#darning

I only learned about Flora Collingwood-Norris's work a few days ago and immediately ordered her book. Her work is stunning, and her book is too. It is full of great photos and detailed instructions on a range of mending styles: from darning (weaving), swiss darning (duplicate/ knit stitch), to embroidery - it's all shown with great and beautiful examples. Some of which are even very complex. I find it really helpful to see how she goes about repairing even big holes. If you've got some knitwear that needs mending and you don't know how - this book is for you.

#VisibleMending #Embroidery #Darning #Crafting

I'm looking into a darning loom - I mean those thingies, that come with a bunch of hooks that are fixated over a wooden base with an elastic thread (speedweave or whatever they are named).

Are they as useful as they look in the pictures?

I have jeans, that get thin in the thigh area and I'm pondering, what kind of mending would work best. And also - those woven patches look kind of cute ...

Any input more than welcome. Sizes? Yarn (thickness, material)?

#mending #darning @fiberarts