Suggestion of a crafting resource for people to look for in their communities because I didn't know it existed near me and others may not know to look for it!
There's a place in my town called a creative reuse center that is dedicated to reducing material waste and making art materials accessible to the community. The way it works at mine is they take material donations from customers but also from local businesses getting rid of excess materials and other stuff and sell it at a reduced cost. Here they sell some individually priced items, but most of it is by weight at $2/3 per pound. And literally it could be anything you may need for any type of project. There's fabric, yarn, thread, paining supplies, office supplies, old books and magazines for collaging, poster board, paper, and then just like random items that could be used in different projects like cds, corks, empty spools, cardboard tunes, leather, cigar boxes, literally anything.
I got all of this vintage tatting and mending thread (plus some dmc) for literally less than 50 cents the other day.
I saw someone recently who was a teacher walk out with four full grocery bags of crafting supplies for her students for about $40.
At this one they also host community events and classes which I haven't gotten the chance to attend yet but I'm looking forward to it!
Like I said this was something I didn't even know to look for until I came across it mostly by chance, so if you are looking to reduce your crafting waste by buying second hand or lower costs or looking to get rid of and donate some supplies maybe check to see it there's something like that near you!