Swiss Darning: How to Fix a Big Hole // Visible Mending for Your Knits // Sweater Darning
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ธ.ค. 2024
- Part 2 of the Swiss Darning tutorial series. This time we are fixing big holes with Swiss Darning.
Watch the first video where we learn Duplicate Stitch: • Swiss Darning // Dupli...
Swiss Darning still image source: usingonepairofh...
Stuart Moores Textiles Plant Dyed Shop: www.etsy.com/shop/StuartMooresTextiles
SMT on IG: stuartmoorestextiles
SMT website: www.StuartMooresTextiles.com
This is amazing. Over 30 years ago my mother knitted a Thomas the Tank engine jumper for my son. For some reason I lent the jumper to a friend for her toddler and when she returned it many years later she mentioned a stain on the front but that she hadn’t washed it. I think that stain was orange juice and when I washed the jumper the yarn around the fibres around it disintegrated and I’ve been looking at ways of fixing it since. This is a perfect solution. The hole left by the rotted fibres is just above the white steam from the engine stack so I’ve decided to put a grey puff of smoke above it so it shouldn’t look too out of place. Thank you so much for sharing, can’t wait to have a go 🤗. Now I can pass the jumper to my son’s children to share and remember their great grand-mother.
This makes me so happy to hear! Giving handmade garments a second life is so wonderful!
What fun to come across your video. I grew up in Switzerland and had to learn this technique in 1972 at school. Have used this skill ever since to mend my daughters' jumpers and socks and continue doing so with the next generation's stuff. Never would have guessed that it was actually called "Swiss Darning" ;-).
That reminds me of the time I made "french toast" for my French friends (who had never heard of it)! 😅❤️
Its probably got a proper name in Switzerland or maybe its just darning there. Its amazing I plan to use it next time I have a hole, my socks are covered in the weaving style of darn. I wish I'd learnt this style before bodged my new jumper that I snagged. I bet you're quick If you've been darning like this for 48 years
Your videos are by far the best for learning this skill! Clear camera work, concise, detailed narration without a lot of extraneous chit chat. And nice, relaxing music! Thank you!!
This might be the nicest comment I have ever gotten, THANK YOU! :)
I have watched many mending videos. This one is by far the best. Thank you.
Guy here. When I was a kid in the 70's I remember how my grandmamma use to darn my socks. I was always so amazed.
When I was six years old my next door neighbour she was twelve and she taught me to knit back then. (Just a little.) Though I lost that ability soon after.
I have a few pairs of socks that need some tender loving care. I just need to find out how to throw this laziness into the garbage, so I do not need to purchase more socks hehe.
Wonderful instructional video. I know it is not that difficult, it just needs a bit of time and some patience.
I’m back and I needed to tell you that I refer to your videos each time I make a repair as a refresher. Thank you once again. However, you have not put out a video in some time. I think I’d look forward to an update on how you have improved and what you would change in your mending.
I tried darning from just illustrations and had a tangled mess but after watching your videos I'm making much better progress, thanks!
So happy to hear this!
I love the aesthetics of this video! As a beginner knitter, your tutorials are so effective and helpful throughout the process. Thank you!
Thank you! 🥰🥰🥰
You are SUCH a great teacher!!! I'm simply watching for my own pleasure. I have been asked to mend a sweater cuff, so I will be back. Thank you so much for this, and for the valuable links for the perfect yarns.
Thank you so much! Very kind of you to say. ☺️❤️
What a fabulous tutorial--so well done. I will come back to this one a lot.
I am so happy to hear that! 🤗❤️
Your videos are so great. They are easy to follow. Thank you.
I'm so happy to hear! Thanks!
Thanks! Just fixed a hole in a sweater I hand knit for hubby. He’s very impressed!
Yay! So happy to hear it! ☺️👏
The diagrams by the stitching were super helpful!
Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching! :)
Thank for teaching this great technique! So, one sock done, one to go 🙏 🧦, none to trash, 2 warm feet will be 😂
Yay! Way to go! Congrats!
I really love your tutorials! I’m really pleased you’ve uploaded a new one. I’m not a knitter but I feel that I can now mend almost any stockinet stitch knit garments 🌻
That's the best news ever! You can! Thanks for your kind words! 😊🌿✨
Thank you for your videos, they are very didactic and helpful. Your voice soothing. Thank you again for making them enjoyable.
Absolutely! So glad you enjoy them! ☺️
You have the best tutorials. I greatly appreciate your channel.
It is comments like your that keep me going, thanks so much! :)
Well done! Great job explaining and the diagram really helps too.
So happy to hear it! ☺️🙏
Hi, thank you for a brilliant tutorial - I have managed to repair a worn elbow on my partner's chunky jumper. However the jumper is fleece-lined so I can't access the back - any tips for how I could secure the ends?
Great question! If the fleece is solid (not woven) I would just pop my needle through the fleece and tie a knot!
A brilliant video, very clear and good diagrams. Thank you.
You are welcome! Thanks for watching! :)
Thank you for this! My question is this though - how do you mend a large hole in a fair isle pattern? I’m worried that I won’t be “catching” the floats and it will continue to unravel. Any advice?
You just need to unravel the hole until you have a clean hole with clear loops and continue the pattern. I really want to make a video about this because it is one of my most favorite mends!
@@stuartmoorestextiles thank you for the information! I had thought raveling back to clean the edges was a good idea, but I won’t be continuing on in the pattern as the wearer does not have it anymore 😞 but I’m just happy to fix it!
Thanks for the fantastic tutorial. I have a question. Other swiss darning videos I've seen remove the "ladder threads" after the darn is finished. They use a much smaller yarn (or even embroidery or sewing thread), then pick that out at the end. Would you recommend doing that, or would you recommend using the same yarn as the darning yarn and leaving it in? Thank you!
Hi, Annette 😊 Great question. Depending on what you use there are some options. I often use a thin wool in the same color as my stitches to guide me which I leave in. If I am mending something finer, I will use a contrasting thread that I can see and slip out when I am finished. You don't need the guide thread if you have successfully added your new stitches so the choice is yours!
I would say that if the hole was created due to friction like a heel or elbow, I would keep the ladder threads in to give the patch better strength because the patch will be a little bit thicker than if you removed the ladder threads. It would be a little less likely to wear out as fast if the patch is a bit thicker.
@@rpurdy4821 Agreed.
Brilliant....just what I was looking for....Thank you so much!
Absolutely! :)
Very nice thank you for such a valuable skill. Just a question, wouldn’t it be worthwhile to get knitting needles and re-knit back and forth a crossed a hole? I mostly darn socks of little value, so I’m not sure.
You definitely can do that if the stitches aren't too small. You would still need to graft the edges of your knit stitches to your garment, a bit like a patch. ☺️
Not for me; I don't knit so this is how I mend holes in knitted items.
@@ccrowley2000 ok. Thanks.
I have a machine-knit cashmere sweater with a very large hole at the elbow. But the purl side of the knit faces outward on the sleeves (cuffs and body are opposite). Any suggestion for how to mend it so it looks cohesive? Thank you.
Yes! It is just the backside of this stitch. Hard to describe with just words but you are not the first person to ask this so maybe it's time for a new tutorial???? 🤔🤔🤔
This video RULES!!!!!!!
Once again, you are gold. Thank you.
☺️
Please could you help me to repair a blanket I am knitting, my cat has damaged the rib at the bottom of the blanket , it is coming apart
Send me pics! My email is listed on the SMT website. Happy to help! ☺️
If you are going to use a duplicate stitch for the bottom row, don't you need to start a row lower so that your duplicate stitches can be anchored? From the video it looks like you are putting your needle through the stitch above. How can you do that if you are using the row exactly below the hole?
In this video I demonstrate a bunch of different ways to use duplicate stitch and which circumstances call for each kind of technique. In the demonstration you are talking about I start the row below the hole because for that mend my stitches are solid around the hole and I want the mend to 'fit in' to the garment. I mention during that part of the video that I like to add duplicate stitches around these stitches for an extra strong mend but that it was possible to just add stitches where there weren't any to try and make your mend invisible. In all of the other demonstrations of this technique there are duplicate stitches anchored to very solid areas of fabric at the top, bottom, and each side. You can do more as you see fit. Hope that helps!
@@stuartmoorestextiles Thank you!
So frustrating what happened to the green sweater.
Is it possible to do this type of mend on purl or ribbed stitches?
It is! It's basically the same technique done backwards. You have inspired me to tackle this process in a video of it's own, I think a few people could use a tutorial like that. It's on the list! :)
Woaaaaa yess!!! I adore this! I love mending heh.
I have knitted fisherman cable knit sweater that has a few holes in it. They are starting to get bigger over time. I’m starting to wear it less because I don’t want the holes to get any worse. But the knitting is very complex. What can I do? Please help. Thanks
Hi! Glad to hear you want to fix your sweater! You have a few options... You can do a really easy woven mend (tutorial in my sock mending tutorial video 'How to Fix a Big Hole') if you don't mind if the knit of your garment matches the cable pattern. If you do mind inconsistent stitches, I recommend doing the mending technique in this video but tackling it is patches. For example, in a cable there are two or three intertwining sections of knit stitches. If you focus on one 'stream' at a time, you can use this technique and tackle each section as an individual mend. Some knowledge of knitting would be very helpful to mend a fisherman's sweater so if you have that it will help you. Good luck! ☺️
@@stuartmoorestextiles well I purchased some good wool yarn. It was expensive but so was the sweater. I purchased the needle at Joann’s. So I will be watching the video as I try to fix it. I wish there was a way I could show it to you? The knit looks so technical... but I’m going to give it a shot. Thanks for the info.
Thanks for the inspiration!
Absolutely! Thanks for watching ☺️❤️
Very informative
Glad it was helpful!
Love it ♥️!
So happy to hear it! Happy mending! :)
Adoro