Land Girls wore practical clothing suited to farm work, including woollen garments to keep warm during chilly mornings. Fingerless mittens were popular because they allowed dexterity while protecting hands from cold weather. Knitting these mittens was a common pastime, and patterns like the free one shared here were widely used.
Straight from the 1930s, the decade that wrote the handbook for austerity comes the envelope gift. A little something that can be packed into an ordinary envelope and posted domestically or overseas for the cost of a stamp.
