Scrap DC is leaving its Brookland home because of rising costs. (Photo by Rachel Kaufman)

A wonderland of salvaged fabric, vintage buttons, and far more random craft supplies is closing its doors in a few weeks, succumbing to Brookland’s rising rents—just as its predecessor did a few years ago.

SCRAP DC, a kind of Goodwill of art supplies, is shuttering its doors on November 22.

Until now, SCRAP had been taking in 800-1,000 pounds of donated materials per month. They have been able to sell nine-tenths of that—saving roughly 900 pounds of stuff from the landfill each month. On any given trip to the store, one could find supplies like yarn or embroidery hoops at bargain prices as well as offbeat items like piano keys, leather scraps, or Lego cupcake toppers.

“As you all know better than anyone, the cost of doing business in the District is staggering. For a small nonprofit, it is too much,” SCRAP’s national executive director Kelley Carmichael Casey said in announcing the closure.

They promised to “re-emerge” in the spring, and take part in pop-up events in the meantime. The store will remain open during its regular hours (Wednesday-Sunday, 12-6 p.m.) until the 22nd.

The previous tenant, the non-profit First Time Computers, was also pushed out of the neighborhood by the high rent costs, The Brookland Bridge blog reported at the time.