Does anyone else still darn socks?
12-13-2010, 02:08 PM
#15
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Originally Posted by Central Ohio Quilter
Just wondering as I was darning some socks for DH last night - does anyone else still darn socks here?
I always have and figure if darning a sock can get another few months use out of it, I might as well.
I really find it strangely comforting and relaxing to do.
Anyone else darn?
I always have and figure if darning a sock can get another few months use out of it, I might as well.
I really find it strangely comforting and relaxing to do.
Anyone else darn?
12-13-2010, 02:14 PM
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I do repair some of my late DH's thick wool Ragg socks. I wear them around the house, and to cover the holes I sewed on a thick padding of felt I got in a yard sale. Then to prevent slipping, I sewed on a layer of rubber stuff you use on Pajama feet. Now that I have a lot of labor and love in them they'll last another 40 plus years. We both wore that type on our back packing honeymoon in 1967. My socks wore out first, for whatever reason I don't know. I love those socks.
12-13-2010, 02:25 PM
#17
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Originally Posted by montanajan
What do you use for darning material - embroidery floss, yarn, etc?
12-13-2010, 03:08 PM
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I just broke down and threw out the pile of socks I had planned to darn but have never gotten around to. Sometimes when I darn, I pretend I'm Caroline Ingalls from Little House on the Prairie. She was always darning. Is that TMI?
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