Customer Reviews
Still so true for 2008 and beyond - By: Trilliane, 09 Oct 2008 
I bought the pair for my mum a year ago & they have ended up going round the whole family, young & old. Yes they have a nostalgic feel to them & it's food that nana used to make but thats what makes them so good, we are now having to live as if things are rationed, the meals that were made back then weren't full of e numbers & other nasty things (lets face it, we've all become alergic to them all anyway), they were wholesome & filling with no waste, after all I'm sure it's not only me that loves bubble & squeek on a monday with the sunday roast left overs. It has made me realize how lucky I am to have everything I want but I can survive on next to nothing.
Also the Make do & Mend is also full of cleaning tips & a definate must for anyone livingin a period house & trying to keep things going, I livein a stone cottage &in a preservation area, with a house full of original things like Arga'sand stone floors I found good tips on how to care for these items without using chemical cleaners that corrode them away.
My mantra for 2008 Make Do and Mend - By: A. S. Gilbert, 10 Jul 2008 
In the current financial climate of negative equity & rising prices, we all need to make do & mend. There really is no need to keep buying new stuff when there is a bit of life leftin something older & this books will help you.
Featuring reproductions of wartime pamphlets, some of the print quality is not perfect. A little sewing experience would be a good thing, but not vital.
In the war years fabric, ready made clothes were rationed &in short supply, & so was cash! So if you had a good dress but needed a larger one, this book tells you how to insert strips of fabric to bring new life to old garments.
We can buy cheap clothes nowadays but there is great satisfactionin "make do & mend" & reducing waste and, anyway, it is fun reading this book.
A Delight! - By: Alison Rose, 22 Sep 2007 I purchased this after seeing it on BBC Breakfast news - its just lovely.
Has such an old fashioned feel but the information is as relevant today as it was back then.
Will make a lovely Xmas gift for older relatives.
Very good value for money - its full colour!
