I spent this morning photographing with Julia a "How to Darn a Sock" tutorial for the thrift store's Facebook page.
1. Gather your supplies: Some woven thing (sock, mitten, sweater) with a hole; yarn or thread to match (or contrast, for fun!); a needle with a big enough eye-hole; and something with a hard surface to put under the hole, like this white vase or a cup (or, properly, a darning egg.)
2. Put your hard surface inside your sock, under the hole, so you have something to sew against (besides your finger!).
Stitch around the hole---this provides a guide and an anchor.
3. Anchoring each stitch on the firm edge of the hole, draw the yarn across the hole.
4. Use your needle to weave in and out, across the stitches you've just made. And that's it. You can leave the loose yarn ends dangling, or weave them in.
1. Gather your supplies: Some woven thing (sock, mitten, sweater) with a hole; yarn or thread to match (or contrast, for fun!); a needle with a big enough eye-hole; and something with a hard surface to put under the hole, like this white vase or a cup (or, properly, a darning egg.)
2. Put your hard surface inside your sock, under the hole, so you have something to sew against (besides your finger!).
Stitch around the hole---this provides a guide and an anchor.
3. Anchoring each stitch on the firm edge of the hole, draw the yarn across the hole.
4. Use your needle to weave in and out, across the stitches you've just made. And that's it. You can leave the loose yarn ends dangling, or weave them in.
