{"id":7535,"date":"2016-05-20T19:18:35","date_gmt":"2016-05-21T00:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/?p=7535"},"modified":"2016-05-20T19:18:35","modified_gmt":"2016-05-21T00:18:35","slug":"darn-it-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/2016\/05\/darn-it-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Darn it!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"darned<\/a><\/p>\n

I really like to knit socks. And to wear hand knit socks. I think I have 8 pairs in my drawer. Some are getting old, which means worn. Although I would never dream of fixing store-bought socks, I’ve thought about learning to darn my hand knit socks for a while. <\/p>\n

Earlier this week I watched 4 different youtube videos on darning. Specifically Swiss darning, aka duplicate stitch. This method only works if the sock is worn but does not yet have a hole. The toes of these socks were quite thin, so I took a deep breath and decided to dive in. My technique wasn’t great and it was certainly a slow process for me, but I got it done. The best thing is that the toes don’t feel lumpy or clumpy – they feel great!<\/p>\n

I have been having fun in my garden. Here’s a closeup of those parrot tulips. The red is so red and the white is so white – stunning.<\/p>\n

\"parrot<\/a><\/p>\n

And the back of my house. <\/p>\n

\"back<\/a><\/p>\n

I’m very happy with its new look. Should have taken a before photo, but all you would have seen was masses of violets and wild asters. Now there are coral bells, astilbe, tiarella, hosta, English primrose, wood hyacinth, hellebore, Japanese painted fern, lady fern, and pulmonaria. Very colorful now, and I should have interest for most of the summer. At least that’s my goal. I didn’t spend as much planning time as I might have, so if that doesn’t work out, I can always just pop in some annuals for filler. <\/p>\n

On the down side, I had machine failure. Sewing machine. I bought a new simple Janome in October of 2014. Supposedly the model that they sell to schools, so it was designed for hard work. I was sewing bags for my packaging yesterday. I’d cut enough pillowcases for about 3 dozen bags. On about bag number 28 the motor basically seized up. I immediately called a local sewing machine repair place and brought it in. I won’t know for several days what the problem was and how much it will cost to repair it, but I can assure you that I am decidedly unhappy. The machine is only 19 months old. And it’s not like I sew on it every day, or even every week. Sometimes not even every month. Bah! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

I really like to knit socks. And to wear hand knit socks. I think I have 8 pairs in my drawer. Some are getting old, which means worn. Although I would never dream of fixing store-bought socks, I’ve thought about learning to darn my hand knit socks for a while. <\/p>\n

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