What is another word for darning?

Pronunciation: [dˈɑːnɪŋ] (IPA)

Darning is a term that refers to the process of repairing garments or fabrics with a series of stitches. It involves weaving threads over and under the damaged area to create a seamless patch. This simple technique has been around for centuries and is still widely used today. However, there are several other terms that are often used interchangeably with darning. These include mending, patching, and repairing. Each word implies a slightly different process, but they all involve fixing a hole or tear in a piece of clothing. Regardless of the term used, the end goal is the same: to extend the life of the garment and prevent it from being discarded.

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Usage examples for Darning

Do you expect her to be darning stockings?
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As for the stockings, their darning was a work of labor, if not of love.
"In Wild Rose Time"
Amanda M. Douglas
From the proportions of a darning-needle, this active and somewhat venomous little pest swells to the size of a pipe-stem, when it becomes filled with blood.
"The Pearl of India"
Maturin M. Ballou

Famous quotes with Darning

  • The poet who writes "free" verse is like Robinson Crusoe on his desert island: he must do all his cooking, laundry and darning for himself. In a few exceptional cases, this manly independence produces something original and impressive, but more often the result is squalor — dirty sheets on the unmade bed and empty bottles on the unswept floor.
    W. H. Auden
  • Her washing ended with the day, Yet lived she at its close, And passed the long, long night away In darning ragged hose.But when the sun in all its state Illumed the Eastern skies, She passed about the kitchen grate And went to making pies.
    Phoebe Cary

Related words: darning, needle, thread, hole, mend, stitch, repair

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