Darning a hole

Patching and mending expert Tom of Holland shows you how to darn a hole in your knitting using a traditional stocking darn.

Darn: Alexis' Jeans

Darn it! You've got a hole. Not to worry—fixing a hole in a knitted garment is easy. It just requires a needle, some thread, and a bit of patience....

Learn how to darn a hole in pants using the darning stitch on a sewing machine.

Today, I'm going to show you how to darn a sock by hand using a quick and easy technique.I discovered not many people know how to darn a hole in a sock, so I ma…

I have a feeling fixing a hole in a sweater is one of those universal things that everyone knows how to do. Except me. I cut up a sweater for rags a year ago because it was holey, and I didn’…

In this post, I am teaching you a simple and easy technique to darn your socks instead of throwing them out when they have holes in them.

Repair your favourite socks in 6 easy steps by darning holes with our quick mending method for beginners and experts.

Finding a hole in your sweater doesn’t mean the end of your sweater. Taking just a few minutes to mend that hole will let you continue to wear your sweater for years to come. Those few minutes will…

How do you decide which darning/mending technique to use? Some questions to consider: -is the patch going to be visible or will it blend in? -what type of garment are you repairing? -how much time do you want to spend mending? When it comes to mending, there is never an exact yes or no answer. It is (almost) always th

Darning used to be the practise of mending a hole in a garment by carefully stitching colour matching interwoven yarns across each other so that the darning blended into the fabric and becomes almost invisible. ⁣ ⁣ I have recently come across the concept of 'visible mending'. A creative and interesting way of mending clothing. The resulting artwork can make you fall in love with an item of clothing again, wearing your beautiful darn as a badge of honour and extending the life of your…

Learn to sew a Ladder stitch (invisible stitch) by hand. The Ladder stitch is great for closing seams and repairing holes in clothes.

Scottish darning involves rounds of blanket stitch that build on one another to create a stretchy fabric, great for mending a circular shape.

Threading My Way: Darning Large Holes in Jeans