Instead of calling it Make Do and Mend, this page could be called Frugal Living or Recycle Instead of Buying New Things. This particularly applies to clothes and re-using fabrics and yarn of all kinds. Of course, some skills are required like basic sewing and possibly knitting or crochet. The good news is that these are all easy to learn and high levels of skill are not required for most recycling of textiles. ... http://www.squidoo.com/make-do-and-mend-from-the-1940s Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:04:23 -0600 FeedCreator 1.7.2 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:41:35 -0600 http://www.squidoo.com/make-do-and-mend-from-the-1940s/squidcast/284242-skills-from-the-1940s-useful-today This is my latest Rocket Moms lens about the way people in Britain had to 'make do and mend' their clothes because of rationing during World War II. I've also shown how those skills can still be useful today whether its because people are economizing during the recession or because they want to save the planet by recycling. Hey! Some people reconstruct their clothes because it's fun and they like to have original and unique things to wear. Thu, 03 Sep 2009 05:40:43 -0600