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naturemaiden
True Blue Farmgirl
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Connie - Farmgirl #673
Hoosick Falls
NY
USA
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 Posted - Jul 25 2009 : 11:14:06 AM
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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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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Jul 25 2009 : 12:26:41 PM
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I darn hand knit ones sometimes. I love my wooden darning "egg" thing.
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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quiltingfarmergirl
True Blue Farmgirl
180 Posts
Barbara
Cato
NY
USA
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Posted - Jul 25 2009 : 7:38:36 PM
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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.
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forgetmenot
True Blue Farmgirl
3602 Posts
Judith
Nora Springs
IA
USA
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Posted - Jul 25 2009 : 8:11:52 PM
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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.
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the belief that something is more important than fear." Ambrose Red Moon |
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grace gerber
True Blue Farmgirl
2804 Posts
grace
larkspur
colorado
USA
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Posted - Jul 26 2009 : 12:26:32 PM
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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
Larkspur Funny Farm and Fiber Art Studio
Where the spirits are high and the fiber is deep
http://www.larkspurfunnyfarm.etsy.com
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JojoNH
True Blue Farmgirl
1984 Posts
Joanna
Dunbarton
New Hampshire
USA
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naturemaiden
True Blue Farmgirl
2569 Posts
Connie - Farmgirl #673
Hoosick Falls
NY
USA
2569 Posts |
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melody
True Blue Farmgirl
3317 Posts
Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
3317 Posts |
Posted - Jul 27 2009 : 06:31:24 AM
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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
Farmgirl #525
http://melodynotes-melodynotes.blogspot.com
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naturemaiden
True Blue Farmgirl
2569 Posts
Connie - Farmgirl #673
Hoosick Falls
NY
USA
2569 Posts |
Posted - Jul 27 2009 : 2:16:14 PM
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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
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!
http://site.naturemaiden.com/blog1/ (Business Blog)
http://naturemaidenbathbodyproduct.blogspot.com (Personal Blog)
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JojoNH
True Blue Farmgirl
1984 Posts
Joanna
Dunbarton
New Hampshire
USA
1984 Posts |
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naturemaiden
True Blue Farmgirl
2569 Posts
Connie - Farmgirl #673
Hoosick Falls
NY
USA
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