Step-by-step photo and video tutorial about scotch darning - a technique that helps us to repair clothes with visible mending and invisibly.

How do you decide which darning/mending technique to use? Some questions to consider: -is the patch going to be visible or will it blend in? -what type of garment are you repairing? -how much time do you want to spend mending? When it comes to mending, there is never an exact yes or no answer. It is (almost) always th

Darning Sweaters in Lockdown

Advice for visible mending, including how to make sure you're using the right needle, how to choose colours for visible mending, and how to know if a garment or darning yarn will be durable. This is one of several blogs answering your mending and knitwear repair questions

Scotch Darning. online Workshop, 3h, deutsch

Milou Stella on Instagram: "Another amazing way of using a blanket stitch! Apparently this is Scotch darning! I didn’t know. Has anyone else used it? #scotchdarning Original video by: @theholestory.ch 🫶"

In the second in our series on mending, we show you how to use Swiss Darning to repair a hole in a knitted fabric.

Learn to darn your knitwear with Collingwood-Norris at this in person workshop in the Scottish Borders. All materials provided! Follow the link to book a place or explore other workshop and learning options. #VisibleMending #Darning #Repair