Shopping in Hurst

Tracey Williams’s reasons for founding Back to the Rack Resale Boutique were twofold: she wanted to run a business that gave her maximum time with her kids, and she wanted to bring trendy resale shopping to Dallas-Fort Worth. Nearly a decade after opening, Tracey and her staff of fellow working moms keep the store’s racks teeming with INC International Concepts dresses, jeans, costume jewelry, and Coach handbags, none of which have missing buttons, rips, or pet-hair appliqués. The shop carries sizes 0 to 20, and keeps its racks current with a rotating selection of seasonal fashions no more than 2 years old. Back to the Rack’s supplementary eBay shop presents prospective shoppers with a representative glimpse of the store’s selection.

Tucked away within Madtosh Crafts lies a treasure trove of crafting supplies. Even though the shop specializes in needle art and quilting, its bounty spans the spectrum of the crafting arts, ranging from designer patterns and books about knitting, crocheting, hand spinning, and embroidery to fabrics for sewing, appliqué, and sashiko. Fabrics from Anthology and Free Spirit and yarns from Knit Collage and The Fibre Company arm DIYers for the shop's workshops and events. These hands-on sessions include Knit in Public, which encourages artists to work on individual projects among friends, and the Color Theory workshop, a class that helps students choose ideal hues for their artwork or forged mood rings.