2025 Fashion On The Ration Challenge

Nonnadiluca

moginstein said:

Just seen this and thought I should share:
The Great British Sewing Bee will be returning to our screens on Tuesday 15th July at 9pm on BBC One
Strangely it said it was confirmed by Channel 4
https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/great-british-sewing-bee-season-11-release-date-newsupdate/
but it is showing on the BBC website,
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03myqj2/broadcasts/upcoming
so I think that was just a mistake.

Thanks for this, it's been a long wait this year! Really looking forward to it.

Nelliegrace

I wonder if sheepskin jackets will be in fashion after watching Department Q? They do look warm. 

PipneyJane

Nelliegrace said:

I wonder if sheepskin jackets will be in fashion after watching Department Q? They do look warm. 

They are warm, @Nelliegrace.  I wear my thigh-length sheepskin jacket to the football throughout the winter, and have done for years.

- Pip

Gem-gem

Good evening everyone. 

I visited my favourite secondhand shop. I took in four tops and one skirt to sell. I walked out with a blue stripped Hobbs dress. Bought for £10. It doesn't look like it has been worn before. Remaining coupons intact. 😀
Mum had sold three things and received £20 for the items.

PipneyJane

Gem-gem said:

Good evening everyone. 

I visited my favourite secondhand shop. I took in four tops and one skirt to sell. I walked out with a blue stripped Hobbs dress. Bought for £10. It doesn't look like it has been worn before. Remaining coupons intact. 😀
Mum had sold three things and received £20 for the items.

Tell us more, please, @Gem-gem.  How does the secondhand shop work?  Do they buy items off you or are you only paid when they sell?  Also, where is it?  (So we can all visit.)

- Pip (curious)

Gem-gem

Good evening, 
The shop is called: A Touch of Glamour
situated: Little Common, East Sussex
How it works: You take the clothes in, agree a price for them to be sold at (usually guided by the owner). They sell them. You split the money, you gave half, they have half.
If after eight weeks it hasn't sold. It goes on the sale rail for a couple of weeks. You can pick it up after the eight weeks. If it still hasn't sold. You have the choice, either to collect the item/items or they will send it to a charity shop. 

They take clothes in on a Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. If you cannot make any of these days ring them and they may allow you to bring clothes down on a Saturday.  They don't take low quality clothes. They will take M&S autograph and per Una but not M&S collection. 

They also sell hats, bags and shoes (low heel only).

A spend to declare: 

 Two tops - bought in sales half price - used birthday vouchers - so will say that these come out of their coupons😀 I know that neither would use up their 66 coupons. 

One occasional Hobbs dress. It started off at £190. Reduced to £119 and then £99. Then Hobbs were giving another 10% off. So paid £89.10. I also used £50 birthday money towards it. (11 coupons) 

Today I bought 100g of Bo Peep wool - down to £2 a ball. It is for a newborn - so is it coupon free? 

Gem-gem

Crocheted two market bags - using up old wool - cotton. 

A free pattern from T0ft. 

They will be Christmas presents. 

kiwisavings

Gem-gem said:

Today I bought 100g of Bo Peep wool - down to £2 a ball. It is for a newborn - so is it coupon free? 

@Gem-gem, it looks like the wool was always on coupon, even for babies. Once clothes for children under 4 years were added to the ration list in August 1941, expectant mothers' were issued with 50 coupons. I'm thinking that if you were expecting a baby, and you had those extra coupons, that you would have arranged for knitting friends and family to have some of these extras 

Liverpool_Anne

Hi all, spends to declare. 2 shirts bought as birthday presents, both 100% cotton so 5 coupons each so 81.5 - 10 = 71.5.
I am about to head out to the shops to get some baby grows to go with the latest baby blanket so if we are going to be counting coupons for children is there any chance someone could let me know how many I need 😁.
Also I have told OH that I will get some jeans for the upcoming birthday but I know the coupon cost for those 😁. Will declare when they have been bought just in case there is a change of mind 😂
Take care everyone

MrsCD

@Gem-gem, I love your shopping bags. They brought back some good memories of using that type many years ago. 😊 Did you use DK or Aran thickness yarn? I've already fallen down the Ravelry rabbit hole looking for patterns!!
I have a couple of spends to declare..
A pair of everyday walking type sandals. I like this sort because they have a bit more support for my gammy foot! 5 coupons
A strappy nightie for these warm nights! 6 coupons.