Comments on: Darn it all! My new Speedweve

By: Sweetvintage

Sweetvintage — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 16:20:40 +0000

That’s a great job! How delightful! I bought one too but am a little intimidated by the vintagey thing. I suppose it really takes jumping-in and just do it to get the feel of success with this nifty little gadget, ya? May be able to adapt this for swiss darning knits, you think?

By: mia theodoratus

mia theodoratus — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 05:05:11 +0000

i just bought one on ebay and darned a hole-y cashmere sweater and LOVE it!

By: christine birch

christine birch — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 11:22:20 +0000

I too have purchased one of these little looms, I am looking into what I can do with it other than the darning of socks. So at the moment I am experimenting with it with different materials. Will get back to you when I have succeeded.

By: john

john — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 06:35:57 +0000

I have just listed one of these on the above site.

By: Janis

Janis — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:52:40 +0000

As a manic sock knitter these devices are invaluable, my hubby now only wears socks which I have knitted for him and have purchased one of these and other little gizmos for darning heels and it is fantastic

By: Melis

Melis — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:02:38 +0000

I know there’s been a big to-do in the last couple of years for people to learn to knit socks and so forth– wouldn’t it be wonderful if the Speedweve also came back into fashion? One of my biggest hesitations about knitting socks is the price of the yarn, but if I had a way to easily fix them, I think I would be more inclined to splurging for the nicer sets.

By: Ragnvaeig

Ragnvaeig — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:54:58 +0000

How clever! I’ve darned my socks for years, as a perpetually-impoverished archaeologist with awesome knitterina friends, and I loathe the process, though it made my once-upon-a-time 18th-cen reenactor boyfriend look remarkably authentic when I darned his stockings.