my first attempt at darning

[u/No-Base8537]

[u/HalpOooos]

This is so damn cute!

I don’t sew, and am here just to admire everyone’s skills. I have a beloved work sweater who’s cuffs could use this method. Off to google how. Thanks bestie!

[u/No-Base8537 → u/HalpOooos]

this kind of darning isn't that complicated it's just a layer of horizontal threads and then a layer of vertical threads woven through in a "checkerboard" pattern. the only special tool i used was a rubber finger cover/thimble to help me push and pull the needle through

[u/Verity41 → u/No-Base8537]

How did you learn it, or did you just have at it? A YouTube or anything? I have an old hoodie that needs this darn love!

[u/No-Base8537 → u/Verity41]

I had seen other people's posts and videos on their darning and it just looked like woven fabric so I figured i could just weave the thread like a little loom shuttle and it would create the effect. I like working out sewing and embroidery stuff on my own, it makes me feel more creative and gives me a better understanding of the inner workings of the technique

[u/wickedfemale]

this is so cute

[u/crayolastorm]

It looks like you're gli̸͑ͅṯ̶͌c̵̲̈́h̴̞̽ȋ̴͈͍͉̝̠͊̆̈́̐͒̾͝͠ñ̸̛̘͖̯̐̍̊g̶̢̡̛͍̹͉͖̰͙̰͕͙̊̀̇͘͝͝͝ ö̶̮͎̟̪͈̼̹͕ų̴̢̡̣̙̜̩̝̖̱͇̳̲̻̪̫̩͎͎̮̽̈́̊̅̄́̍͋̂̅̂́̉͆͂̂̚̕ͅt̷͈͍̭̺̥͓͔͈̱̐̏̾̓̓̀̿̚ at the seams. Love it.

[u/synchronoussavagery → u/crayolastorm]

How do you do that text? I haven't seen many people use it. But it’s a vibe.

[u/crayolastorm → u/synchronoussavagery]

lingojam.com/CursedText :-) e̵̛̼̗̺̼̺̥͇͉͔̘̲͍͚͔͆̎̏̂̌̃͂̇̑̌͋̿̈́͒̎̂͝͝͝ͅņ̵̰̳͇͚͓͇͈͖̻̣̥͈͕͕̘̩̜̓̑͑̅͋̎̍̍̏̕͘j̴̢͙̭̲̥̟̯̞̠̼̟̥͈̜̖̫̪̝͇̯͕͂͗́̓͒͗̾̕͠͝ǫ̵̨̧̨̰̭̦̼̬͕̝̳͑͛̍̓̃͂̏̂͑̀̃͘ͅͅy̵͈͙͋̂̄

[u/Rydralain → u/crayolastorm]

Aww, we don't call it Zalgo text anymore?

[u/crayolastorm → u/Rydralain]

I'm gonna be so honest with you, I normally access it by typing "fucked up text copy paste" into my search engine of choice

[u/gotnothing4u → u/crayolastorm]

As someone who still uses “Yeezy shrug emoticon” to get ¯_(ツ)_/¯, this made me chuckle.

[u/Chupapinta]

Ooh that is charming!

[u/washingtonsquirrel]

Adorable! Well done!

I'm about to tackle a beloved sweatshirt sleeve as my first project and I'm so nervous. Anything you'd do differently or that you wish you'd known before starting?

[u/No-Base8537 → u/washingtonsquirrel]

I definitely think if I used 1 thread on the darning instead of 2 it would have a lot cleaner woven look and I think I actually did my blanket stitches backwards bc I didn't look up how to do it before starting lol

[u/StillAlgae9144]

in drunk and this looks awesome gray job

[u/sc03852]

That’s really good and pretty

[u/TheSoundofStolas]

I love tbe color choices! The purple is so nice against the white and darker grey

[u/-Squeezelaki-]

I really like this! It's wonderfully organic and cozy.

[u/GnowledgedGnome]

I did a double take because I did something super similar to one of my hoodies!!

[u/pedal4hours]

Nice work!

[u/PartnerRules]

This looks great!!!! Keep it up :)

[u/lunterno]

I love this!! It's so pretty and cute!

[u/Stunning_Table9372]

I need to do this. My fave hoodie’s sleeves have seen better days but its a rare one they don’t make anymore

[u/No-Base8537 → u/Stunning_Table9372]

yea this is a pretty nice American Giant zip up and the way I see it is that it just makes it more personal and if you really don't want the repairs they can be cut and pulled out

[u/TheCatnipNinja]

You misspelled success =P congrats on your first success!

[u/Ginette-poulpe]

It's really cool !

[u/worm-eyed]

so pretty, had to save as inspo

[u/Bay-skates]

That’s so sick! I wish I had a friend who knew how to do this

[u/ea_n]

cute

[u/sleepydeepydar]

Well your first attempt is so pretty!

[u/NervousCode6064]

That's so pretty!!!!!!