r/Visiblemending Jan 30 '25

TUTORIAL Really helpful illustrated blog post on different types of darning

https://historicstitcher.blogspot.com/2008/04/darn-it.html?m=1
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u/Grumzz Jan 30 '25

Those are some nice illustrations, but colour would've helped a lot here 😅

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u/eiriee Jan 30 '25

the diagrams were taken from Household Sewing with Home Dressmaking, a book published in 1898

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u/Grumzz Jan 30 '25

Yeah that explains the lack of colour! I'll see if I can add some colour in myself :)