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karlachi · 2 years

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for anyone interested in mending, i recommend the speedweve (or other darning loom brand) for patching up holes in clothes!!

it's easy to use and fun, you can make cool patterns with it :D and extending the lifespan of your clothes is good for saving money and the environment too

it looks like this and you can get different sizes (usually 12 pin, 14 pin or 28 pin) and i found 12 is perfect for darning socks. it's about $10 on amazon, but if you're like me and try to avoid using amazon there are other sites too, like this one (where i got the image from), but they can be a bit more expensive... it's worth looking around to get one for a good price

i've only done socks so far but here are some pics of what i've done (the patch in the first pic's not great but it was one of my first attempts!!):

you can find tutorials like this on youtube and patterns on blogs like this

#not yakuza #mending #visible mending #darning loom #speedweve #idk why i made a post about this i just wanted to share djfjfk #also dont look too closely at my socks bc i am still kinda bad at it #but it is easy to learn i promise mdjfkfk #im really into mending and making reusable eco friendly stuff like crocheted face cloths lately #so if anyone else is interested in that kinda thing feel free to message/send an ask so we can share stuff hehe #my art #my stuff

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the-fiction-will-knit-the-real · 6 months

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Found a hole in the toe of one of my handknit socks today- pretty salty about it because I finished these socks less than six months ago, and they are literally my newest handknit socks. Madelinetosh Euro Sock yarn is failing me

Decided to spend the afternoon darning socks (the Madelinetosh pair plus another pair that I put aside last week - one of the first pairs I ever knit has developed holes after 3+ years). Been listening to Stephen King's The Shining on audiobook, since Peacock has been failing to let me watch figure skating

I absolutely love my little 14 prong Speedweve sock darning kit, I tried many other ways of fixing holes with the goal of blending in well with the knitting, but those always took too long to darn and didn't last as long. So I figured I'd go with "having few sock pairs waiting to be darned, but the darning doesn't blend in" over "darning blends in well, but never actually gets done because I hate the process of darning"

Honestly probably should have just thrown out the older pair of socks - first picture is the first sock sole fully darned (I had to weave 6 separate squares to cover all the holes and super-thin-and-worn-down sections), and second picture is the second sock (which I haven't darned quite yet, but shows a much less severe section of super worn-down yarn that isn't technically a hole yet, but will be at any moment if I don't reinforce it)

Also note how new the patched sections look compared to the 3+ year old worn sections - I'm honestly surprised I still even had the remaining yarn after knitting the socks years ago

Anyway, I'm less mad at the Madelinetosh socks now, as the toe holes are super small and easy fixes, and the rest of the sock sole is still in perfect shape. Here's me partially through the process of darning one of the holes on my Speedweve

#sock knitting #sock darning #darning #knitblr #speedweve #darning socks always makes me feel like a Real Adult who does Real Adult Tasks

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ninamation · 2 months

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Speedweve Sock Mend II

Every sock speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn feet. - Emily Sockë

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cedigcrafts · 2 months

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After wanting one for ages, I finally got myself a Speedweve (or a cheap version of one) and got to work mending these socks.

I've had these for around 10 years, and they were made for me by my best friend's Mum, but they have been wearing thin, so I've not worn them much.

Rather than throwing them away or not using them, I wanted to mend them to keep them going as long as possible.

I think I've done well for the first time using it. The 3rd one is definitely the best attempt. The first one was me learning, and the 2nd and 4th had areas too large for one patch so I did it in 2 parts.

Now I know that I can do this, I will definitely be investing in a higher quality Speedweve and different sizes of discs!

#visible mending #sock #darning #Speedweve

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charliecraftsthings · 1 year

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One of my first times using a Speedweve-style darning tool, December 2022. The final photo was taken in March 2023, to show how the repair held up. I think it's doing pretty well!

Darned with superwash merino -nylon sock yarn.

#darning #mending #visible mending #speedweve #clothing repair #clothes repair

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i-am-still-bb · 2 years

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Before and After

I decided to give visible mending with a Speedweve style tool a try. This is a nice wool sweater that I thrifted in 2014. It had a logo on the left chest and I was working at a place that didn’t allow for visible logos. I didn’t have a seam-ripper so I just used a knife to cut the logo’s threads. As you can see about half the logo is still intact (but not identifiable, so I could wear it to work) and I cut the sweater in the process.

It’s a bit messy, but I’m fine with it since it was my first attempt and it gets this sweater back into the rotation.

#bb crafts #speedweve #visible mending

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goldenoyster · 1 year

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Third time using my speedweve, and I love it! This was a pretty big hole I had to cover up and I know if I’d had to free hand it then I’d have made a huge mess. As it is, I forgot to anchor the top when finishing the patch, so I had to do it after the loom came off, haha. Hence the top being a little wonky.

I used three strands of the orange embroidery floss and six of the teal to get this effect. I also avoid putting any knots in the fabric by backstitching the thread twice before starting and after finishing to anchor it in place. Hence all the little thread offshoots.

Here’s the sock pre-mend:

Now it’s all good and this sock will live to see another wear.

#speedweve #darning #mending #visible mending #slow fashion #clothing repair #make do and mend

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yarnsoup404 · 2 years

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so maybe I’m obsessed

#soupie simmers #speedweve #weaving #darning

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nereb-and-dungalef · 1 year

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i love you darning i love you visible mending i love you sashiko i love you embroidery i love you clothes that are more patch than not i love you upcycling i love you punk fashion

#taught myself how to darn in a way that looks like knitting last night #refused to look up tutorials and taught myself as i went so the end result is *somewhat* messy #but hey. had a cute sweater with a moth hole and i am turning that moth hole into a heart :)#and now i know how to do it! and it's actually not as hard as it looked at first #partially bc i already know how to darn and how to knit lol #pro tip: have thread going back and forth in place of knitting needles. do not try to use sewing needles as knitting needles #it is a bit like. i learn new cool darning techniques and feel bad about the darning in my jacket of theseus being not as pretty #but whatever it's punk it doesn't have to be super fancy sashiko or speedweve or whatever #and i think it looks cool even w the normal darning. i have a thread that goes pretty well with it so yea :D

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obstinatecondolement · 10 months

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A lovely vintage sewing machine I bought was returned to sender, because the emails asking me to pay the VAT on it were going to my spam folder and I didn't see them in time 😭

I have told the seller what happened (I also messaged him a few days ago to ask for updated tracking information because I had gotten an email from Etsy on the 27th saying it had been "delivered" to me in a warehouse in the UK with no further updates and that I had not gotten any requests to pay tax on it yet and he said he would follow it up for me with the courier) and that I am still interested in the machine and am happy to pay for postage on it a second time and that I am sorry for the extra trouble my mistake put him to.

I sent that message just under twenty minutes ago, so no reply yet, but ugh. I really hope I get this sewing machine.

#if this is a fucking repeat of the speedweve shit again...

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zeawesomebirdie · 2 years

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Being an adult means impulse buying a speedweve darning loom and pastel embroidery floss so that you can mend your boyfriend's shirt that you've worn every night as pajamas for almost 9 months

#also as much as i say its an impulse buy #ive been debating between a speedweve and a darning mushroom for like. weeks #so its not so much an impulse buy as it is a like #'im finally biting the bullet'#yknow?#bc that hole is only getting bigger and there's a second one forming #nevermind the holes on one of my other shirts #ill probably use the other shirt as practice tbch bc i want the pajamas to be pretty #hey logan if youre reading this no youre not #/lh /teasing #not me literally becoming a grandpa at the ripe age of 24 #(that was a joke)#(i *am* admittedly very grandpacore)

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suprsaturatd · 1 year

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Some of my favorite visible mends I've done thus far!!

The top row has a pair of jeans that wore out along the rear that I whip stitched to the pockets. I wanted to distract from the repair (on the left side of the pocket in the first picture), so I embroidered vines over the back pockets. It was a lot of lazy daisy stitches!! The second image in the top row is of some darns over holes in a comforter. Below the darns you can see where the inside was open; I sewed that up once I was finished. It was already ripped open when I started, which honestly helped the darning!

You may have already seen the middle row if you've seen my post about the overalls I fixed, but these were my favorite parts of that mend: the two holes on each leg, and the largest hole in the left breast pocket. I did a sort of sun and moon motif on the legs, with one using a blanket stitch outline, and the other just running stitched around the outside with more decorative details added on top. The chest pocket I had the most fun doing by experimenting with different types of flowers and stems. The cloth I used for the patch is also apparently an older Ralph Lauren pattern that's a little expensive?? I found it in a thrift shop!

The bottom row is a recent darn I did for my partner's shirt, which had a cigarette burn in the pocket (don't ask). It was difficult, but I darned both sides of the pocket without accidentally sewing the two together!! Then I added a tiny sprout on the front :) Neither of the darns on this post used a speedweve/hand loom, and I'm happy with how they came out!

I really want to do more mends for other people so I can make cute things for my friends, but we'll see what I can get up to......

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wandering-spaghetti · 4 months

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Today we are darning socks. I’m going to update this post with progress pics once I take them. This sock had a pretty large hole in the heel from wear and a puppy decided it was a chew toy as well. So I’m going to fix it. Because I’m not trying to buy socks right now because I’m poor 😂

Im using a handy dandy Speedweve loom to patch this hole. I absolutely love using this little guy to mend holes. I’ll link to it below for anyone that wants one.

I do have to mention that the rubber bands that came with the one I bought were trash. So get your own rubber bands. But the lion itself is a game changer.

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ninamation · 1 year

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Speedweve Sock Mend

Learned to use my Speedweve and got to put my boyfriend's feet pics on the internet, so it's a win-win.

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twinkubus · 1 year

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visible mend #2 with a speedweve i was gifted :) having so much fun and also glad i tend to tear holes in stuff bc now i have many patchable items haha 🧵

#visible mending #lll

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xols-ex-girlfriend · 1 month

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Trying out the speedweve for the first time

#scrapheap

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