The kits were handed out to hospital patients as a form of occupational therapy. A kit consisted of a piece of cloth with a transfer design (such as a church), threads and instructions. The Needlecraft for H.M. Forces booklets were sold for 1 shilling (about 5p in 2014). Neither the kits nor the booklets were available to the general public.
Imperial War Museums online catalogue (retrieved 4 July 2016).
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