Originally Posted by Aussie Quilter
I still darn (wool) socks. ..
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...the lost art of mending (especially sock darning) and the complete inability of people when it comes to polishing shoes![/quote][/quote]
When I was first married, I kept seeing a plastic bag with DH's socks sitting in my sewing room. It seemed to be growing. Finally asked about it. Seems his mother and aunt (whom he lived with during college) darned them for him. I showed him how I did it. Took the bag and dropped it into the wastebasket while saying, "Oh Darn!" In my defense, lest you think me wasteful or a poor wife, these were just ordinary, everyday socks. I have occasionally darned good wool socks if I could do it smoothly without creating a blister-making spot.
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