I hope you enjoyed watching this tutorial and that it might inspire you to try to machine darn some of your own socks! 😁🧦🧵 Let me know in a comment down below if you will give this a try! TIMESTAMPS BELOW: 0:00 Intro 1:54 What you'll need to darn socks on a sewing machine 4:02 How to machine darn using the free arm 7:30 Bonus tip: Attach a patch to a sock 8:57 How to machine darn using an embroider hoop 11:35 Final words
Thank you for making this video, Miss Matti. I've been looking for a small enough darning hoop to make it work- and there it was on my work bench all this time- a mason lid and large hose clamp- brilliant! I have to take off my darning foot and remove the needle to get the loop and sock under them, but the way I wear through the toes in my socks- it is very worthwhile. Especially for those of us with monkey toes! Great rainy day job for an old retired guy! Thank you so much, from the top of my head to the tips of my toes- which will be snugly in my socks thanks to you!
Thanks for the video, it inspired me to give it a try. I found that, using your basic technique, if your machine has a free arm small enough to slip the sock over, heels can be done with a standard small embroidery hoop, the sock bulk is out of the way, and it is even easier. I used a 2.5" hoop with a Necchi 544 sewing machine and it takes just a couple minutes to do each heel!
People think I'm crazy darning my socks, but I wear knee scks with my suits and they're quite expensive at least £25.00 for a decent all wool pair. Mending them by hand is tedious, so learning to use a sewing machien will be a godsend.
Hi Miss Matti! Thanks for showing this. I have many socks with holes and they need fixing. I don't know how you use a sewing machine but I will try and learn because of this video. Thank you.
You are so welcome! 😊There are plenty of good tutorials on RUclips on the basics on using a sewing machine that hopefully will help you. If you find it too tricky I have several darning tutorials on how to darn by hand. Good luck! 🤩
You can do this, Jim! I acquired an old 67 Kenmore and have enjoyed making my own repairs for over 10 years now. Almost like welding except you don't need dark glasses and mistakes are a whole lot easier to fix!
I have done a few socks like this but with a 4.5 wide and 1.5 long zigzag stitch (and the feed dogs up), and with a thin t-shirt scrap on the inside of the sock. The zigzag tends to pull in so in the end it makes the sock just a little bit smaller in size. Using the free motion stitching as Miss Matti does and also with the hoop will solve that problem well I think. Also for me I would say it is definitely stiffer (but not uncomfortable) adding a layer of fabric but worth it to add a lot of life to the socks. My tip would be to make sure to have the fabric patch bigger than the area needed, maybe an extra 1/4" on all sides. Because right next to the patch will be the weak spot, so make sure it's not thin there. You may have to reposition the hoop. I trim the fabric patch close to my stitching after finishing sewing to make sure it's big enough. It's not uncomfortable if it's not stitched over the edge of the patch if it's thin t-shirt fabric, just be careful cutting. Thank you so much Miss Matti for your tips to a sewer of 50+ years. Great video!!
thank you, somehow its pretty hard to find how to repair socks with a patch on google... I didn't know if it was possible to fix the huge holes that I have in a lot of my socks :'D
Question: how were you able to pull the fabric on the footpad (yellow-orange) onto the embroidery hoop so the top part of the sock isn’t in the way to be able to run through the machine? I realized that the video doesn’t show this in the demonstration. Otherwise, this video was very informative and. I use this as my go-to tutorial for darning socks. I tried it for the first time yesterday, but only managed to complete the heels. Now I will need to finish with the footpad side of the socks.
Sorry for the late response! As it's an ankle sock I could easily roll the rest of the sock around the hoop and hold it in place with a clip. However I found it was tricker when the sock had a longer leg. However depending on how much leg and how tight the socks are you should be able to do the same with a sock with a longer leg too. Hope it helps!
I hope you enjoyed watching this tutorial and that it might inspire you to try to machine darn some of your own socks! 😁🧦🧵 Let me know in a comment down below if you will give this a try!
TIMESTAMPS BELOW:
0:00 Intro
1:54 What you'll need to darn socks on a sewing machine
4:02 How to machine darn using the free arm 7:30 Bonus tip: Attach a patch to a sock
8:57 How to machine darn using an embroider hoop
11:35 Final words
Thank you for making this video, Miss Matti. I've been looking for a small enough darning hoop to make it work- and there it was on my work bench all this time- a mason lid and large hose clamp- brilliant! I have to take off my darning foot and remove the needle to get the loop and sock under them, but the way I wear through the toes in my socks- it is very worthwhile. Especially for those of us with monkey toes! Great rainy day job for an old retired guy! Thank you so much, from the top of my head to the tips of my toes- which will be snugly in my socks thanks to you!
Many videos are just sew sew but this one is Awesome 😎!!
You'll find great Merino wool socks at Smartwool. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
Brilliant! I like how you improvise using the common clamp and canning jar lid.
Thank you! ☺️🙏🏼✨ It’s such a brilliant hack as I couldn’t find smaller embroidery hoops anywhere.
Thanks for the video, it inspired me to give it a try. I found that, using your basic technique, if your machine has a free arm small enough to slip the sock over, heels can be done with a standard small embroidery hoop, the sock bulk is out of the way, and it is even easier. I used a 2.5" hoop with a Necchi 544 sewing machine and it takes just a couple minutes to do each heel!
That’s amazing news! 🤩 Thank you for sharing. I hope to be able to try it out on another machine in the future.
This is very handy tip to keep beloved socks and tights for longer 👌🏾😃 I have a few pairs that I will use this technique on
I’m so happy to hear that I inspired you to mend your socks & tights! 💖🙏🏼✨ Please feel free to share with my how it turned out! 😊
People think I'm crazy darning my socks, but I wear knee scks with my suits and they're quite expensive at least £25.00 for a decent all wool pair. Mending them by hand is tedious, so learning to use a sewing machien will be a godsend.
You’re not crazy but smart! 👌🏻 That being said I am so glad to hear that my tutorial will make this process quicker for you! 😊
Hi Miss Matti! Thanks for showing this. I have many socks with holes and they need fixing. I don't know how you use a sewing machine but I will try and learn because of this video. Thank you.
You are so welcome! 😊There are plenty of good tutorials on RUclips on the basics on using a sewing machine that hopefully will help you. If you find it too tricky I have several darning tutorials on how to darn by hand. Good luck! 🤩
You can do this, Jim! I acquired an old 67 Kenmore and have enjoyed making my own repairs for over 10 years now. Almost like welding except you don't need dark glasses and mistakes are a whole lot easier to fix!
I have done a few socks like this but with a 4.5 wide and 1.5 long zigzag stitch (and the feed dogs up), and with a thin t-shirt scrap on the inside of the sock. The zigzag tends to pull in so in the end it makes the sock just a little bit smaller in size. Using the free motion stitching as Miss Matti does and also with the hoop will solve that problem well I think. Also for me I would say it is definitely stiffer (but not uncomfortable) adding a layer of fabric but worth it to add a lot of life to the socks. My tip would be to make sure to have the fabric patch bigger than the area needed, maybe an extra 1/4" on all sides. Because right next to the patch will be the weak spot, so make sure it's not thin there. You may have to reposition the hoop. I trim the fabric patch close to my stitching after finishing sewing to make sure it's big enough. It's not uncomfortable if it's not stitched over the edge of the patch if it's thin t-shirt fabric, just be careful cutting. Thank you so much Miss Matti for your tips to a sewer of 50+ years. Great video!!
And thank you for sharing your process! I love that we never stop learning and that we can learn from each other in the sewing community 😊
That's nice editing with the music
thank you, somehow its pretty hard to find how to repair socks with a patch on google... I didn't know if it was possible to fix the huge holes that I have in a lot of my socks :'D
Oh.. I didn't know that! I am so glad I could help - I used to patch my socks all the time before I learnt how to darn. 😁
Question: how were you able to pull the fabric on the footpad (yellow-orange) onto the embroidery hoop so the top part of the sock isn’t in the way to be able to run through the machine? I realized that the video doesn’t show this in the demonstration.
Otherwise, this video was very informative and. I use this as my go-to tutorial for darning socks. I tried it for the first time yesterday, but only managed to complete the heels. Now I will need to finish with the footpad side of the socks.
Sorry for the late response! As it's an ankle sock I could easily roll the rest of the sock around the hoop and hold it in place with a clip. However I found it was tricker when the sock had a longer leg. However depending on how much leg and how tight the socks are you should be able to do the same with a sock with a longer leg too. Hope it helps!
Thank you!!!
You're welcome! 🥰
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