Prepared for the Board of Trade by the Ministry of Information in 1943, this publication gives the hints and tips needed to make clothing last longer at a time when rationing and severe shortages meant that the average household were unable to replenish their worn out wardrobe. The 'Make Do & Mend' campaign was intended to help get the last possible ounce of wear from clothing and household items and the hints in this book were tested and approved by the Board of Trade Make Do and Mend Advisory Panel, a body of practical ...
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Prepared for the Board of Trade by the Ministry of Information in 1943, this publication gives the hints and tips needed to make clothing last longer at a time when rationing and severe shortages meant that the average household were unable to replenish their worn out wardrobe. The 'Make Do & Mend' campaign was intended to help get the last possible ounce of wear from clothing and household items and the hints in this book were tested and approved by the Board of Trade Make Do and Mend Advisory Panel, a body of practical people, mostly women. The book aimed to help you: to keep clothes looking trim as long as they had to last; to renovate children's outgrown clothes so cleverly that none is ever wasted; to turn every scrap of good material possessed to advantage; to keep household linen in good repair; and, to make do with things you already had instead of buying new.
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Very Good+ 1870423356. B&W Illustrations; 8.66 X 5.31 X 0.12 inches; 32 pages; Soft cover is stapled wraps. Cover has minor spotting to it, some sunning, rubbing, bumping. Copyright date is 1943, but with the bar code stamp on the back page, appears to be a reissue from 1997. Illustrated with b/w drawings. This was issued during the darkest depths of World War II, when supplies for pretty much anything were very short. This booklet taught people many ways to 'make do' with what they already possessed." Corsets: Now that rubber is so scarce your corset is one of your most tprecioius possessions..." Full of still handy ideas! Offers the hints and tips needed to make clothing last longer. This book helps you: to keep clothes looking trim as long as they had to last; to renovate children's outgrown clothes so cleverly that none is ever wasted; to turn every scrap of good material possessed to advantage; and, to make do with things you already had instead of buying new. Index.