tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450934855564746299.post9068671312732473991..comments2023-09-25T19:00:29.017+01:00Comments on What this bike needs......: Darning, more darning, and hooks and eyesLizzieLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00854229133345270816noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450934855564746299.post-23529696682570828172017-12-12T13:10:34.955+00:002017-12-12T13:10:34.955+00:00Yes I guessed it was something like that. I shall ...Yes I guessed it was something like that. I shall just have to go off at that tangent though and google it....LizzieLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00854229133345270816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450934855564746299.post-69294784382187600022017-12-12T13:07:33.170+00:002017-12-12T13:07:33.170+00:00I'm not sure - I'm actually going to have ...I'm not sure - I'm actually going to have another look with a magnifying glass before my customer collects it.<br /><br />Ooh a bivi bag - sounds interesting. Hope you blog about it!<br /><br />Brakes not sorted yet - resident mechanic has two days off now so hopefully he can have a look.LizzieLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00854229133345270816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450934855564746299.post-44314689626612063092017-12-12T08:42:44.327+00:002017-12-12T08:42:44.327+00:00Hi Lizzie, good darning well done. Japanning is a...Hi Lizzie, good darning well done. Japanning is a paint finish which looks like Japanese lacquer work, the Singer Featherweights are described as Japanned another word for shiney black perfection! xGranny's Button Boxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01822845675603176211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450934855564746299.post-35362983811831301812017-12-11T18:49:10.391+00:002017-12-11T18:49:10.391+00:00I wonder if that superior darn was done when the w...I wonder if that superior darn was done when the wool had gone thin but not completely worn through. Then a swiss darn would have be useful and the knit stitches darned over - like embroidery. I have just been darning some wool socks for DS1, am making a bivy bag for hime (he's too fat to buy an standard size one) finishing another cardi and a quilt. all for us so not making an income though. Did you get your brakes sorted?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com