Sew and save: gives expert help with the problems of clothes care, renovations, war-time dressmaking, and rationing, includes knitting patterns, and a four-year plan for the family wardrobe
by Chase, Joanna.
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BookPublisher: HarperPress 2009ISBN: 9780007313778; 0007313772.Classification number: 646.4009 CHASubject(s): Needlework -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century | Clothing and dress -- Alteration | NeedleworkSubject: Travel back to the 1940s when a war-torn Europe was still no excuse to dress shabbily and the one thing you didn't ration was fashion. In this book you will learn how to make the most out of every last inch of fabric, how to transform old skirts into new outfits, and how to make clothes out of old furnishings.
Facsim. of ed. published: Glasgow: Literary, 1941
Includes index
Travel back to the 1940s when a war-torn Europe was still no excuse to dress shabbily and the one thing you didn't ration was fashion. In this book you will learn how to make the most out of every last inch of fabric, how to transform old skirts into new outfits, and how to make clothes out of old furnishings.
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