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Sumana Harihareswara

I'd like to learn to darn a sock - just saw a video m.youtube.com/watch?v=DOmm8HL5 about how to make a patch using a Speedweve Style Mending Loom and that seems fun. I'd like to try it out before I buy a bunch of stuff. Anyone in have one and interested in letting me try theirs out? Or maybe I could check whether one of the NYC makerspaces has one I could try.

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@aparrish maybe you have some advice or tools you could lend?

@brainwane i have not tried a mending loom but have always wanted to! i have tried weave darning without a loom youtu.be/Xaq3kwHGbDk?si=q1jLOM but that would probably be tricky on a sock, since the (presumably) knit fabric would be so stretchy

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@brainwane I've been meaning to 3d print one of these, if cost is the main issue for a speedweve, then finding a friend or space with a printer is probably cheaper. It's probably like less than $10 of filament. of course, it potentially creates plastic waste in a way that a wood and metal speedweve doesn't. And I think the hooks aren't as movable so it's not as speedy. thingiverse.com/thing:4797973

ThingiverseDarning Loom by nerovattAttempt at making a Darning/Mending Loom with locked position on the pins to make it easier to print.First version is with pins 3mm wide and 3mm space between them.The disc is 72mm wide and the pin holder is 63mm wide.

@Lauren Thank you so much! Hope I can make one!

@brainwane not an answer but the existence of such a tool is a revelation to me & I appreciate learning about it