Well Worth the Trouble
Dear Aunt Daisy, You were talking about renovating raincoats. I would like to tell you how I very successfully "made down" a very old faded coat of my husband’s for our small son, This coat was in a very faded and shabby condition, and apparently well past redemption. However, I suddenly decided to turn it. It was of navy gabardine. I removed the spots, unpicked it, and then recut it on the wrong side, which was a very good colour. I then washed the lining, and cut that down, too. The result is a very neat and good raincoat which the boy is very proud of. I thought I’d tell you, as someone else may be able to make use of the idea. My little boy needed a new, warm coat, and a raincoat, too. Well, he couldn’t have
both, so we were wondering which we should buy when I thought of this idea. So we have been able to buy him the overcoat, and he has now two good ones, Hoping this will be useful.-Sumnet, Christchurch,
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 8, Issue 192, 26 February 1943, Page 19
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181Well Worth the Trouble New Zealand Listener, Volume 8, Issue 192, 26 February 1943, Page 19
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