darn it (part 1)

04/01/22
First post of the year, so….

to all my readers and subscribers, I really appreciate that you take time to read and comment on my blog, I know it’s a bit more of a chore than just reading a Facebook or Instagram post .
I’ve been dabbling in darning of late, I don’t know how I reached the (over) ripe old age of 57 without darning a sock considering I’ve been wearing mostly Crocs for about 10 years and they are the mortal enemy of sock heels.
I bought one of these dinky objects, called a Speedweeve.

It’s a modern version of an old gadget, you can read about the original here…
https://ragandmagpie.co.uk/blog/how-to-use-a-1940s-speede-weve
You can see a video on how to use the modern version here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOmm8HL5fwY
I had a go at one of these holey Solmate cotton socks

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Looks not too bad from the front, but the back was a writhing mass of loose ends, which I failed to take a photo of. I had intended using the ends to stitch further on to the bit of the sock that remained intact, but I took it along to my local Art and Craft Club where we were doing some needle felting.

I brought along some of these wool dryer balls..

and we needle felted and stitched them, to make some Christmas tree decorations.

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That gave me the idea to try needle felting on my darned socks.
Maybe pink wasn’t the best colour to go for, it looks a bit pustulant.
I’m going to do more stitching on it. I’ll report back later.

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For my 2nd attempt I had another go at needle felting .
Forgot to take a proper “before and after” photo, so here’s a “during and before”

I tried one layer of pre felt (on the left)
and a double layer (on the right)

and I wore them for one day , not with Crocs, I must add, because that would be cruel.
This is them at the end of that day.

Tune in next time for an exciting update on my holey socks !