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Stitching Memories... Suzanne Griffith has researched the effect and importance of stitching to the war effort and the morale of the people experiencing it. It is a far-reaching account which is packed with personal anecdotes and memories….. will bring back many memories or give you a glimpse on some of the realities of the war years. New Stitches, December 2009 Clever sew and sews helped win the war! They say a stitch in time saves nine - but it's being claimed that several million of them actually saved the nation. That's because sewing became as important to winning World War II as manufacturing munitions. This vital role is finally being recognised in a book, Stitching for Victory. It's a new angle on the ingenuity and skill of the men, women and children who struggled to survive wartime conditions and through the years of rationing which followed. Wartime stitches are celebrated in Stitching for Victory by Suzanne Griffith. --Jim Montgomery, The Weekly News, November 2009
This beautiful book 'Stitching for Victory' by Suzanne Griffith is ideal for anyone who remembers the 'good old days' with fondness. Packed with nostalgic anecdotes about needlecraft on the Home Front and active service during World War II, this is definately a book to charm and inspire. --Cross Stitcher, January 2010
A fascinating ramble through the importance of stitching to life and the war effort during the Second World War. Suzanne Griffith has pulled together a wide range of sources and subjects to create a fresh and compelling overview of how stitching played its part in those turbulent war years. There's a surprisingly large amount of topics to cover and each chapter brings new surprises, and of course there are many moving tales recounted too. The book is beautifully illustrated, with lots of archive photography. If you've an interest in stitching generally and our shared heritage as needleworkers, then this is a genuinely fascinating and worthwhile read. --Cross Stitch Collection, Christmas Edition 2009
Packed with fascinating facts and stories, Stitching for Victory gives a unique account of the importance of stitch to Britain's war effort and provides an insight into a fascinating aspect of the Second World War --Stitch with the Embroiders' Guild, Feb/March 2010
A fascinating ramble through the importance of stitching to life and the war effort during the Second World War. Suzanne Griffith has pulled together a wide range of sources and subjects to create a fresh and compelling overview of how stitching played its part in those turbulent war years. There's a surprisingly large amount of topics to cover and each chapter brings new surprises, and of course there are many moving tales recounted too. The book is beautifully illustrated, with lots of archive photography. If you've an interest in stitching generally and our shared heritage as needleworkers, then this is a genuinely fascinating and worthwhile read. --Cross Stitch Collection, Christmas Edition 2009
This beautiful book 'Stitching for Victory' by Suzanne Griffith is ideal for anyone who remembers the 'good old days' with fondness. Packed with nostalgic anecdotes about needlecraft on the Home Front and active service during World War II, this is definately a book to charm and inspire. --Cross Stitcher, January 2010
A fascinating ramble through the importance of stitching to life and the war effort during the Second World War. Suzanne Griffith has pulled together a wide range of sources and subjects to create a fresh and compelling overview of how stitching played its part in those turbulent war years. There's a surprisingly large amount of topics to cover and each chapter brings new surprises, and of course there are many moving tales recounted too. The book is beautifully illustrated, with lots of archive photography. If you've an interest in stitching generally and our shared heritage as needleworkers, then this is a genuinely fascinating and worthwhile read. --Cross Stitch Collection, Christmas Edition 2009
Packed with fascinating facts and stories, Stitching for Victory gives a unique account of the importance of stitch to Britain's war effort and provides an insight into a fascinating aspect of the Second World War --Stitch with the Embroiders' Guild, Feb/March 2010
A fascinating ramble through the importance of stitching to life and the war effort during the Second World War. Suzanne Griffith has pulled together a wide range of sources and subjects to create a fresh and compelling overview of how stitching played its part in those turbulent war years. There's a surprisingly large amount of topics to cover and each chapter brings new surprises, and of course there are many moving tales recounted too. The book is beautifully illustrated, with lots of archive photography. If you've an interest in stitching generally and our shared heritage as needleworkers, then this is a genuinely fascinating and worthwhile read. --Cross Stitch Collection, Christmas Edition 2009
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When the Second World War broke out, stitched items suddenly became absolutely vital. A massive production of uniforms and stitched equipment took over factories and raw materials while in the home every scrap of thread was utilised. The stories in these pages are of weddings; parachute drops in the dead of night into enemy territory; lice and mud in the trenches; and, regimental insignia embroidered onto pyjamas until the men came home and secret stitched hidden from brutal guards. This gripping and unusual history offers a glimpse into the courage, endurance, ingenuity and skill of the men, women and children who struggled to survive wartime conditions at home and overseas, and through the hard years of rationing which followed.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Don't be mislead into thinking this is a book about sewing. It covers all sorts of uses of fabric and stitch throught the second world war - with detailed information covering everything from the design of barrage balloons to the speeds of doodlebugs. There is as much information here for the chaps as for the ladies. An excellent book for educational purposes for anyone studying WWII. Fascinating to read all the quotes from members of the public who "went through it".
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
This book offers a fascinating perspective on WWII - exploring the very fabric and stitches of one of the most terrible eras Britain has faced. As well as historical facts, it contains searingly moving and sometimes laugh-out-loud humorous first-hand accounts from those who lived through the war, and loads of brilliant photographs and illustrations too. Not only does it talk about the soldiers out on the front line, but it also explores the lives of the women left at home and how they coped.
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