Anybody Darn Socks Anymore?

[ladybirder]

Just put a toe through mine and inclined to bin it rather than darn it. I've got loads more (mostly odd ones LOL). Would you bother darning it if you were me?

[Cloverjo]

I wouldn’t.

[dannyk13]

No, you can get half a dozen socks for the price of not much more than a ball of wool.

[roslyn251254]

Defo NOT! So cheap to buy new ones....

[Old_Geezer]

Fabric is recyclable isn't it ?

[ladybirder]

It's made of bamboo. What could I recycle it into OG? A duster?

[Rockrose]

Only socks I darn are his walking socks

[Cloverjo]

Use it to wash your car or windows.

[Rockrose]

I take old socks tie them in a knot a give them to the dogs

[woofgang]

no. modern style socks don't darn.

[hc4361]

I remember my sister going to school with darned tights.

[ummmm]

I've never darned a sock in my life.

Look on Amazon for new ones.

[CallieB]

They make great dusters as you can put your hand in them like a glove and dust ornaments etc.

[MallyJ]

I do....especially my most colourful as they can't be replaced....

[Prudie]

I was never taught to darn and wouldn't know where to start. Would never cross my mind to even consider it.

[Smowball]

I mend holes in things purely because I like doing it lol

[hc4361]

I well remember my grandmother's darning eggs.

[maggiebee]

Last time I darned socks was for my dad. He would only wear pure wool socks and a lady who lived nearby knitted them for him. She always gave him some spare wool which I used to darn them if required.

[ladybirder]

Gosh hc, is that the thing my gran used to stick inside the sock when darning it? Shaped like a mushroom?

[ladybirder]

Smow, what's your address? I'll pay the postage;-)

[hc4361]

There were eggs and mushrooms, ladybirder, of different sizes that were used to darn socks. Usually wooden but also made of bakelite. You can still buy them :)