Etymology
Origin of darning
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Her first act as a nonworking person: a solo trip to Scotland, where she took a darning workshop and learned how to repair sweaters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026
Brendan said he had met several men who remembered working there when they were boys, with one specifically remembering an old man sitting by a fire darning sacks which they carried corn and flour in.
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2026
The feet were shoeless, with socks in need of darning.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2022
"Perhaps I will have to forgo my darning circle!" a concerned lady about town sighs.
From Salon ● Mar. 20, 2022
He found me, to his great relief, not on the toilet, or half-naked, or singing Rigoletto, but propped up in my bed, darning a sweater that Etta had dropped off.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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