs is a spinning wheel. I think they’re called “walking wheels” because you could transport them. Dad also collected sheep and would have been mighty envious of the collection you have there!! Thanks for those memories! (He even wove the fabric for my wedding dress and jackets for himself.)
@karenmoore52783 жыл бұрын
Not a walking wheel it is a portable folding wheel to easily take to spin ins and guild meetings, a walking wheel is large and you stand next to it and move the wheel to put twist on the fiber and it has a quill at the end.
@loralechmanick3333 жыл бұрын
@@karenmoore5278 okie dokie- I stand corrected. It was so long ago!
@karengates39463 жыл бұрын
@@karenmoore5278 Hey Karen, you have my maiden name. Had to do a double take. Any chance your middle initial is L? I think there are a lot of Karen Moore's around. I've known 3 personally over the years.
@karenmoore52783 жыл бұрын
@@karengates3946 Hello, and yes my middle name is Lind which was my grandmother's maiden name, happy to meet you!
@gjh92993 жыл бұрын
yeah, I knew people who rescued rabbits and the woman spun the Angora rabbit's fur into yarn
@mimiso25223 жыл бұрын
At least it appears clean-ish & not hoarded. AND.... There's Steven's new car....
@MaryB-ps8lg3 жыл бұрын
That is what I was thinking!!
@rachelmaley22183 жыл бұрын
The item in the bag is a spinning wheel, and brand-new these can cost upwards of $500-$600 (US) (especially with accessories). What a find! And the equipment in the basement! Not only the floor loom (that size usually starts around $1,000 US), but there's an umbrella swift (for winding yarn), a clock reel (for winding yarn), a warping board ... this person was seriously into the textile arts!
@enixon82683 жыл бұрын
There is a very active Weavers Guild in Edmonton. They would be a good resource to contact about the Spinning and Weaving items. That geometric colour block print was Mondrian. He was the father of that kind of abstract art. It was even used in fashion of the time.
@BettySusanne3 жыл бұрын
My thoughts exactly. She may have even been a member.
@nancymontgomery88973 жыл бұрын
I remember the handbags featuring that design.
@ChateauShack3 жыл бұрын
Cool! I like that he shows his finds online and people can help him identify things (like you just did!).
@phillee28143 жыл бұрын
I would bet that they knew the owner.
@jonnaguinn-brandt51973 жыл бұрын
Another adventure with Alex! I know I'm not the only one, who's gonna be on pins and needles just waiting for the story to unfold!
@samanthaadams33512 жыл бұрын
This video is literally a dream come true for me. I’d probably cry just going through and feeling all the history and personality of it.
@clarebebbington99843 жыл бұрын
Watching these gives me the push I need to down size my house now. Because if I don’t, someone will be going thru my house like this when I die.
@marciehall21253 жыл бұрын
I'm already doing that after the other houses. .and I have no family to pass all of my stuff onto.
@southernhippie90583 жыл бұрын
I am lucky because my three kids love old things just as much as I do. Good thing because everything I own is really old right down to the vintage cookware from the 1920s and 1930s
@alanbirkner19583 жыл бұрын
We sold our house 20 years ago and bought a small condo near Chicago. I keep giving things away. Tina
@KJ-gc8oq3 жыл бұрын
I've been Swedish Death Cleaning for a while now, little by little. ..."In Sweden there is a kind of decluttering called döstädning, dö meaning “death” and städning meaning “cleaning.” This surprising and invigorating process of clearing out unnecessary belongings can be undertaken at any age or life stage but should be done sooner than later, before others have to do it for you"...
@SEllis-vj7kg3 жыл бұрын
Read the "The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning." It will kick your cleaning out into high gear 👍
@dinacox19713 жыл бұрын
That little pitcher was Royal Worcester, "Avon Scenes Palissy" made in England. It doesn't have anything to do with the Avon company of today.
@ChateauShack3 жыл бұрын
Yes, worth probably 60 to 80 $ CAD depending on the wear.
@margaretf61473 жыл бұрын
Good to know!
@carolynshelton85793 жыл бұрын
It was lovely!
@AngelaGWillis3 жыл бұрын
And the china was Royal Doulton, mine is worth a lot.
@juliegraham81333 жыл бұрын
Is it not Avon as in the River? Therefore scenes of the Avon river
@JellyBaby332 жыл бұрын
My dad hides his money inside the kitchen tissue roll. He has to swap it to the new roll each time the kitchen roll tissue runs out. Most people would never think to look inside tissue boxes and kitchen roll tubes. I loved the globe in this video. The owner/owners seemed like they would have been super fun to talk to. Cool buy guys.
@Ally-mf5qx3 жыл бұрын
I also appreciate Melissa going back and forth between being terrified of the squirrel and declaring "Im gonna call it! :-)"
@RyokuKitsune3 жыл бұрын
not to sound to paranoid or overly hopeful but check the dimensions of the basement. I always want to hear about someone finding a hidden room behind a book case.
@poodlegirl553 жыл бұрын
I can't wait to see what's in the blue steamer trunks, they went way back.
@Vintagerous3 жыл бұрын
And there is always the attic...
@emk71323 жыл бұрын
Nnooooo! You never separate when you hear footsteps in an empty house ! Aaaaahhhhh!!! It’s like watching a horror flick! Eeeeeeee
@dianedeck3 жыл бұрын
A car in Half decent shape? That car was in awesome shape. You have probably doubled your money in one day already. Good on you.
@phangirlable3 жыл бұрын
Plus, there are quite a few people who are now looking for cars that aren't full of that digital stuff. Someone will want that nice car for sure.
@bernitajenkins31803 жыл бұрын
@@phangirlable Probably Stephen?!
@its_so_edna3 жыл бұрын
This makes me think I need to stop buying craft supplies. My family will not want to deal with it later.
@jeanieschmidt37813 жыл бұрын
My grandmother had a loom like the one in the basement. It alone is worth what you paid for the whole place.
@cathifamjourney4693 жыл бұрын
Really? I had no idea. I thought maybe 1500. Usd. Will be learning from this video too.
@TH0ltz3 жыл бұрын
Nope. As I mentioned to Alex, there aren't many weavers and they probably already own a large loom. Not many people have the space to keep a large loom. The small looms are only worth $100 or $200 each. Again, the weaving community is small. Demand and supply.
@Moraymakeup3 жыл бұрын
@@TH0ltz Western Canada has a massive fibrearts community, I know because I was part of it. The looms and spinning wheel as well as books have great resale value, you just need to approach the right people. Olds College runs Master spinning and weaving courses and guilds are everywhere. Alex should sell through them x
@Moraymakeup3 жыл бұрын
Yes, worth a lot to the right person! I’d lose my mind over it! Especially as it looks like it’s in good working condition. That room is my dream!!!!
@jeanieschmidt37813 жыл бұрын
@@cathifamjourney469 Maybe not literally. But her loom was quite valuable in the late 80s when she gave it to my sister.
@zenddoor3 жыл бұрын
"I am guessing there is a squirrels nest over there, I see some axes.." Man, the squirrels from where you live have some drastic methods of coming by. 😅
@petat133 жыл бұрын
Melissa knew!
@HannahMattox3 жыл бұрын
🤣😂🤣😂🤣
@farblefumble3 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same thing!
@caitlynwinter56043 жыл бұрын
that tolkien box set!! all those books!! it feels so strange because i can relate so much with this stranger's library. i think we could have been friends if our paths had crossed...
@DebraJean196 Жыл бұрын
Ditto!
@arleneandbillh.frommaine29673 жыл бұрын
My 27 year old granddaughter would absolutely love to be the one that found the fiber and spinning wheels and looms. That is her favorite thing. She just started a you tube channel on this subject about a month ago. She could probably tell you everything about all those things you found. What a find!!!!
@susanmercurio10603 жыл бұрын
My oldest granddaughter is 26 years old! But I am the one who wants to start to weave.
@simplycrochet14303 жыл бұрын
You should post her KZbin channel to share
@cc-carol59513 жыл бұрын
Arlene and Bill... Would love to know her KZbin channel ❣️
@The_Bookman3 жыл бұрын
Crossover episode ftw!
@sonjakenzler39053 жыл бұрын
you have to be carefull with the yarn and inspect it very thoroughly ! If there is only one moth, it will eat up everything fibery in your house. Old yarns can be a blessing or a pest!
@jennlaybolt31863 жыл бұрын
omg! Alex! those looms... you for sure made back your money on those alone... and don't throw out those slats that you tripped over, they're for the looms
@downtonviewer3 жыл бұрын
Gosh! The comments section for this video is a virtual trove of information for Alex and Melissa! I'm glad they do read them.
@kaaleebailey93343 жыл бұрын
The Potter's House ! The Musician's House ! The Weaver's House ! Brilliant ! Love these 'We Bought The Contents' Series.
@dellamorris54113 жыл бұрын
Here in American those sizes of weaver looms can go up to $10,000. Depending on size it looks like you made it congratulations!!!
@wowzieee3 жыл бұрын
Treasure hunting with Alex again, hold on here we go......
@CMC07013 жыл бұрын
I always love how respectful Melissa and Alex are to the belongings of others!
@Smokeshowhatburningco3 жыл бұрын
I love that too Their stuff meant the world to them.
@katherineh32063 жыл бұрын
It looks like the home of interesting lives well-lived. Treat it with kindness.
@vperez29653 жыл бұрын
I kept thinking that also-- these people were very artistic and Interesting!!
@sylvia78673 жыл бұрын
He is always respectful and kind when dealing with theses houses 🏠
@caroldagenet27083 жыл бұрын
They always do. Dignity and respect are Alex your and Melissa’s way.
@wrightselections3 жыл бұрын
Not sure if anyone mentioned it already, but the blue and white creamer I think is showing a scene of the town of Avon in England. I don't think it was made by the cosmetics company lol. Cheers!
@kdwalters41463 жыл бұрын
I believe just that large loom may have returned your money to you.....Good for you---happy to see someone being rewarded for digging in and doing the hard work that so many people can't/won't.....good honest hard work really does pay off---and your channel is proof! Hello Miss Melissa! Love seeing the two of you on adventures together! and I loved that tree wall hanging in the basement! I suppose we will be seeing yet a few more K-Auctions!!!
@kathyblain554411 ай бұрын
You need to carry a portable charger like a Halo. There are other brands. You can carry it your hand and almost any one can use it. You can also plug in a lamp or a phone to charge etc ❤❤❤
@laurieritchie67913 жыл бұрын
Steven needs the car, it would be a great starter car for him
@teoulinos3 жыл бұрын
Your son is very lucky. I think he just found his car, until he will be able to buy his dream car. Good job Alex. Looking forward for the next upload. Keep up.
@halosaskew60013 жыл бұрын
When I saw the car I said to myself "there's Stephen's first car.
@jujujj633 жыл бұрын
Awww..someone's precious humble home and items just left after the person had to leave for whatever reasons. Very sad and bittersweet their cherished home is now being emptied out.
@lego61903 жыл бұрын
it seems like teh person was elderly and is either at a retirement home, or has died. it is really sad, and makes you think about the transience of life, and what we value in it. the objects the person accumulated over a lifetime, with care and love, are no longer needed to them
@gfixler3 жыл бұрын
@28:53 - lol'd at the Mondrian, Alex said it's a Calder, flipped it over, and waved his finger back and forth over the name Piet Mondrian, looking for the name Calder :-D
@shinyshinythings3 жыл бұрын
Yep I noticed the same, but live and learn!
@547jallen3 жыл бұрын
I don,t know about you but I audibly gasp when he walked into the main room in the basement. This is definitely an adventure!
@phangirlable3 жыл бұрын
Same! lol Also when Alex pulled out those two boxes full of change from under the table.
@HannahMattox3 жыл бұрын
I giggled in my head... He said "look at all of the books!" In the living room, and then when he got downstairs, the upstairs amount of books was hardly a fraction compared to the basement 🤣
@fiesehexe81333 жыл бұрын
It made me want to do another books purge immediately!
@FolkFaninMA3 жыл бұрын
Yes, that loom is awesome.
@justembraceit13 жыл бұрын
My left brain keeps twitching when he says "sitting for a year"...calender showed October 2020 and it's April 2021. I literally keep counting months in my head wondering what I'm missing🤯
@JaneWeeks3 жыл бұрын
Yes, less than six months!
@loribreitbarth22153 жыл бұрын
I am sure it is later in Canada 😂
@christinas12053 жыл бұрын
Same. When he got to the car and mentioned it yet again I had to go back AGAIN and check the calendar then check MY calendar. 🤣🤣🤣stop messing with us.
@diannt95833 жыл бұрын
Yes, I know! October wasn't all that long ago! Don't make me age any faster than I have to!
@lunayahwitch3 жыл бұрын
What a great find with that Ashford Joy spinning wheel! I’m a spinner of over 20 years, and that’ll sell quick!
@kimberlyearly89183 жыл бұрын
I wish I could buy it! I've wanted one for ages! I kept wanting to yell at him to slow down and show things closer up haha!
@carolhoover-whippy25803 жыл бұрын
Did you see the drum carder, swifts and wooden ball winder? She has everything. I can't wait for when they go through that craft room. I wonder if she has any beautiful supported or drop spindles. I saw some in a basket on top of a bookcase.
@kimberlyearly89183 жыл бұрын
@@carolhoover-whippy2580 I hope they show everything in more detail!
@phxjaguar52073 жыл бұрын
Put that box of vintage Chiclets up on eBay auction. You may be surprised what it might sell for
@carolynshelton85793 жыл бұрын
That’s what I thought!
@avalon59573 жыл бұрын
The chess pieces are 12th century Lewis Chessmen replicas. You might recognise them as they were used as the pieces in "wizards chess" in Harry Potter and they were also used in The Walking Dead. They're most likely bought from the British Museum.
@cosmopolitanwonder96753 жыл бұрын
Could be replicas museums don’t really sell stuff they collect it.
@indigoangel52023 жыл бұрын
Spinning wheel, looms, yarn, puzzles, books... I think you have found the home of my spirit twin. ❤️
@indigoangel52023 жыл бұрын
Also, you have more than made your money back with the wheel and the looms!
@veronicafaber1433 жыл бұрын
I was like, I would love to just but this house and move straight in as is. It is 99% everything I love!
@julielumsden51843 жыл бұрын
If my husband walked into that room of books he would not come out for the rest of his life, he is a major history buff. So excited to watch another house clearing.
@mimialbertson98893 жыл бұрын
bury me with my books
@sundance816773 жыл бұрын
Neither would I!!!
@amydrees53273 жыл бұрын
We kept pausing the video because my husband the historian kept recognizing books from their spines and we'd have to figure out where his copy is.
@andicastro12033 жыл бұрын
Me too!
@southernhippie90583 жыл бұрын
I would have to but the house with the book just so I could just keep on reading.
@bjrntorearstein63472 жыл бұрын
Keep it up, Alex! FYI: Linn is a Scottish brand, makers of very musical Hi-Fi. The Tukan was Mid-priced, so pair them up with a similar, neutral-sounding setup and they sound surprisingly good.
@MsKambul533 жыл бұрын
I am a retired visual arts teacher from Massachusetts in the USA. Weaving was not my forte but I know that those huge looms that look like the size of a queen sized bed are super expensive. They are almost equivalent to the cost of a car. I bet the books are about weaving. You will have no problem getting your investment back and more.
@outoftheburrough3 жыл бұрын
Looms are expensive to buy originally but sadly often not worth the money 2nd hand. I hope someone knows the value and Alex makes the money on it but I'm not holding my breath having seen many given away and thrown out over the last few years as the interest in weaving isn't there anymore
@scandisnowgirl36963 жыл бұрын
The yarn itself is valuable too as I'm sure most of it is discontinued stock. There is a really big market online for yarn that is unique or unavailable anymore in the knitting/crocheting community (which is HUGE and even bigger now after the pandemic). Hope he realises that's a gold mine
@Rebecca.Robbins3 жыл бұрын
@@outoftheburrough looms definitely DO drop in value however there has been a huge resurgence in weaving in the last few years. I myself make a living at weaving babywraps. My wraps are highly sought after and sold all over the world. This interest in handwoven babywraps has made a lot of young mothers interested in weaving, PLUS the pandemic has people taking it up as a hobby, like never before. This is the PERFECT time to sell second hand looms.
@laurigardner62273 жыл бұрын
The chess pieces on the bookshelf are reproduction Isle of Lewis Chess Pieces. A good loom can be worth about a 2000 dollars Early IBM computer boxes are worth money. Please don't throw them away. There was a nice early Tolkien Lord of the Rings trilogy on the top of the bookshelf. Edit: I had to look up the Linn Tukan speakers and are worth new about 800 USD for the set.
@craigbryant99253 жыл бұрын
The chess pieces are definitely replicas of the Lewis Chessmen they could be around USD100 depending on who made them.
@cathyreedy36303 жыл бұрын
My friend hides money in the bottom of Kleenex tissue boxes by putting the money under the tissues. Her house was broke into while on vacation and the thieves left the tissue boxes with the money. I was reminded of this when I saw the tissue box sitting above some money you found.
@RedKittieKat3 жыл бұрын
The Potter, The Piano Teacher and now The Weaver .. I'm in heaven ♥
@CathyMiller07113 жыл бұрын
Is that Stephen's new car? It's crazy to me that people keep boxes and drawers and jars of coins in their house. Man, that's a LOT of books! Looking forward to following along!
@terriwilliams16003 жыл бұрын
That was my thought also.
@nancyholm29953 жыл бұрын
Yes! I thought that too!
@violetraal53833 жыл бұрын
I thought so too, Stephen is probably of the age where he is starting to drive.
@clararose19223 жыл бұрын
solid starter car too!
@lacyoflittlerobincottage14033 жыл бұрын
I knew immediately that the bag on the chair in the corner was a portable spinning wheel. Would LOVE to have it!!! It as all the spindles and I think it's a single peddle, double drive wheel. TOO BEAUTIFUL!!! 🤗🙌🏼
@christinevr76983 жыл бұрын
Woohoo!!!! Let the fun begin! And the work- wow! Actually it doesn’t look too bad! * As soon as I saw the car, I thought ... Stephen?
@Tamidewa3 жыл бұрын
It does look like a good first car
@jenaemarieAZ3 жыл бұрын
I thought the same!!
@nancyholm29953 жыл бұрын
Yep! My first thought too!
@lorikendrick50763 жыл бұрын
Spinning wheel in a bag. You spin fiber into yarn. Very nice. Love the small looms! Oh my! I am in heaven! All that spun yarn, loom, wheels,! I have done all that stuff!!!.. wonderful Books and spinning! My kind of family!
@oliverstone96812 жыл бұрын
You guys have the best hobbies in the world,thank you for showing us around.
@grannysquared71403 жыл бұрын
You made your money back in the loom room, that stuff is expensive
@kimberlyearly89183 жыл бұрын
Definitely! I've wanted one of those spinning wheels for a long time but they're pricey.
@sandystoner33523 жыл бұрын
I hope you share what you find out about the looms! That would be SO interesting 🤔 I agree with the others..you have found another artist. 🎨
@danliebster98943 жыл бұрын
Expensive to buy new. Hard to sell for anything.
@grannysquared71403 жыл бұрын
@@danliebster9894 not true, since the pandemic you can't find any at a reasonable price. There are at least 2 fb groups dedicated to them
@babawali30213 жыл бұрын
Holey moley, that looks like an 8-harness jack loom in the basement studio. For serious, bigtime weaving!
@Lisamakes3 жыл бұрын
Is it me, or does this one feel more sad? It feels like someone lived in that home just yesterday, and had their life set up just so.
@Nickos1b3 жыл бұрын
Correct. I was also thinking someone might leave a mean comment about Alex "looting" such a home but thankfully we all know he is a nice person and respectful. Besides when I think about it even the hoarder houses were someone's home even if we don't identify with those.
@blackbirdhollow38893 жыл бұрын
I felt the same way watching this..... A lifetime of memories and possessions left behind. Brings home our fragile mortality.
@Lisamakes3 жыл бұрын
@@Nickos1b Yes, but the hoarder homes felt more like time capsules. This just feels like the lady went out for groceries and never came back. :(
@ginj53753 жыл бұрын
@@Lisamakes It is very sad ! My dad passed first and my mom always said she wanted to leave the house nice, neat and clean, if she didn't come back home. I'm sure it was indeed that way, but I ( living out of state) never when in the door after she passed. My 2 brothers and sister went through it all together. Mom even keep the attic in order to make it easy and several times had someone come to haul things away that she no longer needed but thought someone else could use. My brother remodeled the house (which my dad had built) and lived there till he passed, now his wife and 2 boys live there, it's still a show place and even more so. Life goes on and memories last as long as there's others to take over where we leave off.
@carolinedubose55373 жыл бұрын
Cool!!!! Another house exploration to watch!! I can't wait to see her fiber and yarn stash revealed!! Burn tests can help reveal some of the fiber content on the fiber if unmarked. Maybe the car can be sold Stephen?
@MoonSpinners2 жыл бұрын
This makes me so sad. A person’s whole life just left like this. It just makes me realise that everything I’m coveting will one day be chucked out or gone through by strangers. I just hope the strangers who sort through my stuff are respectful like these lovely people.
@Anotherprairiegirl3 жыл бұрын
The Ashford upstairs in the dining room is a spinning wheel for yarn as well. A valuable piece of equipment.
@pattya16793 жыл бұрын
$890 US new
@NiamhAineKelly3 жыл бұрын
The chess pieces are copies of the Lewis Chessmen found on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland. Theyre viking in origin and the one that's second from the left is biting his shield and is a 'berserker'. Its where the modern term 'go berserk' comes from today.
@elizabethturel783 жыл бұрын
Good info, thanks.
@mischasmum20253 жыл бұрын
I came here to say the same thing. Saw a lot of them on Lewis. Beautiful place. Very remote but gorgeous beaches and when we went in June it never gets fully dark!
@juliegraham81333 жыл бұрын
I have a copy of that chess set which I bought from the Oxfam shop in Bath for £4.95. It was in a carrier bag and I don't think anybody had bothered to investigate what was inside!😊
@mischasmum20253 жыл бұрын
@@juliegraham8133 I thought I had replied yday but can't find it now 🤷 Anyway I asked if you lived in Bath? If so, I'm only about six miles away. Small world 😁
@Newt19813 жыл бұрын
More?? This is amazing. I love this type of series! What a surprise to see a clean/tidy lovely home. Someone took pride in their house and belongings.
@adey88splace3 жыл бұрын
There's your sons new car. Reliable as all get out and good on gas.
@lollylolly81863 жыл бұрын
Weavers are a serious bunch!! And looms are not cheap! Great finds so far. I love unspun fibers and yarns. You will be inundated with interest. Love this Creative people series! ❤️👏 Looms and spinning wheels you found are found between $450 to easily $4000 plus. All the accessories are going to add up in profits. Separate out the crafts books, sometimes they are still very relevant.
@eavesdroppin13 жыл бұрын
I immediately spotted the mid-century dining set which is wonderful. Looks like you might have some good stuff and a pretty nice vehicle. Thanks for purchasing this adventure!
@ntepup773 жыл бұрын
I found the weaver. It wasn't hard. Several articles and even KZbin videos. He and his wife were amazing and inspiring people. 💜💜💜💔
@ntepup773 жыл бұрын
Also a hashtag dedicated to him on Instagram
@danskizaman3 жыл бұрын
What's the name ?
@taniapitbran61533 жыл бұрын
I attempted to find if indeed i could google as you stated in another comment thread that you googled the area and master weaver and it popped up. The only one that seems to match what you are thinking to be this person was Ilya Oratovsky and his wife Maria. However the only article that came up was from 2016 mentioned marias passing. I didn't see ANYTHING recently to make me believe this was indeed these weavers. I suppose it could be but there's No way to know for sure.
@rightway23963 жыл бұрын
@@taniapitbran6153 Well the car would have registered name?.
@maxzee17393 жыл бұрын
So who here thinks those were the same squirrels that lived at Madame Racs place but were displaced when all of those trees were cut down? I so would love for that to be true. LOL
@MoonRaven7773 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@BlissfulBluebell2 жыл бұрын
Oh boy, I have more in common with our weaver friend here then I care to admit... it's like watching the ghost of future me 😅 you find the most interesting of homes and people! Thanks for your respectfulness and dad jokes haha. Much appreciated!
@moniquegin84443 жыл бұрын
Car for Stephen, clean out rooms where looms are except for related items. Have someone come and buy and that way they can move those looms, they'll know how to take apart and move so you dont have to
@poodlegirl553 жыл бұрын
My dream house...puzzles, books and yarn! That lady was a professional weaver.
@judithfairchild86202 жыл бұрын
Not a hoarder, A Book Worm of my sort. I had books almost like you are looking at mostly paper backs. It's such fun to hear the true surprise in your voice. You have a major library on your hands
@NitrousDiecast3 жыл бұрын
The book collection is huge! Even if you sold each of the books for a dollar, you will make money.
@mommadee91283 жыл бұрын
I had the same thought!
@TheAdventurours3 жыл бұрын
Here in Belgium it is often 1 kilogram of books for 1 euro.
@galaxia47093 жыл бұрын
@@TheAdventurours Speaking of Belgium....& Weaving (Belgian tapestry).... I know a nice story, as In one of the rooms there was a poster with English sheep (wool), which reminded me of that in the 1300s English kings invited Belgian weavers to come and live in England to weave English wool. And with them, came the game they had invented 200 years earlier in the 1100s. Weavers had a high status in society and hence a lot of free time, during which they would herd sheep, during which they played a game they had invented: met de _cric_ _ket_sen (hitting with a stick [against a ball])...and so 200 years later this was Anglicized into....cricket!
@TheAdventurours3 жыл бұрын
@@galaxia4709 Wow, interesting!! Didn't know that! 'Kaatsen' I know, but 'cric_ketsen', I had never heard of. Thanks! 😎
@heidifritz30533 жыл бұрын
I’m actually glad the home is neat. And now you have...the weaver's house. Or the bibliophile's house.
@miriamhappe10663 жыл бұрын
oeh i like "the weaver's house".
@guppiethegup3 жыл бұрын
The artist, the musician, and now the weaver... so excited for this series!!!!
@bridgettesullivan65133 жыл бұрын
Melissa is the best. “I appreciate that you think I know.” Love it!!!
@sandygraetz51663 жыл бұрын
I love when she said we both know I’d win!
@candywham36573 жыл бұрын
You made your money back in looms and weaving accessories alone, not even counting the yarns. Oh I'd love to got through her weaving studio!
@elizabethtaylor44483 жыл бұрын
Goodness so would I. I have the Ashford Joy 2 wheel & it's a dream to spin on. Second hand in the UK they are worth around £400. Alex could do with contacting a local Guild .
@ailienrhijnsburger51783 жыл бұрын
Me too!
@karenkoe70963 жыл бұрын
Its a he.
@greyeaglem3 жыл бұрын
@@karenkoe7096 Do you know him? Tell us about him!
@marilynthaxton30733 жыл бұрын
It was so exciting to see what you were going to find...then as you were going from room to room my excitement was fading....before long it had turned into sadness 🥺 I realized that a family's entire house has ended up left behind for strangers to riffle thru looking personal items wondering the value . Back to reality I understand it's a business for you..I'm not upset...not one bit towards you!!! I know it's better for someone like yourself to see value in items and get it back out in circulation instead of throwing out in the landfill!!! Not everyone has family that would take responsibility to see everything was cleaned up and out. Thanks for sharing the video...Thanks for being respectful and kind..Good luck and may you have much success...🙂
@ntepup773 жыл бұрын
Am I the only one that this house makes really sad? It's like they left the house one day and never came back. Time stood still. I can emotionally better handle the hoarder houses. All the looms, yarn, and books omg. 💜💜💜💜
@centrifugedestroyer25793 жыл бұрын
I think it's because it's not just a huge pile of stuff. It still looks and feels like someone's home. What an eery feeling...
@malvaashdown3 жыл бұрын
@@centrifugedestroyer2579 Yeah, I felt almost incomfortable watching Alex and Melissa going through the stuff in the house until they went to the basement.
@Yaoigirlforever3 жыл бұрын
It made me really sad.
@HannahMattox3 жыл бұрын
Like they just woke up and threw off the sheet and walked away forever ❤️
@steveboots80213 жыл бұрын
@@HannahMattox or didn't wake up and threw a sheet on and went off to eternity
@marychace10113 жыл бұрын
My parents also had coins - lots and lots of them (Well over $1,000 US). Shake the books. We found many bills in them. Also, $500 in the freezer.
@Brentster19533 жыл бұрын
20:24, red dresser, I thought 2nd drawer had coins in there?
@S_H92603 жыл бұрын
Yep, check everywhere. My grandpa hid money in books, above ceiling tiles, dressers, etc
@lallred19113 жыл бұрын
@@S_H9260 Yep. I understand. My grandmother always made her own curtains so she could hide cash in the hems. Also, cookie jars, fake baseboards, cash envelopes taped to the backs of furniture or on the underside of rugs...
@amandacampbell19793 жыл бұрын
I started laughing so hard when you picked up the American money and said forgein money, I forgot for a minute you live in Canada!!
@vernieplummer51483 жыл бұрын
I had the same problem. I'm like "Oh yea, I'm foreign" lol
@williamlynnroden3 жыл бұрын
@Amanda Piercy Campbell. Alex says so many American things and mentions so many lines (imitations) from American movies, he sounds as though we could go to the next town over and there he'd be. He even sings like Johnny Cash, how much more American is that?
@QuivaRPG3 жыл бұрын
I'm going to start saving my money now for the inevitable crafter's auction, lol
@lunayahwitch3 жыл бұрын
And it just keeps on coming! This house would be my dream to find! I’m a fiber artist, so this is just nuts 🤣