Comments on: DIY: Darn it!

By: Brenna

Brenna — Fri, 11 May 2012 15:45:54 +0000

@Sarah, your comment and story just made my day! I’m so happy that we were able to give you a new skill that you can rock, barbed wire can’t stop you now!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 09 May 2012 04:46:19 +0000

Just wanted to say thank you for this tutorial! I have yet to rescue any socks from a forlorn fate at the bottom of mend pile, but I did use what I could remember of this tutorial to save my field pants last week (and myself from certain embarrassment). As part of my job, I sometimes have to cross over, under or through barbed wire fences, and until last week, have made it unscathed. Not so much so last week, as it seemed that every time I turned around, I had snagged some piece of my clothing on the barbs. Much to my chagrin, this included the seat of my pants. Sock Dreams darning tutorial to the rescue! It may not be the best example of darning in the world, but my first attempt at darning kept me from sharing the color of my drawers with my coworker (and the general public) and provided me with the best feel good and proud of myself crafty time I have had in awhile.

My pants, and presumably my coworker, thank you (as will my pair of Diamond Lace OTKs in plum that are next to be rescued)!

By: Brenna

Brenna — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:43:33 +0000

@Lcat, yay! We’re just glad you found the post, no matter when it was. Save all the socks!

By: Lcat

Lcat — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:25:54 +0000

My family all thought I was crazy for keeping every cute pair of socks I’ve ever owned for the last 10 years with a hole in them (and that’s a LOT of socks). For the longest time I just kept them in a big case, not able to bare tossing them away. Then, last month, while going through my grandmother’s old sewing supplies, I found a darning egg and thought, “hey, if I knew how to use this, I could shamelessly keep all my great socks”. Enter sock Dreams one month later…
The moral of the story is that you guys rock!! Now I will have dozens upon dozens of socks to once again adorn my feet – woo!!!

PS: yeah, I just got to this post – but better late than never…

By: Brenna

Brenna — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 15:06:37 +0000

@Rachel—Score! I have yet to delve into the layered depths of Sellwood’s thrift and antique shops. They have a bunch. And, of course, our shop is in Sellwood, so it’s easy to make a day of it.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 02:59:01 +0000

After looking at several different sewing stores in vain for a darning egg and calling my mom ranting about “these darn kids nowadays don’t fix anything dadblammit” (I myself am 28), I finally found one at an antique store. Actually I found a cache of darning eggs, some of them quite ornate!

If you’re in Portland and are as despairing as I was, check some of the antique malls in Sellwood for your pick!

By: Brenna

Brenna — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 20:22:57 +0000

Yay! We're so happy to hear that we're helping save all y'alls' socks! We'd love to see the socks you've saved, you can always post a picture of your much loved and darned Sock Dreams socks on our Facebook!

By: Penemuel

Penemuel — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 17:54:28 +0000

Thank you for this post! I had been cutting the feet off my socks & using them for arm warmers when I wore through the toes/heels/ball of the foot but now I might try this instead! I’m very hard on socks, so it’s a useful thing for me to learn

By: Monica

Monica — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:48:35 +0000

This is a great tutorial! The only socks I’ve darned are a pair of sweater socks, so I just used regular yarn for them since that’s what they’re made of. I never thought to use embroidery floss. This will definitely come in handy next time I need to darn regular socks

By: I love my sox

I love my sox — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 04:52:44 +0000

I’ve been mending my socks for a years because I have socks that I really like and cannot replace. However, I’ve used regular thread, and stitched them. This is much preferable. Thank-you. I used to have an old darning item but it got lost. It was an antique that belonged to a relative. Wish I had it now as I have some more pretty socks that need darning. Another thing I do, with some heavier socks…is get old thick gym socks, cut patches and stitch those on the inside for added strength.
Than-you for the links too; wonderful!