During the war, the women at home played a key role in keeping the country running and now, over 75 years later, that spirit lives on with seamstresses across the Island working to supply NHS and care staff with scrubs.
Hundreds of local ladies have joined forces – whilst socially distancing of course – to create scrub uniforms for the NHS, care homes and surgeries across the Isle of Wight. Scrubs are sanitary clothing worn by surgeons, nurses, physicians and other workers involved in patient care.
A Facebook group called ‘Isle of Wight – For the Love of Scrubs‘ has been set up to rally individuals, organise material deliveries and the collection or delivery of the finished uniforms.
In addition, Karen Robb of the Dornellie Bridal Studio has swapped dresses for scrubs and has set up a hub at Rookley Methodist Hall to organise a team of 120 sewers. To date, over 700 sets of scrubs have been created by the team which has supplied not only Mountbatten Hospice, but 6 care homes too.
Earlier this week, Island Echo reported how Rapanui, Isle of Wight Jobs and Robin Hill have joined forces to offer a scrub collection point on the outskirts of Newport.
It was on 24th March that Island Echo revealed the growing need for scrubs when Lake-based Elis put out an appeal for seamstresses. Within just an hour of the article going live, over 30 people had stepped forward to assist the operation.
Hey well done to you for taking time to that
my wife is making hats and head bands and all ready had some taken to the hospital. she is waiting for patterns to make scrubs
our house looks like a needlework factory but its worth the mess
My wife is making them too, I’ve become a needle work widow
iv got a man cave so im covered