Introduction To scotch & Swiss Darning @ something good

Tuesday 28th October 18.30 - 21.00

Scotch and Swiss Darning is a little bit more fiddley than regular woven darning but both great techniques to learn for your repair repertoire!

Scotch darning can be used on a whole load of items. It has a little bit of stretch to it, it has more of a ‘net’ struture than woven darning. We’ll also cover Honeycomb darning which is a similar technique but worked in a circle.

Swiss Darning is perfect for mending knitted garments that have a regular knit pattern. We will begin by working on a duplicate stitch, then work up to creating out scaffold stitch and how to Swiss darn. We will also show you how to create a Swiss darn look with a latch hook.

• Who's it for?

  Suitable for people with some experience stitching, even if it’s just basic embroidery or experienced stitchers also welcome!

  This workshop is good for people who have a little bit of experience sewing, if you have never sewn before our Intro to Darning the week before this one is a great first step!

• What to bring

  Feel free to bring along your items with holes, we can talk about the most suitable techniques to help you get mending. Or you are free to practise on our scrap fabrics to try out different techniques. You'll also leave with our handy darning guidebook so you can carry on at home.

  You can darn almost anything but knitted items like jumpers or socks work well for these techniques.
  (thinner items like t-shirts or shirts can be much tricker as the fabrics are finer, other mending techniques might be more suitable for these).

• Materials & Equipment

  We have an array of yarns and threads made from different fibres here but if you have a really specific colour and fibre in mind for your repair you might want to source it beforehand.

  Stick to as close a match in fibre and weight as the item you are mending as you can.

• Price

  £30