Bourne Hall Museum Kids Club
Make Do And Mend
Saturday 12th October 1:00 to 2:30pm
From June 1941 until 1949, buying new clothes was rationed in Britain. A newsreel trailer, made by the Ministry of Information in 1943, which was called ‘Make Do and Mend’. It was part of the Government's campaign urging people to repair, reuse and reimagine their existing clothes during the War. Also, to encourage people to get as much wear as possible out of the clothes they already have. As cloth had to be found to make millions of uniforms.
Handmade and hand-repaired clothing became an essential part of wartime life.
This inspired people to be more resourceful in general, and it offers parallels to recycling waste reduction today.