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| naturemaiden |
Posted - Jul 25 2009 : 11:14:06 AM
Hi girls, after reading in the lifebook about darning socks, i found a vintage wooden sock darner, along with vintage wooden kitting needles on ebay. I havent gotten them yet, but am excited. Has anyone ever darned socks?
Connie
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| naturemaiden |
Posted - Jul 28 2009 : 05:36:20 AM
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Originally posted by JojoNH
Hi Connie!
My darners are just like yours! One is white, one is black and the other is natural. They hold up great. I use them for patching small holes in jeans too.
Joanna #566
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| JojoNH |
Posted - Jul 28 2009 : 05:19:16 AM
Hi Connie!
My darners are just like yours! One is white, one is black and the other is natural. They hold up great. I use them for patching small holes in jeans too.
Joanna #566
JojoNH
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| naturemaiden |
Posted - Jul 27 2009 : 2:16:14 PM
I received my vintage sock darner & knitting needles today. Don't know how to knit, but will learn someday. I just love vintage items. My older son picked up the sock darner and started shaking it, thinking it was a maraca!
Connie
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| melody |
Posted - Jul 27 2009 : 06:31:24 AM
My DH darns his socks! He loves the wooden darning egg that I gave him a long time ago. I also have one and so does my good friend Kathy...she keeps in her purse and every once in a while takes it out and holds it in her hand...her grammy used to darn socks... 
Melody
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| naturemaiden |
Posted - Jul 26 2009 : 3:02:00 PM
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Originally posted by JojoNH
I darn socks!!! My friends think I am weird because I do. . . however, I do not need to spend money on new ones the way they do!
I was so fortunate to receive my Nana's darner. Also picked up a few from different places I have shopped as well. Love to use it. 
Joanna #566
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does it hold up well?
connie
www.NatureMaiden.com -Handcrafted Bath & Body Products that I make myself- including soaps, salves, lotion bars, lip balms, natural deodorants, body sprays, hydrosols, salt scrubs, and MUCH more!
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| JojoNH |
Posted - Jul 26 2009 : 2:04:44 PM
I darn socks!!! My friends think I am weird because I do. . . however, I do not need to spend money on new ones the way they do!
I was so fortunate to receive my Nana's darner. Also picked up a few from different places I have shopped as well. Love to use it.
Joanna #566
JojoNH
http://www.CountryCents.com
http://CountryCents.Blogspot.com
http://Twitter.com/Eastwooddesigns |
| grace gerber |
Posted - Jul 26 2009 : 12:26:32 PM
There is something peaceful about darning socks or any garmet that you wish to add more life into - I have several different one's that I have collected over the years and each has a purpose. For those of us who darn our possesions it is our way of cherishing our things and remembering those who taught us. Enjoy.
Grace Gerber
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Where the spirits are high and the fiber is deep
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| forgetmenot |
Posted - Jul 25 2009 : 8:11:52 PM
My mom taught me to darn socks. This is what I did in the evenings after homework, while she did hand mending. My husband learned to darn from his mother. She also taught him to sew on buttons, and use her sewing machine. She passed away when he was 13. He and I both darned our socks for a few years when we were first married. I am blessed to have my mom's darning egg. To me it is a family heirloom. I also have her mom's button hooks.
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| quiltingfarmergirl |
Posted - Jul 25 2009 : 7:38:36 PM
My mother used to darn our socks when we were kids..40 years ago or so. I have a collection of the wooden darning eggs in my sewing room. I love anything vintage sewing. Buttons, needle books, pincushions, sewing boxes etc. This stuff is addictive Connie! Enjoy.
Barb |
| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Jul 25 2009 : 12:26:41 PM
I darn hand knit ones sometimes. I love my wooden darning "egg" thing.
Jenny in Utah
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