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Everything about Darning
Sewing technique for repairing holes
Darning is a sewing technique for repairing holes or worn areas in fabric or knitting using needle and thread alone. It is often done by hand, but using a sewing machine is also possible. Hand darning employs the darning stitch, a simple running stitch in which the thread is "woven" in rows along the grain of the fabric, with the stitcher reversing direction at the end of each row, and then filling in the framework thus created, as if weaving. Darning is a traditional method for repairing fabric damage or holes that do not run along a seam, and where patching is impractical or would create discomfort for the wearer, such as on the heel of a sock. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: DarningA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Large Abdominal wall Defect with Darning Repair: A Case SeriesInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Swedish weavingThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Real-Time Recognition Method for 0.8 cm Darning Needles and KR22 Bearings Based on Convolution Neural Networks and Data IncreaseCited 24 times
- Go sideways: Glossary of textile manufacturingA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Glossary of sewing termsA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Verb present participle and gerund of darn
Noun A repair made by darning.
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Real-Time Recognition Method for 0.8 cm Darning Needles and KR22 Bearings Based on Convolution Neural Networks and Data Increase
Chordal Komatu-Loewner equation and Brownian motion with darning in multiply connected domains
A 5-year review of darning technique of inguinal hernia repair
Comparing Lichtenstein with darning for inguinal hernia repair in an African population
One-point extensions of Markov processes by darning
Darning Inguinal Hernias
A deep dive into the darning effects of biomaterials in infarct myocardium: current advances and future perspectives
Removal of darning needle with a fibreoptic gastroscope.
🆕 Influential since 2022
Large Abdominal wall Defect with Darning Repair: A Case Series
Darning as a Texture of Processes a Systemic Interpretation
The Bassini and Darning Repair for Inguinal Hernia: An Update: Narrative Review Article
Hands in History: Activating historical darning samplers through hands-on workshops
BACK TO BASICS: A RANDOMIZED COMPARISON OF DESARDA'S AND MOLONEY'S DARNING REPAIRS FOR INGUINAL HERNIA
📚 Books worth reading
- 📕Swedish weavingMarilyn Barney · 1999
Avery Hill's 33 contemporary Swedish weaving patterns for monk's clothJeanne Tams, Nan Duffin · 1998
Swedish weaving on monk's clothPat Stank · 1989
Huck Embroidery · 1997- 📕Swedish weaving, Swedish darning, huck embroideryMarilyn Barney · 1999
- 📕Huck embroideryOndorisha · 1982
- 📕Monk's cloth pillows made with Red Heart yarnsKathleen Sams · 2001
- 📕Darn it!Muller, Wayne · 1995
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