Here you go: http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEsummer08/FEATsum08TT.html - it tells you all the equipment you need, such as a darning egg (or mushroom) and tapestry needle.
I don't know how thick the yarn is, but you can probably use sock yarn if you go to a yarn shop. They're wool reinforced with a bit of nylon so they can stand up to wear and tear. You probably can weave in yarn as many times as you want. Avoid short-lived fibers such as merino or angora or cashmere- they'll just result in more holes. The other option is to get thin (but flexible) felt squares and to sew it to the heel. The felt will mold to the heel and might last longer than the sock yarn, though it may also stretch the existing area it is connected to. Mostly, though, I just stuff the sock with batting and knot it and give it to my dog. -E. On Tue, Oct 13, 2015 at 6:47 PM, Aaron Young <1ce...@gmail.com> wrote: > The heels of my wool socks I bought from Riv are getting pretty thin. I > thought I would try to reinforce them by darning. Has anyone tried that? > Success or failure? Which type of wool did you use? > > Please, help me get out of this heel hole. :) > > Thanks, > > Aaron > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
