YOYO s2 Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 How many of us had patches on our trousers in days gone by .... it was always handy to have a grandmother who knew what to do ... they werent bad at darning socks either for the man of the family to avoid embarassment... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 I did, and socks darned, and boots repaired, shirt collars turned. We were known as the refurbished generation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denlin Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Nayow but I did have a pair of dungarees in the seventies and had sew on patch with 'Mud' on as it was fashion then and I thought they were great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3times6 Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Cardboard for the shoes with holes in them was a must have item. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awoollen Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Cardboard for the shoes with holes in them was a must have item. I had to go to school in clogs my dad no money for shoe s used get a pair of my mothers opld shoes and knock the heels of them to play out in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Oh yeah... Mum would remove the arse pocket from a pair of jeans and restitch it over my worn out knees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janner Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 When I joined the RN in 49 my Mam gave me instruction of how to darn socks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davebrmm Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 you should ask who did,nt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allwednesday Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 (edited) Yes mum had to patch our jeans cardboard in shoes to fill any holes not very good when raining and knit us mittens and balaclavas bless her. Edited April 23, 2013 by allwednesday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyer Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 When I joined the RN in 49 my Mam gave me instruction of how to darn socks. Fullwood homes was a regular evening job all the socks came out we had to know how to darn sew and iron at a very early age ,the house mothers were a idle lazy lot but looking back i suppose it did teach us the skills:| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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