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Darning Socks and Sweaters Almost Invisibly

 

I had a big wicker basket sitting on the floor at my end of the couch, with eighteen pairs of wool socks needing darning.

 

My husband and I seem to wear through the back of the heels first, and with the cost of replacing them, I was not about to throw them out.

 

So I experimented with darning them, and developed an almost invisible technique, which I'll now describe:

 

- Turn the sock inside out.

 

- Insert a darning egg (a large smooth egg-shaped block of wood made for darning) under the hole.

 

- Choose a strong thread such as for quilting, in a closely matched color.

 

- To start darning, take a running stitch all around the circumference of the hole, 2 stitches back from the edge, keeping the stitches inside each loop of wool so that you don't see the repair thread.

 

- With one hand hold the end of the sewing thread tight, and with the other hand pull the thread to close the hole.

 

- Take a few stitches in place to hold the thread tight and the hole securely closed.

 

- Run the thread a few stitches away from hole within the stitches of the garment before clipping.

 

Now you have no knots to chafe and your repair is only visible on close inspection. Turn the sock right side out, and on to the next item!

 

Article by Susan Helene Kramer

 

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