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Embroiderers' Guild of WA Textile Museum > Records

TOOL, DARNING

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c. 1920

Overview

A common tool used for darning, repairing small items of clothing (ie socks) to prolong their life.
A wooden half round shape mounted on a wooden stick handle resembles a mushroom.
Mending clothing rather than replacing it was commonplace in the first half of the 20th century. Most workbaskets contained a tool of this type which was used by both men and women.

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cwa-org-78-2022.30

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Monday, 18 August, 2025

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Embroiderers' Guild of WA Textile Museum

Embroiderers' Guild of WA Textile Museum

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