In comparison, darning has been named the skill least likely to be used in modern life, closely followed by knitting and being able to polish brass or silver. Baking bread from scratch has been ...

Darning: Weave a patch using thread or yarn. There aren't hard rules about when to choose a darn or a patch, but it's more common to darn knits like sweaters and patch woven material like jeans.

And when wages rise in South-East Asia, the rag trade will move again. This article appeared in the Business section of the print edition under the headline “Good darning, Vietnam” ...

This article was originally published with the title “Skill in Darning Rents” inScientific American Magazine Vol. 3 No. 39(June 1848), p. 310doi:10.1038/scientificamerican06171848-310a ...

An ancient Roman object thought to have been a darning tool could have been a dildo, scholars said. It was first thought to be used in darning, as it was found near clothes and shoes.

The darning mushroom would have been an essential tool in an era when women were constantly repairing worn socks.Before the advent of synthetic materials, socks and other items of clothing were in ...

The darning mushroom was very old technology that was used by women in their own homes. Times changed and instead of making things at home, people went to work in mills, where they made things by ...

Darning: Repair Make Mend Hikaru Noguchi, trans. from the Japanese by Camille White. Quick Thorn, $29.95 (96p) ISBN 978-1-912-48015-9 ...

They are called darning needle cactus by the locals because there's a single sharp thorn for each areole. It's a thin, ropey cholla that nobody grows much anymore. But I have many of them here in ...

''The darning needle is a weapon of war these days,'' prime minister John Curtin told Australians in May 1942 at the height of Australia's greatest crisis in the Second World War, ''use it on your ...

Four darning crosses, one with knitting, in the middle crowned monogram. Four decorative squares and each numeral of the date in a embroidered square. Central patch was not removed and reinserted.