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Household Hints & Help

cyclonefence

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3. I use a stubby needle with a long eye

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Sun Mar 19, 2017, 09:25 AM

Mar 2017

and darning thread which I inherited from great-aunts. It's very soft six-ply cotton and does a great job--the darn turns out flat and closely woven, lasts forever. If I didn't have proper darning thread I'd use embroidery thread.

Happy darning--one of the most satisfactory household arts I know of.

PS I should clarify that I'm talking about darning socks, not woven fabrics.

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Darning socks [View all] no_hypocrisy Mar 2017 OP

The darningly-correct probably have such items, but democrank Mar 2017 #1

Darning his socks in the night when there's nobody there... Freddie Mar 2017 #2

I use a stubby needle with a long eye cyclonefence Mar 2017 #3

I have a question PennyK Apr 2017 #4