Four small holes in a fine gauge merino jumper, each about 5mm. Every time I work on one it gets bigger, because the cut ends of the yarn keep pulling back as I handle the fabric. By the time I've secured one side the…
Third pair I've darned and every time the patch ends up as a stiff coin about the size of a 10p that rubs a blister after a couple of hours of walking. I'm using a darning egg, standard darning yarn, weaving over and…
Coil zipper on a rain jacket, about four years old. It zips up fine and then the teeth part again a few centimetres below the slider as I walk. I squeezed the slider gently with pliers top and bottom, which fixed it for…
Shortening a pair of raw ish denim jeans by four inches for a friend. The original hem has that chain stitch roping which she likes. Keeping it means folding a lot of bulk up inside, and four inches is enough that the…
First darn, on the elbow of a lambswool cardigan. It looks reasonable but the patch feels noticeably firmer than the fabric around it and I'm slightly worried I've done it wrong. Does a mend soften with wear and…