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With socks, you know one thing for sure: you will lose one at some point or one will lose it to another. Ai, a hole. Throw it away? No way! Our do-it-yourself expert<\/em> Melanie explains how you can do the most common minor clothing repairs yourself from now on. This time, a DIY sock darning. Bonus: this technique also works for plugging holes in knitted jumpers.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Minor clothing repairs: darning a sock<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Repairing your own clothes is not only better for the planet, it also makes you a richer person yourself. You save a beloved item of clothing - because why did it break? It must have come \u00f3because you loved wearing it so much and you literally save yourself money, because that trip to the shop or tailor is no longer necessary. You fix it yourself for another round of wearing pleasure. So put on a nice podcast or playlist (tips for this we also have<\/a>) and get to work on small repair jobs. This time, we will work on darning socks. Really, anyone can do this!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sin! Far too many broken clothes in the wardrobe<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A survey by UK textile organisation WRAP has found that 30% of people have garments hanging in their wardrobes that they no longer wear, simply because they need repair. Bummer! In France, the government is going to help people. Here, you get (up to) 25 euros discount on repairs (and pay an extra tax for a fast fashion purchase) in the hope that it will encourage people to repair clothes more often. In the Netherlands, we have to make do with initiatives such as United Repair Center<\/a>, mended.eu<\/a> (send in your repairs and get it returned fixed) or the local tailor - which we absolutely welcome, but more is always better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source: <\/em>wrap.org.uk<\/em><\/a> & <\/em>change.inc<\/em><\/a> & <\/em>volkskrant.nl<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Left: step 1. Top right: step 2. Middle: step 3 and below it step 4. Right: do you want to tuck your sock regularly? Then the easyloom (speedweave) is ideal.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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Sock darning (or hole in knitted jumper)<\/h2>\n
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Tucking a sock, how often do you do it? Put on a nice series or captivating podcast and you are unstoppable at stopping.<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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Making<\/span>30 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div>
Total Time<\/span>30 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n
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Keyword: <\/span>sewing, mending clothes, sock darning, zero waste, diy<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

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