A VIDEO showing how to mend a hole in a sock is proving a surprise internet hit. The 10-minute film has received more than 5000 "hits" on video site YouTube. It was made by ethical textile retailer ...

It all began with a picture on Instagram of a colourful patch which a friend had sewn onto his trousers, accompanied by the hashtag #visiblemending. One click on that hashtag and I was obsessed. Who ...

MY youngest son looked up from his book, to ask me a question. "What does darning a sock' mean?" Puzzled, I asked him to repeat the question. He responded by reading me a sentence from the book he was ...

Hikaru Noguchi, trans. from the Japanese by Camille White. Quick Thorn, $29.95 (96p) ISBN 978-1-912-48015-9 Knit designer Noguchi presents a helpful guide to darning aimed at environmentally conscious ...