Hand Made Carpets and Rugs

David Stott
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During World War II and shortly after there were all shorts of shortages and the use of coupon books were coming to and end, also money was on short supply and nothing went to waste and old clothing was cut into short stripes and progged into hessian to make carpets. With the assistance of AI I have generated this podcast which is my fist first and hopefully many more to come covering the late 1940 's to 1960's , when I was a child/teenager

Episodes

  1. Starting School in 1942

    22 MAR

    Starting School in 1942

    This story is based on my starting school in 1942, with the help of Google Gemini which brought back lots of memories of my early days at school, i would like to point out that blackout curtains were used only when school lights were switched on, also that all windows were taped in a diamond pattern as this reduced the effect of glass shattering if blown in by explosion, the blackout and taping were also compulsive requitement at home. The local home guard were responsible to ensure no light was emitted at all times especial if sirens were sounding.

    6 min

  2. 21 MAR

    Carpet and Rug making using old clothing in 1940/50s

    During and shortly after the WII there was a shortage on many items, carpets and rugs was one of them especially if money was on short supply, it was during this period that my mother often used to make carpets and rugs out of old clothing which was cut into short stripes and using what we called a progger (piece of wood with a sharpened point would force the cut material though hessian sacking.

    5 min
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During World War II and shortly after there were all shorts of shortages and the use of coupon books were coming to and end, also money was on short supply and nothing went to waste and old clothing was cut into short stripes and progged into hessian to make carpets. With the assistance of AI I have generated this podcast which is my fist first and hopefully many more to come covering the late 1940 's to 1960's , when I was a child/teenager

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