Restoring, Renewing, Restyling Sweaters in 1942

<b>"Making over the old and discarded into new and useful articles a stimulating, profitable and patriotic experience, growing in interest with each achievement."</b><br /><b>This is from the Singer Make-Over Guide published in 1942 and 1943, during World War II. But the ideas and skills work for today too.  Have you upscaled a sweater? Here's how. </b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyjYtgQfkJWPvxWFZA5qJ4oShfpU7LhhF6WimnbIhV-MCogNzUzgHHr6O-0J7gSvqRJT0VQ-TVrBzZI83k6MRAg_J1yzn7uYBYS2xANsoUYGBTAs8gwU7iM75J-C-3H_NuuEE0pw1tVwwO/s1600/SingerMakeOverGuide1942.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyjYtgQfkJWPvxWFZA5qJ4oShfpU7LhhF6WimnbIhV-MCogNzUzgHHr6O-0J7gSvqRJT0VQ-TVrBzZI83k6MRAg_J1yzn7uYBYS2xANsoUYGBTAs8gwU7iM75J-C-3H_NuuEE0pw1tVwwO/s1600/SingerMakeOverGuide1942.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnlBO1J_B1VUfLzFB4VZ98CnNAf9tE2Pg5v3TPM2mfd7nn47lwjZY9yfl2nHkFc76hZU5fTYA34j3e5GLq5BTmuNRiUf4ZXwNAOPpjo6x_C4AYoe50zaWzdX4H_OS4CSegFdzYTbvxS7Bu/s1600/SingerMakeOverGuide1942+-+Version+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnlBO1J_B1VUfLzFB4VZ98CnNAf9tE2Pg5v3TPM2mfd7nn47lwjZY9yfl2nHkFc76hZU5fTYA34j3e5GLq5BTmuNRiUf4ZXwNAOPpjo6x_C4AYoe50zaWzdX4H_OS4CSegFdzYTbvxS7Bu/s1600/SingerMakeOverGuide1942+-+Version+4.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFiA6znJVKc5QR_XMUiWzfxWmUM2rAKeKebU9w0HqoQqafEbzpRqG9YQ0jEe4ITCzI4XXRpASnS2PHj8lLrbskwnI4UuTluoLFXIiYq_tBAUqIVomd14qVfsA6bkTM2Ulpw0MJKFKbLYOZ/s1600/SingerMakeOverGuide1942+-+Version+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFiA6znJVKc5QR_XMUiWzfxWmUM2rAKeKebU9w0HqoQqafEbzpRqG9YQ0jEe4ITCzI4XXRpASnS2PHj8lLrbskwnI4UuTluoLFXIiYq_tBAUqIVomd14qVfsA6bkTM2Ulpw0MJKFKbLYOZ/s1600/SingerMakeOverGuide1942+-+Version+3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUNsWbLTCSeh1BNeKSgOQQxKWP0xKHzYY4Wb_KWXNSaWCgs8kyCcKV1jce5X0Penlys-zp-yhv5V6iy2_yqs8zPrz0oKw38PzBkT2spmoLJzwa4KsRMaO43jrgWGfAB2VpQ7zhyphenhyphenfXra7hG/s1600/SingerMakeOverGuide1942-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUNsWbLTCSeh1BNeKSgOQQxKWP0xKHzYY4Wb_KWXNSaWCgs8kyCcKV1jce5X0Penlys-zp-yhv5V6iy2_yqs8zPrz0oKw38PzBkT2spmoLJzwa4KsRMaO43jrgWGfAB2VpQ7zhyphenhyphenfXra7hG/s1600/SingerMakeOverGuide1942-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNeKRg7LarC5YrkTE9c-lUc1RnahCK6u0aZeq1L6J_C_rcxgAL30rBKymeDCYtKAt70PgQr1H_JTrs52bOCw0CkPUY7EAw7KxcUxjJv5pi1KY77yRHxQHcqC40zj3cUct7258xKyBdHP3x/s1600/SingerMakeOverGuide1942-1-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNeKRg7LarC5YrkTE9c-lUc1RnahCK6u0aZeq1L6J_C_rcxgAL30rBKymeDCYtKAt70PgQr1H_JTrs52bOCw0CkPUY7EAw7KxcUxjJv5pi1KY77yRHxQHcqC40zj3cUct7258xKyBdHP3x/s1600/SingerMakeOverGuide1942-1-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b><br /></b>

Restoring, Renewing, Restyling Sweaters in 1942

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