![]() ![]() Waterfield came up with "Your Courage" as one of several suggestions to be used as "a rallying war-cry that will bring out the best in everyone of us and put us in an offensive mood at once". Keep Calm was intended to be distributed to strengthen morale in the event of a wartime disaster, such as mass bombing of major cities using high explosives and poison gas, which was widely expected within hours of an outbreak of war. Each poster showed the slogan under a representation of a " Tudor Crown" (a symbol of the state). It was produced as one of three "Home Publicity" posters (the others read " Your Courage, Your Cheerfulness, Your Resolution Will Bring Us Victory" and "Freedom Is in Peril / Defend It With All Your Might"). ![]() The Keep Calm and Carry On poster was designed by the Ministry of Information from 27 June to 6 July 1939. History Design ĭuring 1938 newspapers were sold with a poster "Keep Calm and Dig". A few further examples have come to light since. It was thought that only two original copies survived until a collection of approximately 15 was brought in to the Antiques Roadshow in 2012 by the daughter of an ex- Royal Observer Corps member. Įvocative of the Victorian belief in British stoicism – the " stiff upper lip", self-discipline, fortitude, and remaining calm in adversity – the poster has become recognised around the world. It has since been re-issued by a number of private companies, and has been used as the decorative theme for a range of products. Although 2.45 million copies were printed, and the Blitz did in fact take place, the poster was only rarely publicly displayed and was little known until a copy was rediscovered in 2000 at Barter Books, a bookshop in Alnwick. The poster was intended to raise the morale of the British public, threatened with widely predicted mass air attacks on major cities. Keep Calm and Carry On was a motivational poster produced by the Government of the United Kingdom in 1939 in preparation for World War II. Thanks for stopping by and checking out the site! I’d love for you to subscribe with your email address on the sidebar, and be sure to visit Fandom Knitting and Crochet on Facebook (Fandom Knitting & Crochet has a page and a group) and Instagram you do print out the wall art, I’d love to see how you decided to display it, so please tag on Instagram or Facebook.Motivational poster produced by the British government in 1939 You can download the PDF file here: Printable Note Paper File I am a total list-maker, so this is a perfectly handy little page for me, and it makes me happy to have a special place to write my tasks and cross them off. You can list projects or your yarn shopping list here, or you can simply use it for daily notes of any type. The second printable for the set is a lined page that I plan to use as a to-do list of sorts. The PDF file is for a standard 8.5 x 11″ piece of paper, but the design is narrow enough to be trimmed to fit in an 8 x 10″ frame if you prefer.ĭownload the PDF File here: Printable Wall Art File Printable Note Paper/To-do List Those of us that knit and crochet will love this simple, yet pretty printable to adorn the wall in our favorite working space, whether it’s a craft room, a cozy corner near out sofa or really anywhere else. Since I just posted a fandom-inspired design, the Loch Ness Cowl, which was an homage to the Outlander series, I decided to stick with that theme for the first free printable set. Today, I’m sharing some knitting and crochet printables I’ve created. ![]()
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