IN LAST month’s Masterclass, we explored ways to strengthen your sock heels – but what if the worst happens, and a hole appears in your favourite pair of handknitted socks, or moths chew a hole in a sweater sleeve?
Here, we explore the woven darn technique, which can be used to cover and stabilise holes in your knitwear. It’s created exactly like woven fabric, with vertical warp threads woven through with horizontal weft threads. Although the woven darn can be used on wide holes as well as smaller ones, it’s always best to catch holes before they get too big – check your socks regularly for signs of wear or thinning areas of fabric.
Darning is a relatively simple technique to work, but don’t worry if your darn doesn’t look perfect when finished, as the fibres will start to felt together as you wear the item, and start to look neater and tighter. And even
