Community Chat

[noodleann]

I have a sewing ham and a darning egg. All I need it toast!

[StraytoStay]

My grandmother used to darn socks and showed me how but I was young. I think of it now if a sock gets a hole, however usually the rest of the sock has worn thin or looks as if it's not worth fixing that I throw it out. 

[Kachina624]

My mother darned socks and I was taught how to do it but don't recall ever doing so.  I took my dad to the ER a few years ago and as he lay on the gurney I noticed he was wearing a darned sock.  I wondered if the young nurses had ever seen one. 

[Lucky Duck]

I remember my grandma and my mom darned socks.  When my kids were little, I would darn their socks as well as my husband's socks.  They never complained.  I'm not sure if grandma had a wooden egg but I remember that my mom used a burned out light bulb and that is what I did.

[Big Sister]

Thanks to those who mentioned the "tool" was/is called a "darning egg."

I just googled it and brought up many sites to click on.

I noticed they are available at Amazon for about $10 and at Jo Ann's they are on sale for under $5.  I never thought that you could still buy one.

I'm so glad that I still have my mother's wood darning egg.

[Bridgegal]

No, and neither did my mother or grandmother and I'm 70.

I can sew on a button if I have to.

[dex]

Well I darn underwire.My son likes the old broken in pairs better than new.Some of his had more darned spots than fabric.I finally convinced him to get new underwire by saying that I bet homeless people have nicer underwire and he deserved them too.

[DREAMON]

No ...my Mom didn't either. She hated to sew but she did like to iron. I hate both.

[ROMARY]

Well, I don't know about the exact art of 'darning'; but, just yesterday, I mended one of my socks at the toe edge.  I guess my toe nail poked a hole through, lol.  I just used a needle and thread, and carefully mended the hole, and made it smooth, not rough edged.  But, actually, the inside of most socks have a ridge, anyway.  I wear most of my socks inside out, unless they are patterned.  I like the smooth side against my foot and the rough side on the outside.  Been doing this for years.  I like cushioned socks, btw. 

[Kachina624]

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@dex wrote:

Well I darn underwire.My son likes the old broken in pairs better than new.Some of his had more darned spots than fabric.I finally convinced him to get new underwire by saying that I bet homeless people have nicer underwire and he deserved them too.

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@dex  Underwire?  As in bra?