I’ve got my grandmother’s darning mushroom. My late mother inherited and routinely used it for darning our holey socks.
November 8, 2026 at 9:04 AM
I’ve got my grandmother’s darning mushroom. My late mother inherited and routinely used it for darning our holey socks.
Darning question?
November 7, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Darning question?
Darning in bed with the rain against my window is a nice way to be in the late night. The cat is downstairs. She is cross because I could not turn off the cold today. I surely deserve the scorn.
November 9, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Darning in bed with the rain against my window is a nice way to be in the late night. The cat is downstairs. She is cross because I could not turn off the cold today. I surely deserve the scorn.
Yes, I've got my mother's mushroom! And only two pairs of socks that are worth darning if it should come to that.
November 8, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Yes, I've got my mother's mushroom! And only two pairs of socks that are worth darning if it should come to that.
This is that sick sock darning content I come for
November 7, 2026 at 7:20 AM
This is that sick sock darning content I come for
The first time I saw those in the wild, I thought I was being ripped off.
I had darning to do! 😭
I had darning to do! 😭
November 8, 2026 at 4:53 AM
The first time I saw those in the wild, I thought I was being ripped off.
I had darning to do! 😭
I had darning to do! 😭
Keine Ahnung was Swiss Darning ist, ich kenne nur das klassische Stopfen und läuft gut. 🤷♀️
November 8, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Keine Ahnung was Swiss Darning ist, ich kenne nur das klassische Stopfen und läuft gut. 🤷♀️
Versucht, eine wollene Strickjacke mit Swiss Darning zu reparieren und fast einen Schreikrampf gekriegt. Das Loch wurde nur größer und das Garn fusselig, ich konnte nicht erkennen, in welcher Reihe und Spalte ich war. Die entscheidende Frage: Wie viele Jacken muss ich verschleißen, ehe es klappt?
November 8, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Versucht, eine wollene Strickjacke mit Swiss Darning zu reparieren und fast einen Schreikrampf gekriegt. Das Loch wurde nur größer und das Garn fusselig, ich konnte nicht erkennen, in welcher Reihe und Spalte ich war. Die entscheidende Frage: Wie viele Jacken muss ich verschleißen, ehe es klappt?
Anyone have experience darning moth holes in a finely knit wool sweater? Happy to pay someone to do this well rather than me fumbling through this.
November 5, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Anyone have experience darning moth holes in a finely knit wool sweater? Happy to pay someone to do this well rather than me fumbling through this.
Thanks- maybe we should be darning our memos 😂
November 6, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Thanks- maybe we should be darning our memos 😂
I'm doing this to a pair of vintage knit acrylic tights right now, and fk all if it isn't gratifying AF.
Mending Socks with Darning
YouTube video by Paul Chevallier
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November 8, 2026 at 2:39 AM
I'm doing this to a pair of vintage knit acrylic tights right now, and fk all if it isn't gratifying AF.
Well, I’ll be darned. Thanks to the folks at Stonemountain & Daughter, I’ve got three pairs of wool socks that will last me a little longer!
November 3, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Well, I’ll be darned. Thanks to the folks at Stonemountain & Daughter, I’ve got three pairs of wool socks that will last me a little longer!
Endless sock puppet crafting for the lads with a thick darning needle tbh
I’m a big believer in winter handicrafts
Everyone gets an old sweater to decorate how they want while learning embroidery or beading or felting
I’m a big believer in winter handicrafts
Everyone gets an old sweater to decorate how they want while learning embroidery or beading or felting
November 7, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Endless sock puppet crafting for the lads with a thick darning needle tbh
I’m a big believer in winter handicrafts
Everyone gets an old sweater to decorate how they want while learning embroidery or beading or felting
I’m a big believer in winter handicrafts
Everyone gets an old sweater to decorate how they want while learning embroidery or beading or felting
Yes, or a bit of ostentatious darning in a colour that makes it look deliberate? I love a bit of a darn.
November 5, 2026 at 11:12 AM
Yes, or a bit of ostentatious darning in a colour that makes it look deliberate? I love a bit of a darn.
All fixed, but make it a comparison
Last December vs Now
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Yes, that section with woven darning uses a twill weave.
Last December vs Now
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Yes, that section with woven darning uses a twill weave.
November 8, 2026 at 5:46 AM
All fixed, but make it a comparison
Last December vs Now
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Yes, that section with woven darning uses a twill weave.
Last December vs Now
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Yes, that section with woven darning uses a twill weave.
Beautiful. And a valuable service! I’ve tried Swiss darning but it always looks a mess when I do it.
November 6, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Beautiful. And a valuable service! I’ve tried Swiss darning but it always looks a mess when I do it.
I received an email from Ministry of Mending, who sell equipment for mending clothes, advertising this pre-loved double-ended darning mushroom. Can't help thinking that it looks a bit like something else.
November 7, 2026 at 11:55 AM
I received an email from Ministry of Mending, who sell equipment for mending clothes, advertising this pre-loved double-ended darning mushroom. Can't help thinking that it looks a bit like something else.
My CAF father taught me sew first. I learned darning,invisible stitching,zigzag,straight line sewing etc...all by hand. Then in gr 7 I went into sewing class. I am getting a new to me sewing machine to start a small business.
I also took woodworking for 4 yrs. I loved both!
I also took woodworking for 4 yrs. I loved both!
November 7, 2026 at 12:57 PM
My CAF father taught me sew first. I learned darning,invisible stitching,zigzag,straight line sewing etc...all by hand. Then in gr 7 I went into sewing class. I am getting a new to me sewing machine to start a small business.
I also took woodworking for 4 yrs. I loved both!
I also took woodworking for 4 yrs. I loved both!
Thank you. Some commercial knits are too fine for most people’s hands and eyes to cope with Swiss darning, but I do like it with handknits.
November 6, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Thank you. Some commercial knits are too fine for most people’s hands and eyes to cope with Swiss darning, but I do like it with handknits.
It's been so loved in its time. www.ministryofmending.co.uk/product-page...
Preloved Double Ended Darning Mushroom | Ministry of Mending
A beautiful vintage darning mushroom that's a little more unusual - use the classic mushroom shape end just like a standard darning mushroom, and the other D-shape end is useful for mending socks, in ...
www.ministryofmending.co.uk
November 7, 2026 at 12:12 PM
It's been so loved in its time. www.ministryofmending.co.uk/product-page...
That does look like it'd be a lot easier! I know how to weave so I've just been using a darning mushroom 😅 I'm gonna have to check out that little weaver thing!
November 7, 2026 at 6:32 AM
That does look like it'd be a lot easier! I know how to weave so I've just been using a darning mushroom 😅 I'm gonna have to check out that little weaver thing!
I am so proud of myself for having built enough muscle memory for it such that I can spot a hole in my sock, get my darning loom and thread, darn the socks, and have it back on my foot in about 15 minutes.
November 3, 2026 at 5:10 PM
I am so proud of myself for having built enough muscle memory for it such that I can spot a hole in my sock, get my darning loom and thread, darn the socks, and have it back on my foot in about 15 minutes.
November 10, 2026 at 9:57 AM