Support the repair area
Position the egg inside a sock to hold the fabric where you can see and reach it.
Bohin · Darning Tools
Give your repairs a smooth support.
A traditional polished-wood darning egg supports curved areas of socks and knitwear while you weave a repair across a worn patch or small hole.
- Darning Tools
- Bohin 75389
1 eggSold individually
Polished woodSmooth supporting surface
For mendingSocks and knitwear
Designed for your worktable
Darning ToolsKeep stitches controlled
A firm surface beneath your work helps you place repair threads without catching the opposite fabric layer.
Use again and again
The simple wooden form needs no batteries, moving parts or replacement components.
Know your tools
Size, contents & specifications
- Contents
- 1 wooden darning egg
- Material
- Polished wood
- Use
- Supporting fabric during hand darning
- Product codes
- 75389
At your worktable
How to use a darning egg
Slip the egg inside your sock or garment, centre the damaged area over the curved surface and keep the fabric supported without overstretching it. Darn with a suitable needle and thread, then remove the egg and check the repair relaxed.
What you receive1 wooden darning egg.
Other tools and project materials are sold separately.
Other tools and project materials are sold separately.
Before you choose
Your questions, answeredDoes it come with needles or thread?
No. You receive one darning egg. Needles and repair threads are sold separately.
Will it repair the hole for me?
It provides support beneath the fabric while you make the repair stitches by hand.