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I'd like to learn to darn a sock - just saw a video https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DOmm8HL5fwY 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 #Queens #NYC 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.
@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 https://youtu.be/Xaq3kwHGbDk?si=q1jLOM3bwqOpzR7p but that would probably be tricky on a sock, since the (presumably) knit fabric would be so stretchy
@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. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4797973
@brainwane I have one you can try. If you come to SNFL library Friday Crafternoon I can make it available https://www.nypl.org/events/calendar?keyword=crafternoon&target%5B%5D=ad&city%5B%5D=man&date_op=GREATER_EQUAL&date1=03%2F13%2F2025&location=&type=&topic=&audience=
@Lauren Thank you so much! Hope I can make one!
@brainwane If you want a speedweve style patch, the speedweve is definitely the easiest way to make it.
You can also freehand it, but it will look a lot less tidy.
https://fandom.ink/@Betty/109903622440237607
If you're doing socks, traditionally you put something inside the sock, to give it shape while darning it (and prevent you from accidentally darning the sock to itself).
@brainwane not an answer but the existence of such a tool is a revelation to me & I appreciate learning about it