It’s not even three weeks and its another hole in my pair of socks. I’ve lost the number of times I’ve changed to a new pair and if there is a membership discount card for socks, I would sign-up ASAP. Well at least purchasing socks are cheap, I usually buy them by the dozen.
Here’s a few tips to Fix a Hole in Your Sock
Things You’ll Need:
- Darning Needle
- Thread
- Scissors
- Lightbulb (or other smooth, round object)
Steps:
- Step 1 – Carefully insert a lightbulb (or another round, smooth object) into the sock where the hole is. This will give you a smooth surface to work on.
- Step 2 – Thread a darning needle with thread that’s similar in color and weight to the fabric of the sock. Don’t knot the thread.
- Step 3 – Trim the ragged threads around the edges of the sock hole, being careful not to make the hole any bigger.
- Step 4 – Imagine a circle (or oval) drawn around the hole in the sock, about 1/4 inch (6 mm) larger than the hole on every side. With your needle and thread, stitch around this circle using a simple running stitch, your needle piercing the fabric down, then up, about every 1/8 inch (3 mm). Complete the circle and add five more stitches. Clip off the remaining thread.
- Step 5 – Rethread the darning needle with another length of thread (again, don’t knot it). Starting at the top of the hole, just outside the circle you’ve stitched, make a series of vertical lines all the way across the hole. Where there is fabric, weave your needle through the fabric in a running stitch. Where there is no fabric, your thread will simply lie flat across the hole. Continue stitching parallel vertical lines all the way across the hole.
- Step 6 – When you’ve covered the hole with vertical lines, make horizontal stitches, weaving your needle under and over the vertical lines you just made.
- Step 7 – Once the entire area has been filled up, make another six or seven running stitches (simple up-and-down stitches) in the sock outside the darning area. This will hold the stitches in place.
- Step 8 – Clip off the remaining thread.
via ehow
