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03-27-2011, 07:04 AM

QuiltnNan

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Someone here wanted to know what a darning egg is

This is a darning egg. I've had it for years and used it once or twice. I'm not a good darner.

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03-27-2011, 07:05 AM

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My Gram had one of those!!

03-27-2011, 07:07 AM

lisainmo

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Oh my!! I have my grandma's tucked away somewhere!! LOL I don't think I will ever use it!

03-27-2011, 07:07 AM

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Nice. Very common in my "growing up" household.

03-27-2011, 07:07 AM

MommaDorian

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Is a darning egg what is use to darn socks? What exactly is darning?

03-27-2011, 07:07 AM

cabbagepatchkid

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My mother used one of those!!!

03-27-2011, 07:08 AM

Joanie Owen

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I have one but doubt I'll use it. Memory of my Mom darning our socks.

03-27-2011, 07:09 AM

Sandy-lou

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I had one that looked like a mushroom. Beautiful timber in your egg.

03-27-2011, 07:11 AM

Rebecca VLQ

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I need one of those for fixing knitted socks!!!

03-27-2011, 07:11 AM

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This is what i found out. I badly wanted to know:

If you've worn a hole through your favorite pair of toasty woolen socks or slippers, darning can make them wearable again.

Darning is a type of sewing that repairs holes that are not on the seam, or in the case of socks, not on the heel

Read more: About Darning | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/about_4694099_da...#ixzz1HoTFXGxT

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Originally Posted by MommaDorian

Is a darning egg what is use to darn socks? What exactly is darning?