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Post by braided-rug on Feb 17, 2006 8:37:47 GMT 10
How about a darning egg? ;D Don't know if I have seen one of those. |
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Post by Deed on Feb 17, 2006 14:55:07 GMT 10
This is an antique darning egg Linda, I actually haven't seen any in shops in a long time. The reason you use one is so when darning (or weaving) a hole in a sock, you don't get a seam or ridge. The egg helps the sock lay flat as you work on it.  Here is an article on how to use it. frugalliving.about.com/c/ht/00/07/How_Darn_Sock0962933254.htm |
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Post by braided-rug on Feb 17, 2006 16:08:52 GMT 10
Wow, it looks like a cross between an emu egg and a maraka. It is lovely Deed. I have a mushroom shaped wooden one, I don't think I have actually used it, maybe dh has.
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Post by braided-rug on Feb 17, 2006 16:14:27 GMT 10
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Post by braided-rug on Feb 17, 2006 16:15:32 GMT 10
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Post by violet on Feb 17, 2006 17:29:34 GMT 10
A quilter's quarter and one of those wonderful felt-tip pens with disappearing ink (yes, I've forgotten what it's called!) - just in case!
Also more thread please, in cream and red and pink and burgundy and shades of blue and green, some yellow, also, most importantly, a reel of that thick thread in the yellow-y color of the stitiching on denim. (I always have to take up the hems of my jeans - leave it out if the bride-to-be is tall)
I'd love one of your darning eggs!
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Post by Tammie on Feb 18, 2006 11:17:37 GMT 10
A nice seam ripper...
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Post by Michelle on May 30, 2006 9:27:00 GMT 10
magnetic pin "cushion", fray check, rotary cutter w/extra blades
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