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October Half Term: Make Do and Mend

Learn how to patch clothes and knit an old pullover into something new. Then get hands on with RAF uniform items and find out how they were re-used and recycled after the war.

October Half Term: Make Do and Mend

About October Half Term: Make Do and Mend

11th Oct 2025 to 19th Oct 2025
10am - 3pm
National Museum of Flight Scotland
National Museum of Flight Scotland East Fortune Airfield, EH39 5LF
Free with museum admission
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Try knitting, repairing and re-using clothes, following advice from a Second World War publication.

Make Do and Mend was a government campaign during the Second World War to teach people how to repair and reuse existing clothing to help them get through the clothing shortage.

During October half term, take part in family activities that will introduce you to some of these skills.

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