tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2259731708094017313.post4956097008660144743..comments2024-03-18T12:24:44.471+11:00Comments on a bit of everything: rationing of clothing during the Second World WarLeone Fabrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17184959562671042750noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2259731708094017313.post-66436152108788558962013-07-07T19:31:47.471+10:002013-07-07T19:31:47.471+10:00I have the make do and mend book (a reprint I'...I have the make do and mend book (a reprint I'm guessing) and it's great. There is so much to be learned. It's hard to apply the same rules from them to current clothing though as "they just don't make it like they used to". I mean, why would they when it's so mcuh cheaper to make"wear it once and chuck it clothes as people buy them. I have several pairs of kids jeans needing patches on the knees, a few small holes to mend and hubby asked me to mend his favourite socks last week. I hate the mending but LOVE the frugality of it. And as much as I hope we never have another world war nor the rationing associated with it, there is something to be said for rationing when you need to watch what you have and waste nothing.<br />By the way, have youever seent he tv series "Wartime Farm"? It's about a farm run by 3 historians who spend 12 months living as people would have lived and with the same amenities etc as during the war. They speed up the 6 years of the war to fit into 12 months but they experience food shortages, clothing shortages, secret groups and taking in the London evacuees. It's a fascinating series.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2259731708094017313.post-18654248200650817162013-07-05T21:39:18.287+10:002013-07-05T21:39:18.287+10:00Thank you for the explanation of how rationing wor...Thank you for the explanation of how rationing worked. My mother-in-law explained about clothes rationing to me in the context of her wedding dress which was shared among a number of friendsAnne Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17970750528434435027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2259731708094017313.post-88497513130470429152013-06-15T21:55:56.697+10:002013-06-15T21:55:56.697+10:00This is fascinating! I knew about the rationing bu...This is fascinating! I knew about the rationing but had no idea how it worked. I DO know that when Princess (now Queen) Elizabeth got engaged, many people sent her coupons for her wedding dress! I've also heard that when Don Bradman & the Aussie cricket team went to England just after the war, they made mention of 'short rations' and how difficult it was to play well on the limited food they had. I hope it never comes to that again.Red Nomad OZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03020668094026661054noreply@blogger.com