I like this and think it might be perfect. I will give it a try. Thanks! Also, how cool is it that we worked around to Martha Stewart on the Riv list?!?! Does she ride? She seems like the "Un-Racer" type to me.
Aaron "never took Home-Ec" Young The Dalles, OR On Saturday, October 17, 2015, Jenny <jenny.tam...@gmail.com> wrote: > It's called needle felting. > > http://www.marthastewart.com/907973/felted-sweater-patches > > > - Jenny > Washington, DC > > On Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at 10:03:52 PM UTC-4, cyclot...@gmail.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','cyclot...@gmail.com');> wrote: >> >> BTW, what's the wool repair technique where you use a fluff ball of >> wool and and needle to re-fill a hole? >> >> On Wed, Oct 14, 2015 at 11:39 AM, Aaron Young <1ce...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Thanks for the suggestions. I'm going to try darning. If I have any >> > success I'll report back. >> > >> > -Aaron Young >> > The Dalles, OR >> > >> > On Wed, Oct 14, 2015 at 7:45 AM, Patrick Moore <bert...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> If you tend to wear holes in good socks, as I do with my big or even >> >> longer 2nd toes (heels last forever), and if you want workable but >> quick >> >> results without having to think much about it, I've long since found >> that >> >> cross -stitching and crudely reweaving with regular thread and needle >> works >> >> fine, if it looks crude. The secret is not to pull the gap closed so >> much as >> >> "cover it up" with thread, though you do in fact pull it together to >> some >> >> extent. It takes me less than 10 minutes a hole including threading >> the >> >> needle with my poor nearsight vision and putting the kit back into the >> >> cupbord. >> >> >> >> I had several pairs of Rivendell heavy wool socks circa 2008 or so >> that my >> >> toes wore through in the blink of an eye, and I repeatedly "darned" >> these as >> >> above until I got tired of doing so and tossed them earlier this year. >> >> >> >> But my "method" has allowed up to 9 additional lives for certain nice >> wool >> >> socks. >> >> >> >> A previous owner of the wonderful Cycles Wolfe Biene retro wool jersey >> I >> >> own (front pockets!!) fixed several moth holes by carefully sewing >> little >> >> patches of cloth around the perimeter of the patches, inside the >> holes. It's >> >> neat, though said person did use white cloth, which I camouflaged with >> a >> >> yellow marker. It's hard to see the repairs. >> >> >> >> On Wed, Oct 14, 2015 at 8:13 AM, Eunice Chang <sleep...@gmail.com> >> >> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> 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? 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