Hello there ....
we've had a few busy days .. dashing about .. couple of nights way ... a wedding... and stock buying trip ...
back to normal now ... in our quiet little backwater.
I found this whilst out and about ...
Of course I had to get it and have a good old read ... just love all the old wartime hints and tips on Make Do and Mend ... fascinating stuff.
A paragraph in the introduction made me smile .. it talks of reinforcing knickers ... I think it is intended you should do this to extend the life of children's ... girls knickers .... but .. well ... they thought of everything didn't they!
I cant imagine anyone doing this nowadays ... a lot of people cant sew a button on .. but perhaps we should all try a bit harder with the mending and whatnot ... clothes can cost such a lot to buy .
Earlier in the week I was looking through my wardrobe ... that sounds rather grand ... rather through the few things I own .. to find something to wear for the wedding.
We don't do much dressing up here in the wilds of Wales ...
no posh do's and the like ...
anyway I found something reasonably clean and tidy.
But I did that classic panic thing .. you know the one .. where you immediately think Ahhhhh ... nothing to wear ... I must BUY something ... and end up buying something totally uncomfortable, impractical and totally not you!
Anyway ... stopped myself in time ... and reasoned with myself ...
its just one day ... all eyes are on the Bride etc ... and in the end I felt just fine ... comfortable ... and my feet didn't hurt.
Whilst I was at it I turfed out the back of the wardrobe and decided that the clothes I hadn't worn for months .. that I really wasn't going to wear ... I will either sell on (some are like new) or dispose of some other 'useful' way.
It feels good to have a clear out .. and perhaps all the clothes in the wardrobe will get worn ... its not half so crowded now.
Some haven't been worn because they need something doing to them .. a skirt that is just a tadge too long etc ...
So I shall up the 'Clothes Doctor-y' bit ... Make Do and Mend
... but I think the reinforcing of the knickers may be a bit on the wild side ...
So how about you .... we all are mad keen on frugal recipes and meal planning..
... who has tips on making clothes last?
.... anyone out there reinforce their knickers?
xx
