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charlemane · 4 months

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Mixing materials for darn durability?

I like to darn wool socks with wool, but I understand that it's not the most hard-wearing material out there. Does anyone have any experience or information on whether its lifespan can be increased by weaving it in with other yarns?

To clarify, I don't mean using a blended yarn (I don't have any blended yarns), but like, using yarns of different materials together. When I first started darning wool socks, I used a cotton candlewick thread for the warp, then wool for the weft, but since then I've switched to doing wool both ways. But the socks I've darned haven't been back in circulation long enough for me to tell which method fares better in the long run.

Thinking I might use the next pair I darn as a matched study - one with cotton warp and one with wool - and that way, provided I don't lose either of them, I'll know that they're both getting the same amount of wear and tear. But that could (hopefully) take a while to pay off, so anyone who has advice now, please hit me up!

#visible mending #yarnblr #Weaving #I could see this going a couple different ways tbh...#1 (dream scenario) is that the tougher yarn supports and protects the wool yarn. yay!#2 (nightmare scenario) is that the tougher yarn becomes another source of friction on the wool and it dies faster. booo #3 (mid scenario) is the tougher yarn neither accelerates nor ameliorates the process of entropy. Wool wears out on its usual time frame #leaving cotton warp skeleton behind #I guess instead of splitting it warp vs weft I could alternate strands of each yarn in both directions? Might make it lumpy but #lumpy can be fun #And it might increase the likelihood of the cotton yarn actually serving a purpose rather than being buried in the weft bash #hm hm hmm. much to consider

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