r/Visiblemending • u/Mimble75 • Feb 11 '25

DARNING Swiss darning on socks

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My Gramma made me these socks, and I’m determined to keep them in good repair so I can wear them for a long time.

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u/Madaceandthefiasco Feb 11 '25

Theseus ship’ing the hell out of these socks

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u/Mimble75 Feb 11 '25

Hee hee! Yay!

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u/auditoryeden Feb 12 '25

FR, the quality of those darns leaves me pretty sure OP could replace every fiber of the original yarn and not introduce any structural deficiencies whatsoever. Kind of mind boggling tbh.

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u/InterestConsistent17 Feb 11 '25

Great colors!

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u/Mimble75 Feb 11 '25

Thank you!

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u/waltzing-echidna Feb 11 '25

These are gorgeous! I love the mends on top of mends. Please consider posting to r/ImprovFiberArts ! Or would you mind if I crossposted?

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u/Mimble75 Feb 11 '25

Feel free to cross-post! Ill probably wind up joining them lol

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u/-flybutter- Feb 11 '25

Wow your repair stitches look so even and perfect. Goals!

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u/Mimble75 Feb 11 '25

Thank you!

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u/MollyDoyle2047 Feb 11 '25

I genuinely find this so incredibly impressive! Thank you for sharing!!!

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u/Mimble75 Feb 11 '25

Thank you! 😊

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u/SyllabubOk4983 Feb 11 '25

I love the pattern you've created.

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u/Mimble75 Feb 12 '25

I have to confess: it’s very colourful yarn by Drops Fabel - it comes pre-coloured!

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u/FeliciaFailure Feb 12 '25

Absolutely gorgeous!

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u/Mimble75 Feb 12 '25

Thank you!

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u/skatterbrain_d Feb 12 '25

I’m now to this sub, so I’m still learning. What did you use to repair them? Pieces of yarn?

Edit: forgot to mention they look great!

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u/Mimble75 Feb 12 '25

I used Drops Fabel yarn - they have some VERY colourful yarn and it’s very affordable and hard wearing!

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u/skatterbrain_d Feb 12 '25

Thanks! I’ll check it out since I have kept some socks I’d love to mend

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u/wickedfemale Feb 12 '25

absolutely beautiful :,)

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u/Mimble75 Feb 12 '25

Thank you!

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u/raven_snow Feb 12 '25

Great job taking care of these socks!

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u/Mimble75 Feb 12 '25

Thank you!

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u/trashjellyfish Feb 13 '25

Glorious work 😍

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u/Mimble75 Feb 13 '25

Hee hee! Thank you!

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u/ewe-avenue Feb 13 '25

this is so cool!!!

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u/Mimble75 Feb 13 '25

Thank you!

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u/Boring-Credit-3977 15d ago

Do you try and match material when you darn? Like wool yarn for wools socks etc? Thanks

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u/Mimble75 15d ago

I use sock yarn for mending socks as the extra nylon material is excellent for better wear and tear - plus, it’s usually the wool portion that wears through while the nylon stays intact giving me a scaffolding essentially to use in the repairs.