The art of repairing clothes may have declined with the rise of fast fashion, but here at The Woolmark Company we believe you should love your clothes for a lifetime.
Not only will repairing your clothes allow you to get more use out of your favourite wool socks and sweaters, it also means less waste in landfill. Follow these simple steps to repair your wool garments.
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How to darn wool socks
We all have a favourite pair of wool socks and nothing beats the comfort, durability, odour resistance and wicking ability of 100% wool socks. But when you wear your favourite wool socks day-in day-out, they will inevitably need repair. Darning is an easy sewing technique to keep the heels and toes of your socks, and in fact any knitwear garment, in tiptop condition. For this mending task, you will need a needle and thread, a tennis ball or darning egg, and scissors.
Step 1 – Place your sock inside-out over a tennis ball or darning egg (you can also just stick your hand inside the sock if you prefer) and cut off any loose threads.
Step 2 – Thread your needle and sew a running stitch along the edges of the hole, sewing back and forth.
Step 3 – Once you get to the top of the hole, gradually move your stitches closer together and then gently pull the thread to close up the hole.
Step 4 – Create a knot and cut the loose thread. There you go, your sock is as good as new.
NOTE: the same method of darning can be used for wool knitwear such as sweaters.
How to darn wool socks
We all have a favourite pair of wool socks and nothing beats the comfort, durability, odour resistance and wicking ability of 100% wool socks. But when you wear your favourite wool socks day-in day-out, they will inevitably need repair. Darning is an easy sewing technique to keep the heels and toes of your socks, and in fact any knitwear garment, in tiptop condition. For this mending task, you will need a needle and thread, a tennis ball or darning egg, and scissors.
Step 1 – Place your sock inside-out over a tennis ball or darning egg (you can also just stick your hand inside the sock if you prefer) and cut off any loose threads.
Step 2 – Thread your needle and sew a running stitch along the edges of the hole, sewing back and forth.
Step 3 – Once you get to the top of the hole, gradually move your stitches closer together and then gently pull the thread to close up the hole.
Step 4 – Create a knot and cut the loose thread. There you go, your sock is as good as new.
NOTE: the same method of darning can be used for wool knitwear such as sweaters.
How to darn wool socks
We all have a favourite pair of wool socks and nothing beats the comfort, durability, odour resistance and wicking ability of 100% wool socks. But when you wear your favourite wool socks day-in day-out, they will inevitably need repair. Darning is an easy sewing technique to keep the heels and toes of your socks, and in fact any knitwear garment, in tiptop condition. For this mending task, you will need a needle and thread, a tennis ball or darning egg, and scissors.
Step 1 – Place your sock inside-out over a tennis ball or darning egg (you can also just stick your hand inside the sock if you prefer) and cut off any loose threads.
Step 2 – Thread your needle and sew a running stitch along the edges of the hole, sewing back and forth.
Step 3 – Once you get to the top of the hole, gradually move your stitches closer together and then gently pull the thread to close up the hole.
Step 4 – Create a knot and cut the loose thread. There you go, your sock is as good as new.
NOTE: the same method of darning can be used for wool knitwear such as sweaters.
How to darn wool socks
We all have a favourite pair of wool socks and nothing beats the comfort, durability, odour resistance and wicking ability of 100% wool socks. But when you wear your favourite wool socks day-in day-out, they will inevitably need repair. Darning is an easy sewing technique to keep the heels and toes of your socks, and in fact any knitwear garment, in tiptop condition. For this mending task, you will need a needle and thread, a tennis ball or darning egg, and scissors.
Step 1 – Place your sock inside-out over a tennis ball or darning egg (you can also just stick your hand inside the sock if you prefer) and cut off any loose threads.
Step 2 – Thread your needle and sew a running stitch along the edges of the hole, sewing back and forth.
Step 3 – Once you get to the top of the hole, gradually move your stitches closer together and then gently pull the thread to close up the hole.
Step 4 – Create a knot and cut the loose thread. There you go, your sock is as good as new.
NOTE: the same method of darning can be used for wool knitwear such as sweaters.
How to darn wool socks
We all have a favourite pair of wool socks and nothing beats the comfort, durability, odour resistance and wicking ability of 100% wool socks. But when you wear your favourite wool socks day-in day-out, they will inevitably need repair. Darning is an easy sewing technique to keep the heels and toes of your socks, and in fact any knitwear garment, in tiptop condition. For this mending task, you will need a needle and thread, a tennis ball or darning egg, and scissors.
Step 1 – Place your sock inside-out over a tennis ball or darning egg (you can also just stick your hand inside the sock if you prefer) and cut off any loose threads.
Step 2 – Thread your needle and sew a running stitch along the edges of the hole, sewing back and forth.
Step 3 – Once you get to the top of the hole, gradually move your stitches closer together and then gently pull the thread to close up the hole.
Step 4 – Create a knot and cut the loose thread. There you go, your sock is as good as new.
NOTE: the same method of darning can be used for wool knitwear such as sweaters.