AATo Darn or Not to Darn
The question is, does one darn or patch? Each mending job calls for a different technique. The size and location of the damage determines which one should choose.
Loading the latest stories…
Category
AAThe question is, does one darn or patch? Each mending job calls for a different technique. The size and location of the damage determines which one should choose.
Not only are needle books beautiful and functional, but their construction did not take a large amount of fabric or time.
In the early twentieth century, staples, such as flour and livestock feed, were sold in cloth bags. As American families entered the 1930s, reusing these fabrics became more popular, and bags became more colorful.
When Dawn bought her first antique friend in need book, she was attracted to its sweet, sewing-themed pockets, which are finished with braid trim on the pocket flap edges and labeled for the various contents held inside.
In the latest issue of PieceWork, we explore how the preservation of textiles, through mending and re-creation, connects us to the past.
Submit your proposals for the Fall 2020 issue of PieceWork and help us explore global textile traditions of reuse and renewal.
In the past, most needleworkers learned this craft at their mother’s side, but today this is rare. In the March/April 1997 issue of PieceWork, contributor Kax Wilson recalled her mother’s time spent mending during the early twentieth century.