Elena ``of Valhalla'' on Nostr: I've just declared sock mending bankruptcy. (I'm talking about thin cotton ones, not ...
I've just declared sock mending bankruptcy.
(I'm talking about thin cotton ones, not thicker wood ones I've knit)
* darning them is basically useless: as soon as they have been darned they break somewhere else
* patching them with bits of other socks works, but takes some effort and I have a years-long backlog. really. it's a huge bag and I'm not going to go through it ever, and there are others in various piles around the house
* I need materials to fill a few draught excluders, and I don't have enough textile waste of other types (that I don't want to reuse in some other way)
#sewing #sewingPersonProblems
(I'm talking about thin cotton ones, not thicker wood ones I've knit)
* darning them is basically useless: as soon as they have been darned they break somewhere else
* patching them with bits of other socks works, but takes some effort and I have a years-long backlog. really. it's a huge bag and I'm not going to go through it ever, and there are others in various piles around the house
* I need materials to fill a few draught excluders, and I don't have enough textile waste of other types (that I don't want to reuse in some other way)
#sewing #sewingPersonProblems