Introduction
Have ever found yourself with a piece of clothing that has a hole in it that you would like covered, but don't want to use a patch? Mending that item with darning loom may be the right option for you. The thread used in this guide is two different colors from the color of the fabric in order to distinguish them easier when you are learning. In your project, you can use the same color thread as the fabric in order to blend it into your garment. This guide will take you through, step by step, how to use a darning loom to mend a hole in your an item of clothing or other fabric.
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Attach the fabric to the wooden part of the loom using a rubber band or other elastic band.
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Affix the top part of the loom in the ridge of the wooden part, centering it with the hole.
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Cut a piece of embroidery floss or thread to a length at least 10 times the width of the hole.
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Thread the needle with the floss or thread.
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Make a stitch that is just below and to the left of the left edge of the hole.
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Pull the thread through the stitch.
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Leaving a tail of about two inches, pull the thread around the hook that is directly above the stitch you just made.
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Make another stitch next to the first stitch with the thread remaining around the first hook and pull the thread through.
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This will create a loop of thread around the first hook.
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Move the thread around the next hook to create another loop.
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Repeat this process until the loops of threads suspended on the hooks cover the entire hole.
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Thread the needle with the second embroidery floss or thread. Ensure the length of this thread is long enough to cross the width of the hole at least 15-20 times.
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Make a stitch just to the left of the first stitch you made with the first thread used.
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Pull the thread through your stitch leaving about two inches of a tail.
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Thread the needle through the first thread in the space between the two strands separated by the hook.
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Move the needle in the same fashion through each two strands for each hook.
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Pull the thread all the way through all strands.
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Pull the thread to the bottom of the hole as close to the first round of stitches as possible.
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Make a stitch just to the left of the last stitch of the thread that is hanging on the hooks of the loom.
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Pull the thread all the way through the stitch.
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Using the the metal parts of the hooks at the top of the loom, move all hooks to the left side before beginning to move the needle through the threads to the left.
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Pull the thread down as close as you can to the original line of stitches.
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Make a stitch just above the first stitch you made with this thread.
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Using the the metal parts of the hooks at the top of the loom, move all hooks to the right side before beginning to move the needle through the threads to the right.
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Repeat these steps, moving the metal hooks every time in between stitching and moving the needle and thread through the vertical strands.
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Continue this process until the horizontal threads cover the hole and reach the top of the loom by the hooks.
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Carefully stitch each loop to the fabric.
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After stitching each loop at the top of the vertical strands to the fabric, bring the needle through to the other side of the fabric to secure it.
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Stitch the thread to the fabric securely before trimming the excess thread.
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Thread the strands of thread remaining at the end of the patch through to the back of the fabric and stitch them to the fabric securely.
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