Recently The Orkney News Published Is Darning Dying Out? by Bernie Bell,

It gathered a lot of comments. And this lovely image from Rosie Hopkins of her darning which she was helped to do by a local crafts woman in Perth.

Image credit: Rosie Hopkins

“Beautiful things come together, one stitch at a time”

One response to “A Darn Good Thing”

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    berniebell1955

    That really is an extra-ordinary piece of darning – it’s more like actual weaving! And – it looks decorative.
    This reminds me of a dress I have which had a mark on the back when I bought it, which wouldn’t come out, so I embroidered a spiral over the mark.

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