Make Do and Mend Book

Austerityin 2010? The rationing period during World War II is often described as a difficult time and yet also remembered nostalgically as a time of unity and good sacrifice. In fact, many of its rules and guidelines could still be applied today. "Make Do and Mend" focuses on clothes rationing, which was introduced in June 1940.

The government issued the leaflets included in "Make Do and Mend" to advise on how best to avoid wasting valuable resources by recycling curtains into dresses and old sheets into underwear! Produced from original material held in archives, the leaflets are also a nostalgic showcase of 1940s' style, of which we can learn from today.

The book holds 160 pages.