http://www.foe.co.uk/index.html
A book promoted on the site is Make Do and Mend, a nostalgic reminder of wartime austerity, but also packed full of hints and tips “that are still relevant today”. 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.
Topics in the book include:
• What mothers can do
• How to darn holes and tears
• How to look after rayon
• How to patch an overall
• How to look after parachute nylon
• Smarten up your men!
What I learned that was special:
• 95 percent of our wildlife-rich lowland peat bogs have been destroyed in the last 50 years.
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