darning

Speech parts

1. darning - Noun

2. darning - Verb

Meaning

of Darn

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

repair healing patch reinforce stitch fixing sewing embroidery mend patching tailoring mending needlework dressmaking darn
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Antonyms

prevent blight damage destroy destruction harm
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Hypernyms

repair fix fixing fixture reparation mend

Phrases with the word

needle for darning devil's darning needles

Anagrams

randing

Examples

When I was a little girl you used to learn to sew all the holes in things, darning socks, but nobody mends things anymore. Vivienne Westwood

Her washing ended with the day, Yet lived she at its close, And passed the long, long night away In darning ragged hose. But when the sun in all its state Illumed the Eastern skies, She passed about the kitchen grate And went to making pies. Phoebe Cary

Additional patterns can be made on the surface of the knitted fabric using embroidery ; if the embroidery resembles knitting, it is often called Swiss darning. Source: Internet

It is estimated to date from ca. 200 BCE –300 CE and is worked in cotton and wool pattern darning on a woven cotton ground. Source: Internet

The darning needle is used in duplicate stitch (also known as Swiss darning). Source: Internet

Take a darning needle or crochet hook and pull the loose yarn through your remaining 4 stitches one at a time. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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