Comments on: Darn It!

By: Leighann

Leighann — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 02:09:54 +0000

I have heard that needle felting is an effective way to darn, also. What are your thoughts on this?

By: www.autocuiseur.org

www.autocuiseur.org — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 08:57:14 +0000

Hey, stupefying envisage !

By: laurie

laurie — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 23:18:13 +0000

I just spent quite a while looking for instructions on darning (which a friend recommended when I asked her how to fix a pair of pants), and this was BY FAR the best explanation I found, especially because of the photos. I, too, cannot believe that I never knew how to do this! The technique is very simple, and I can use it to save a bunch of my old, favorite clothes that I just have not been able to part with. Thank you so much.

By: J

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 13:30:37 +0000

I thought I was the only “crazy person” who loves the look of darning
My British mother-in-law taught me the mechanics and art of darning 25 years ago when I was first married. Your tutorial is just lovely! Thank you!

By: Jessica Marie

Jessica Marie — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:58:53 +0000

I’ve had this in my bookmarks forever and have forgotten to thank you. So thank you!

By: Tamara @brooklyncraft.com

Tamara @brooklyncraft.com — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:38:19 +0000

A day after reading this tutorial a coworker came up to me and asked if i knew how to patch a hole in her sweater. I said “hell yea i know how to darn!” and so I did it and it was so fun and easy and the final patched hole looked great! Thanks so much!
heart, t

By: ed hardy

ed hardy — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 20:53:32 +0000

This post rocks. You took our conversation from that podcast and made it incredibly clear. I’m going to practice it so I can be much more eloquent.
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By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:42:02 +0000

Can I add a comment from the weavers’ side of the street? One thing weavers know about making things with yarn is “it’s never finished til it’s wet-finished,” which means what it sounds like – swish the item gently in water, and leave it to dry. It helps the yarn settle into a stable twist and encourages any little fibers to lock into each other. If you did that gently with, say, that throw (love the contrasting color btw), then the darn might not look so lacey in comparison to the rest of the fabric. The warmer the water and the more you manipulate the yarn, the more you encourage it to felt (if it’s wool – doesn’t really work with the polished cotton in floss), so be careful – unless you want a felt patch. Not that that would not be cute, but yarn shrinks when it felts so your darn might pucker.

By: Arwen O'Reilly Griffith

Arwen O'Reilly Griffith — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:21:13 +0000

As a response to the question on darning jeans: I’d say it depends on the type of hole. If it’s a hole that started out as a tear in perfectly sturdy jeans, darning with strong cotton yarn would be a great way to repair them! But if the damage is either more like a gash or is a hole that has appeared in jeans worn thin, I think a patch makes more sense. You can still do a bit of darning to strengthen the thin part before you put on a patch, though, but a patch will be a lot less time-consuming than darning a huge worn spot!
I’ll be posting up a Patch 101 as part of our March is Mending Month series in the next week or so if you have time to wait!

By: Jeni

Jeni — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 13:28:16 +0000

I have been darning all my life having been taught at school! I have just last month darned two pair of my own socks at the big toe as that seems to be where mine go first – maybe I should cut my toe nail a little shorted……….