Make Do and Mend by Ministry of Information

( Britain, idiomatic ) To make the best of a situation. Issued by the Ministry of Information for The Board of Trade, the booklet is packed with handy advice for families during WWII. Mend and Make Do depots, where repairs and alterations could be undertaken for busy housewives or District Centres, where the less experienced could get.( Britain, idiomatic ) Generally, to repair and reuse. Make Do and Mend was first published as a pamphlet in 1943, as a delightful reminder of the techniques for household solutions provided by wartime government. During the second world war, the Ministry of Information used the ‘Make do and mend’ message to encourage Britons to do whatever they could to extend the life of clothes due to strict rationing.Clothes rationing had just been introduced, and the pamphlet provided cheerful advice on patching garments, unravelling old knitwear and reusing the. It gave advice on preservation, renovation, and repair of clothing and other household goods. It was 1943 when the slogan ‘make do and mend’ first entered the British consciousness, thanks to a pamphlet published by the Ministry of Information during the Second World War. The ' make do and mend' campaign was the Board of Trade's central propaganda effort directed at housewives. 2000 Ina Zweiniger-Bargielowska - Austerity in Britain: Rationing, Controls, and Consumption, 1939-1955.First published in 1943, all of the tips can be used to spruce up your wardrobe today. ( Britain ) To follow a philosophy, during World War II, of repairing clothes etc that would normally be discarded due to shortages and rationing. Make Do and Mend by Ministry of Information This is a delightful reminder of the techniques for household economies extolled by the wartime government.Make do and mend ( third-person singular simple present makes do and mends, present participle making do and mending, simple past and past participle made do and mended) English Board of Trade poster Etymology įrom the title of a booklet issued by the UK Ministry of Information.