Description
Darning is a wonderful way to keep your clothes lasting longer and to keep them out of landfill. It is a mindful way of fixing garments and in the process making those garments unique and meaningful.
In this class you will learn two methods of darning which can be used on lots of different types of textiles. From jeans and supermarket socks to knitted jumpers and lots in between. These methods can be used to either make subtle darns or visible mending style darns where the darn becomes a feature in itself.
The darning methods use hand embroidery stitches, but you do not need to know how to embroider already. This class is suitable for beginners.
Maximum class size: 8
10am-1pm
Materials needed
Items to darn: socks, a pair or jeans, a cardigan, woolly hat, cotton dress…
Yarn, if you want to darn a knitted item.
Six stranded embroidery thread.
Embroidery scissors.
Darning needles or large tapestry needles
Darning mushroom (you can also use a small jar if you don’t have a darning mushroom)
Hair elastic (optional)
At T&T, we sell darning mushrooms, needles, embroidery threads and darning yarn. You would need to select appropriate threads for your project ahead of the workshop, but you can click here to add a Darning Mushroom and Needle Pack to your purchase of this class. It will be ready for you on the day.
