|
CLOTHING AND SEWING PREPAREDNESS
In order to be prepared to meet the clothing needs of your family, several areas need to be considered: clothing, quilts and bedding, linens and towels, and material storage.
CLOTHING
After an earthquake in California, a survey showed that "if they could have had one thing they didn't, it would have been a change of clothes, especially underclothing."
For emergency preparedness, at least one complete set of clothing (including two pair of socks)
should be kept in a convenient, ready-to-grab place for each member of the family. This should include a warm coat, hat, gloves and boots for each member of the family, as well as underclothing, etc. In some areas, even spring-summer clothing should include a warm jacket.
Sufficient durable clothing should be included in a home storage program to meet the family's requirements for at least a year. This clothing should accommodate seasonal needs.
For those within the child-bearing age, diapers are a MUST.
BEDDING
Quilts, blankets and sleeping bags are also advisable, sufficient to meet your family's needs in case of power failure. A year's supply of sheets, pillowcases, towels, wash cloths and dish cloths are also necessary.
MATERIAL
Where possible and practical, it is wise also to store fabric, thread, needles and other sewing items. The provident consumer takes advantage of sales of material suitable for clothing that the family may require and will store these purchases until needed.
All types of material should be stored in large enough pieces to accommodate the largest family members, as well. Sewing machine needles, as well as regular needles, should be stored as a sewing machine can be turned by hand even without power. Thread, buttons, zippers, snaps, elastic and lace should also be kept on hand. Current (as to size) patterns and instruction books are also desirable.
| 
