darning

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The seamstresses in Obama’s lineage worked for white families, making and fixing and darning their clothes.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2022

"Perhaps I will have to forgo my darning circle!" a concerned lady about town sighs.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2022

Near the start, we hear that “Someone is stitching up a hem, darning / a hole in a uniform, patching a tire, / repairing the things in need of repair.”

From Washington Post • Jan. 22, 2021

"The shelling of peas, the darning of socks, the sort of thing my mum used to do sitting and watching the television... knitting," he explained.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2020

Lee sat with a darning basket, mending the long black stockings the twins wore to school.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck