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Description: | Concept: civilian effort, make do and mend, costume / fashion, emblems Description: whole: the eighteen images are positioned across the majority. The title is separate and positioned along the top edge left and top edge centre, in white. The text is partially integrated and located across the whole, in black. The Board of Trade emblem is placed at the top edge left. The title and upper images are partially held within a red inset. All set against a white background. image: the six upper images depict various items of clothing that can be used to make patches for overalls. The twelve lower images illustrate how to re-use clothing to produce patches and then how to sew the fabric into overalls. text: ISSUED BY THE BOARD OF TRADE BOARD OF TRADE How to patch an overall.... PATCHING MATERIAL FOR AN OVERALL MAY BE CUT FROM LINING OF YOKE, BELT, POCKET, CUFFS OR COLLAR. THE SLEEVES AND HEM COULD BE SHORTENED. IF YOU ARE PATCHING PATTERNED MATERIAL, ALWAYS MATCH DESIGN PERFECTLY AND HEM VERY NEATLY AND THE RESULT WILL BE ALMOST INVISIBLE. CONTRASTING CLOTH CAN BE USED TO REPLACE A PART THAT IS CUT AWAY, AND PIECES OF THE OVERALL CAN BE PUT BY FOR FUTURE PATCHING. SHOWING AREAS USEFUL FOR PATCHING A CUT PATCH TO EXTEND WELL OVER ARM-HOLE AND SIDE SEAM. MATCH PATTERN CAREFULLY Right Side B UNPICK ARM-HOLE AND SIDE SEAM FOR INSERTING PATCH Right Side C TACK PATCH DOWN ON RIGHT SIDE AND HEM THE STRAIGHT EDGES Right Side D CUT PATCH TO THE SHAPE OF OVERALL USING THE WORN PART AS A PATTERN, THE UNPICKED SEAMS SHOW TURNINGS REQUIRED Wrong Side E THEN CUT AWAY WORN PART LEAVING 1/4' TURNINGS AND BLANKET-STITCH EDGES Wrong Side F RE-MAKE UNDER-ARM FRENCH SEAM BY PUTTING THE TWO EDGES TOGETHER ON THE RIGHT SIDE FIRST Right Side G COMPLETE FRENCH SEAM BY RUNNING ON WRONG SIDE Wrong Side H FIRST STAGE OF FRENCH SEAM FOR ARM-HOLE FROM RIGHT SIDE Right Side I FRENCH SEAM COMPLETED ON WRONG SIDE Wrong Side J FINISHED PATCH SHOULD BE ALMOST INVISIBLE IF WELL PRESSED Right Side CONTRASTING PIECES FORMING TRIMMING AND SUBSTITUTING PIECES USED FOR PATCHES PRINTED FOR H.M. STATIONERY OFFICE BY JOHNSON, RIDDLE and CO., LTD., LONDON S.E.20. 51-4158. B.O.T. CH. 2. Object: needle, fabric, scissors | Subjects: | poster | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Unknown Printer: Johnson, Riddle and Co Ltd, Penge, London SE20 Publisher/Sponsor: Board of Trade; HMSO | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=2819... | Go to resource |
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