2023 Fashion on the Ration Challenge

PipneyJane

Nelliegrace said:

The colours are muted now the felt has dried. I have yet to sew on a badge pin. The brown 1940’s garter stitch bow or Ascot scarf took just one ounce to knit. I remember my eldest sister using the same pattern at the village primary school, the three of us were in the junior classroom at the same time when I moved up from the infants room.
The crochet leaf was from WI. 

There was a similar pattern for this scarf in the 1936 Lux Knitting Book.  I made one for my MIL a few years ago.  Clever design, aren’t they?

(I just went looking for a photo.  It must have been longer ago than I realised, since it predates my membership of Ravelry.  I joined Ravelry in 2007.)

I had a close call, this month.  Somehow, a couple of weeks ago, I managed to splash a tomato-based sauce my pale grey cashmere cardigan. It resulted in a handful of drops, each a few millimetres across.  (I didn’t notice them, until I wore the cardigan to a friend’s last Monday and noticed them while washing my hands in her bathroom!)  Over the weekend, I washed the cardigan using W8flower’s Wool Wash and the wool cycle of the washing machine, (along with a few other knitted, woollen garments, I might add).  I think I’ve got all the marks out -   I’m wearing the cardigan now and I can’t see any, in artificial light - but, in case I wasn’t successful, what should I do to get the marks out?

Thanks,

- Pip

Laura_Elsewhere

PollyWollyDoodle said:

I’m sure you’re right @Laura_Elsewhere, your parents have kindly donated their own coupons for you. The fabric sounds lovely, I hope you’ll show us some of the things you make.  I didn’t know there were such things as re-enactment suppliers!  

Oh, the re-enactment suppliers are some of the best sources for things like really good-quality linen, or properly-made leather shoes - I've ordered another pair of low-heeled leather lace-up shoes, replicas of the American WWAC uniform shoes of the 1940s, excellent shoes, *and they can be repaired, re-heeled, re-soled!*

Not bad for seventy quid! 

Edit: I forgot to add the coupons for these into my sig.file!!! 33 coupons left - halfway through and only March...!

Scroll down for the link https://www.quartermaster-stores.com/Footwear.htm?fbclid=IwAR0Ug-3hb5aI_9bDo4ELLjya-QeO0oRpaCgsc5uTpGgEbfngbd-_uU2F580

Liverpool_Anne

Hi all, 
@Laura_Elsewhere is the link you have posted where you got the linen? It sounds lovely
@PipneyJane, I will have to check that podcast, it sounds very interesting
Take care everyone

Laura_Elsewhere

@PipneyJane - another one for some milk?

@Liverpool_Anne - the link was for the shoes; the linen supplier was Bernie the Bolt but I think lots of the bolts of fabric are not on his website… (Edit to add: in fact, on checking, he has no website! )

Nelliegrace

We had an afternoon out and enjoyed the early flowers in the short spells of sunshine at Trentham Gardens, until the cold wind and the rain drove us into the shopping area. 
We had our picnic and coffee in the car watching the rain when we arrived, and another flask of coffee and a flapjack before we drove home. 
Some of the shops were empty and boarded up, though happily not from the Blitz. We admired some beautiful things, but prices were high. 
I did find three hats by searching diligently among the old stock in the sales, a warmly lined rain hat for DH for £6, and joy of joys, two thick 100% merino wool beanies to put away carefully for next Christmas. One was 75% off at £9.99, and though the other was double that, I asked the lady at Mountain Warehouse to let me have it at the same price, and she checked the records and agreed. Even better they are coupon free. 

I have been wearing a wooly hat, as well as lots of layers of clothing, indoors this Winter to keep warm with the heating set low to save fuel. I have a soft wooly hat, my night cap, to keep me cosy because we have a window on the latch in the bedroom, and the heating at 7°C overnight as usual. 

Elisheba

Three pairs of merino wool tights ordered from Snag, and I think I've used up whatever the extra workers allowance for stockings was already with some leggings in January so they'll be 6 coupons.  So 60 coupons left for the year.  

My goodness it hurt my frugal soul to pay almost £50 for tights, but they should last a long time if I look after them properly and everyone tells me this company are great for sizing.  One black pair, one blue pair, and one lighter sort of skin tone pair.  Should all go nicely with black or brown boots and skirts.  

I also picked up a top and cardigan at the weekend, but from the charity shop so no coupons needed 

Nonnadiluca

First coupons of the year spent, the grand sum of 2 for 2 pairs of socks in the seasalt sale. Still pricey but they're lovely!

Wraithlady

Laura_Elsewhere said:

@Liverpool_Anne - the link was for the shoes; the linen supplier was Bernie the Bolt but I think lots of the bolts of fabric are not on his website… (Edit to add: in fact, on checking, he has no website! )

I love Bernie the Bolt! Got some fantastic scarlet wool from him one year at a local 'Medieval Fayre' - my friend said she could see the wool from across the site, it was that bright!

Unfortunately, he wasn't at the place the next year, and didn't have any the only time I saw him after that.

Laura_Elsewhere

Wraithlady said:

I love Bernie the Bolt! Got some fantastic scarlet wool from him one year at a local 'Medieval Fayre' - my friend said she could see the wool from across the site, it was that bright!

Unfortunately, he wasn't at the place the next year, and didn't have any the only time I saw him after that.

Oh yes, the scarlet Melton that is woven every so often for the British military dress uniforms - keep an eye on re-enactment fairs, or you could try emailing Bernie to ask. It's one of those buy-it-when-you-see-it ones but it does keep on turning up again... utterly glorious, isn't it? What did you make from it? I've always fancied a 3/4-circle mid-calf skirt with a double-breasted waistcoat, one of those Nelson-era ones with the little standing collar and loads of frogging...

Liverpool_Anne

Hi all
@Laura_Elsewhere, glad you edited to say he has no website, I had looked and, obviously, not found it. I thought it was me being incompetent . I will keep an eye open for a reenactmentt fair when I get a chance, they must do some in this neck of the woods
Take care everyone