Woven Mend with Speedweve Loom

Demonstration of using a Speedweve Loom, also known as a mending loom or darning loom, and wool/nylon reinforcing thread to fix a hole in a knitted sock with plain weave.
Loom shown is by Alexon Ver

[@debbiewetzel7154]

Exellent tips to improve my use with this type of weaver. Love your reasoning and clarity explaining. Thank you much. Very glad I found this video. 🎉

[@kiradulaney]

I'm glad you found it helpful!

[@lisag.421]

Excellent demo! thanks for sharing, I've never seen this tool before.

[@kiradulaney]

I'm glad you liked it! I'm working on one showing a houndstooth pattern which I'll post soon.

[@ytnazz]

You're a wonderful teacher. Thank you

[@kiradulaney]

You are so welcome!

[@Tokoroegao]

Best video I found on this. Thanks!

[@kiradulaney]

I'm glad it was helpful!

[@melodynowak709]

Thank you for that clear demonstration and explanation. It was very helpful and informative.

[@kiradulaney]

You're welcome and I'm so glad it was useful.

[@GrandmaMommy]

LOVE the houndstooth. And doing it on the bias to keep the stretch - I did an auduble gasp.

[@kiradulaney]

I love that!

[@Vaneska59]

Ist was great thank you.

[@kiradulaney]

You're very welcome! Have fun mending.

[@ellelatorre2893]

Excellent instructions. Never knew this tool existed. Just subscribed to your channel.

[@kiradulaney]

It's a very neat tool, although you can do a woven darn without it, I find it makes the process more enjoyable and the result much neater.

[@roseharris8478]

Best one I have seen ❤❤❤

[@kiradulaney]

Thanks! It was important to me to show the entire process from beginning to end.

[@ImCFoxx]

Thank you Kira. What a great demonstration. I have a collection of knitting eggs, and various other wooden inserts for mending socks. I have been eyeing these looms for a long time. It seemed pretty intuitive, but your instructions were crystal clear. I became more interested in the loom when my son who moved to PA decided to start mending his wool sox. He went to Michael’s but I directed him to an LYS and a JoAnn’s fabrics. I’m gathering together some of my spare tools to send and I’m thinking of ordering a loom. They’re much less expensive than I thought and they look like fun to use. i’m curious what size would be best for sock mending? Or just general use? C🦊💕

[@kiradulaney]

I'm glad that the video was clear! I think that the 14 hook loom is a good place to start, as it's small enough to fit into a sock. Eventually you may also want a 21 hook loom which is larger and also has the hooks set closer together for a finer weave. I have both available on my website.

[@christenagervais7303]

Thank you for sharing such a coherent video!✌🇨🇦

[@kiradulaney]

Happy to! The instructions for these tools can leave a lot out, and there’s nothing like seeing it in motion.

[@emilyevans23]

Thank you! Just about to buy a loom and now I know what to look for.

[@kiradulaney]

I'm glad it helped! So often people buy the cheapest one, then end up buying another before too long, so it's always good to know what to look for.