Mend & Make Do To Save Buying New

We have added oodles of 1940s sewing ephemera to the Sewing Room Shelves.  Post War and Wartime rations and scarcity of materials, brought out the resourcefulness and necessity was certainly the mother of invention.
With Make Do & Mend tips for turning trousers into skirts, patching worn items, sewing hankies into cushions, scraps for bags, how to crochet jewellery and many many thrifty gift ideas, the projects and advice seem as useful today as they were then.
Whilst many of the projects , eg embroidering covers for ration books, are thankfully no longer relevant, they are still fascinating and collectiable, offering a rare insight into the Make Do & Mend ethos of the time.
There's still no denying that there is nothing more satisfying than delving into your bag of scraps and transforming that nothing into something.

(We also have lots more magazines in the Stockroom which have not yet been added, please contact us if there is a particular edition you are seeking.)

May Blossom

Our May bouquet - a selection of new goodies on our shelves.

Maytime

We can but dream and keep our fingers crossed that the view from the window will change from one of grey skies and rainclouds to sunshine, barefeet, blue skies and fun. (Poster is one of a selection we have over in The Emporium)

Happy Easter

Days like these

A picking daisies, red shoes & riboons kind of day. Hope you've had one too.

What's Mummy Doing?

75 years ago today, would we be reading this?



Sewing this?



Loving or hating this?



Buying this?




Winter-proofing with this?



And find time to look as lovely as this?

The March Of Spring

So the first day of March has come at last, and it certainly has been worth waiting for. Lots of sunshine, lots of birdsong, lots of cats climbing lots of trees and the scent of Spring in the air ... and if that wasn't enough - well then, how about lots of new goodies on our shelves too!