PapyrusBrigadeMay 17

Darning socks with a Speedweve loom

I love this little device. The weave is tight and long-lasting. Colours are fun to play with, and it's a good activity for fidgety hands.

Original "Speed Weve" darner was released in the thrifty 1940s:
https://ragandmagpie.co.uk/blog/how-to-use-a-1940s-speede-weve

Now sold by Alexon Ver, from Ukraine (www.etsy.com/shop/Alexonver)

I didn't want to deal with customs, so ordered from a Canadian shop (TheGreenThimble.ca).

#VisibleMending #Darning #SpeedWeve

How To Use A 1940s "Speed weve" Darner — Rag & Magpie

Introducing Lancashire's Smallest Loom (at least it was in the 1940s), the "Speed Weve". Model one was released circa 1940s for darning socks and clothes to prolong your wardrobe during the war.

Rag & Magpie
Hrafn van Es (Ravi) they/heMay 15
Two more holes mended on the old socks, they're getting more colourful with every mend. 🪡
#crafts #mending #visiblemending #mendingmatters #repair #slowfashion #repairwhatyouwear #sustainability #darning #darningsocks #repareren #kledingreparatie #sokkenstoppen #duurzaam #duurzaamheid #verstellen
高 友蓮 (gāo yǒu lián)May 11
I'm #mending my bra padding(? Not sure that's what it's called...) it's made from three layers: a knit, foam and knit again and those layers are starting to separate. I guess they're glued together or even just cut and molded. So I try to fix it by sewing around the edge with my #zeroWaste yarn (it's the yarn I collect from our flour packages, the paper bags are closed with a seam and the yarn is perfect for #darning).
Show threadNikaMay 11

I darned the holes with the honeycomb stitch. I did each of the three by its own starting with the lowest one. I used all purpose darning yarn.

It was a bit tedious because I used a small needle and a thin yarn. The first two rows are very important. I darned these on the still intact fabric. The biggest hole took almost three hours to darn. It didn’t lays as flat as I wanted.
Let’s see how it holds up.

#repair #mending #darning #visibleMending

GammapeakMay 10

Mildly interesting: my socks always fail on the big toe on the right foot (which is a size larger than the left one).

#darning #mending #Visiblemending

Show threadNikaMay 9

Went to the local outdoor shop to buy the stuff and they said I should try darning it first. The glued patch would rub right off again like @glowl said. I’ll try and when the daring failed I’ll sew a patch on.

#repair #mending #darning

soil gremlinMay 7

Would you like to know how to do honeycomb darning? Well, I made a little video.

#visiblemending #darnit #darning #mending #honeycombdarning

Oscar LarssonMay 5
These are my hand-turned and carved darning mushrooms for repairing socks. I started developing this model last autumn but didn’t finalize the design until after Christmas. I forgot to share these here on pixelfed 🙄

They’re available for purchase on Vävkompaniet’s website: www.vavkompaniet.se, and they offer international shipping too😄


#darning #mushroom #slöjd #sloyd #woodturning #design #repair #crafts
Show threadsoil gremlinMay 4
Tried different colors, accidentally made a cursed eye
#mending #darning #visiblemending
soil gremlinMay 3
Honeycomb darning is basically interlocking rows of blanket stitch. I really like it for #mending socks - it maintains stretch and breathability, and also looks kinda cute. Might play with using different colors.
#sewing #darning