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[twyngwyn]

[lurker172602]

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@lind9650 wrote:

My paternal Grandmother taught me how to knit, crochet, sew a straight seam and darn socks. Also how to unravel an old hand-knit jumper and reuse the wool, or unpick the seams of an oversized dress and wash and iron the pieces to cut out a smaller dress for a girl.

All that teaching during WWII came in very handy when my first husband left me in 1963 with five children and no money to care for them. I used to go to OP shops and get some clothing for 40 or 50 cents a piece and reuse them to make clothes for my children.

How times have changed? I don't knit, crochet or sew for the great-grandchildren anymore. Their mothers want easy care, wash and wear clothing for their children. No hassles with handwashing or ironing in this modern world.

Handmade with a lot of love has no value anymore.

Erica

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I'm not so sure about that erica.  I knit things for the LPs (and I'm no knitter lol).  I have also given them beautiful handmade woollen winter coats (made by my niece).  They don't wear them everyday, but they are certainly valued and cared for by the mums. 

[the_great_she_elephant]

Air raid shelter. 

[bakeandfry]

[this-one-time-at-bandcamp]

few years later having a permanent burn mark on my belly from the seat belt buckle ( boyfriends cars )

That's what you get for riding around naked........

[this-one-time-at-bandcamp]

Someone earlier mentioned ice blocks........McCracken's corner shop in Geelong used to sell them in a cone for threepence........They'd make a flavor, and freeze it in an ice-cube tray........

[viewmont1071]

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@imastawka wrote:

Ooak, what a saucy girl.       Mini length school uniform!

Good Catholic girls had to kneel on the floor, and if the dress didn't touch the floor,

the nuns caned us.

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Well things have not changed there just..... who's doing the caning

Spoiler

[ooak3]

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@this-one-time-at-bandcamp wrote:

few years later having a permanent burn mark on my belly from the seat belt buckle ( boyfriends cars )

That's what you get for riding around naked........

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hahaha  

prob should have given more details lol  

used to love the beach !!   bikini on there and back, no air con in the old bombs they had lol

[bushies.girl]

Lind not sure where you are coming from, HEAPS  of people still buy hand made kids clothes  ...... I know cause my daughter makes them to sell.

[twyngwyn]

[twyngwyn]