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Does anybody 'darn' anymore?

IvanOpinion · 2007-04-04 06:34:14

Having a bit of fun yesterday so I thought I owed you all a serious post. So my question is whether or not anybody 'darns' any more? I remember my mother and grandmother darning socks and jumpers when I was a kid. They would patch up a sock and it would feel like a lump inside of my shoe. I know that overall clothes have…

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wrinkled_english_rose Posts: 106 Forumite

13 February 2011 at 12:43PM

I used to darn OH's socks and patch his work overalls. I even used those leatherette patches for the elbows of his jumper once.I don't have the same need to mend these days but I still have my "mushroom" because it came from my Gran.

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