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How to DARN a SOCK | Quick and easy sock mending technique | Last Minute Laura

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Hey there guys! In this video, I am going to show you a quick and easy way to fix the holes in your favourite socks. This "darning" technique is super easy, and is a great way to save your most used item from going into a landfill unnecessarily.
Try out this easy sock mending technique and let me know what you think!
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20 Comments

@PrenticeBoy1688 5 years ago Pinned

Hmm, she kinda sounds metric. 'Roots'... Metricity confirmed.

@hermithank9514 4 years ago

Here it is, I am a 75 year old guy with a hole in a sock that I like. I knew that darning was done but didn't know how so you can teach an old dog new tricks! Thanks from me and my sock.

@catza2545 5 years ago

You know....years ago, before the internet (esp youtube), this kind of sewing skill was taught mother/grandmother to daughter. BUT my mother didn't do this kind of sewing and I would have had to go to the library for a book! Have to say, you just saved a few pair of socks from the landfill!!!

@ThurstonCyclist 6 years ago (edited)

When I recently bought an auction lot of old sewing supplies, there was something in it that I didn't recognize. My mother informed me it was a darning egg. I figured that, since I have it, I might as well learn how to use it. So I watched this video, and darned a sock for the very first time tonight.

@lh674 1 year ago

As a small child I remember my mom using a light bulb and darning my dad's socks. But later she stopped and never taught me how. Now at 68 I'm learning! Thanks! Glad to find your video.

@andreacigala2709 4 years ago

I love how she points out that the mend doesn't have to be the same colour as the sock, but you can use contrasting colours, ever multiple colours... like it doesn't have to be hidden, you can have fun with it

@danieldaniels7571 5 years ago

This is such a lost art. I often hear references to darning socks in old movies. I know my grandmother used to darn my grandfather’s socks, but they both passed long ago. Out of curiosity, I landed on this video, and am surprised by how simple and straightforward it is. I hate the thought of things that can be mended being tossed in landfills, and feel most people’s readiness to do that with things is a big part of the world’s pollution problem. Thanks for teaching me another way to reduce, reuse, and recycle. ♻️

@derekl3108 6 years ago

When I was little back in the 70's my mom used to darn my socks but by the 80's she would darn my socks by saying oh darn and then throwing them away, so I never learned how to do it. This video was great, thank you! :-)

@rachelporter6077 7 years ago

I absolutely love this. I am going to start mending my socks instead of throwing them away

@meestergopnik4550 7 years ago

"We dont want to close the hole. We want to cover the hole to make it close."
Laura 2019

@sparker1648 10 months ago

Thanks for the lesson. You made this seven years ago and it is still helping saves socks! I am grateful.

@MJ_in_The_Big_Smoke 1 year ago

Wow! As a man I was taught by my Dad the absolute need to learn how to be independent and the importance of learning how to care for myself: I'm an accomplished cook, and I can sew on buttons and hem my own trousers. Thank-you for the straightforward instructions. MJ in Toronto.

@TeacherMom80 3 years ago

THANK YOU 😅 Now I finally know what Ive been doing wrong. Ive been closing the hole like a seam, instead of filling the hole with new woven thread so it is smooth. Creating a seam where the hole used to be makes the sock very uncomfortable to wear, especially if you have to work on your feet! I have a garbage bag FULL of my familys socks that Ive been needing to fix. Now I can & take comfort in knowing that they will actually feel comfortable to wear afterwards. 💖🙏🏼🤗

@pedrovision6987 6 years ago

And why exactly would someone give this a "thumbs down"...I don't get it...

Thanks for this truly important information!! "Every person is my teacher, in that, I may learn from them."

@rashkah 4 years ago

the friction between some of my shoes and my big toe have sent so many cool socks to the grave, no more!!! Thank you for uploading this ♥

@mrs.jacksonholecoin8140 5 years ago

I watched so many darn tutorials and couldn't "get it". Wasn't making sense to me. I never leave reviews but thank you for this I think I can actually darn my fiance's hundreds of sox with holes now lol. Appreciate your tutorial.

@PatientTech2025 2 years ago

I work in a highly physical labor job where I do about 20,000-25,000 steps a day and I wear my socks out and my work pants around the cuffs. This video is so satisfying to watch because I hand sew my socks and the cuffs on my work pants. Why throw away clothes that are servants to making money? They aren't party clothes!

@LaurieJacobsPA 11 months ago

Super helpful! 7 years later still relevant

@blaineaitkens 1 year ago (edited)

Loved your video. I am an old guy who owns some hand knit socks I've had for years that I would hate to part with (the person who made them passed away a few years ago). The socks will have a new life now. Can't wait to get to work.Thanks!