Darn Good Stories

Part of the reason I started Darn Good was to tell the stories of the clothes that we wear, and how they are looked after and repaired. It’s also a chance to show you some examples of what I do and how repairs have been completed.

More (brief) stories…

  • Will's Jumper

    Swiss darns over small holes where the base of the jumper joined the main knit.

  • Rosie's Sock

    A small hole in the toe, repaired with an internal darn so you get little flecks of yellow coming through.

  • Lydia's Coat

    A few mends on this gorgeous pink coat, repairing the armpits where the fabric had worn down with various shades of pink in areas, and then a green and pink woven pattern.

  • Erika's Trousers

    Some reinforcement on the knees of these climbing trousers where they were getting scuffed from rubbing against rocks. A pink sashiko thread was used to contrast nicely with the teal trouser material, and match the existing thread colour.

  • Brendan's Jeans

    A patch over a ripped knee on these jeans, reinforced with red stitching over the top.

  • Lydia's Backpack

    Using a parachute ranger’s stitch, the bottom of this backpack was repaired and reinforced with a range of colours that complimented the yellow of the bag.

  • Tom's Jumper

    Some colourful recycled aran wool was used to swiss darn some elbow holes on this beautiful Aran Jumper.

  • Sophie's Jeans

    A darned area on the bottom of these Levi’s with reinforcement around so hopefully they won’t tear again any time soon!

  • Rob's Jumper

    A hole-y green number that needed some TLC. Using some autumnal greens, oranges and pinks these holes were darned and the cuffs were given a little turn-up as they were wearing thin.

  • Ella's Trousers

    A classic darn over some worn down cotton trousers with beautiful shades of green, using Laine St. Pierre threads.

  • Charlotte's Dress

    Damaged after a misjudged slut drop, the tear in the back of this light denim dress was repaired and embellished with some contrasting yellow-golden embroidery thread.

  • Rob's socks

    Some big heel holes on these beautiful woollen socks from New Zealand need some serious TLC! I used a chunky wool to darn the heels and some darn navy wool to reinforce the toes.

  • Catherine's Jumper

    A little hole in the front of this dark grey jumper was accentuated with a light blue darn.

  • Gabrielle's Dungarees

    These Lucy and Yak dungas got caught on a door handle (for a second time!). The original repair was unpicked and the whole area was reinforced with a panel of fabric that was sewn with a two-tone geometric pattern.

  • Ann's Cardigan

    Some Swiss darning to fill in a couple of elbow holes, using a complimentary yellow to highlight the existing embellishments,

  • A knee patch on a pair of jeans with yellow crosses and blue fabric behind the denim

    Brendan's other Jeans

    Another knee hole repair, this time with yellow sashiko style crosses to patch these dark blue jeans.