darning meaning
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- Darning is a sewing technique for repairing holes or worn areas in fabric or knitting using needle and thread alone. It is often done by hand, but it is also possible to darn with a sewing machine.
- Darning also refers to any of several needlework techniques that are worked using darning stitches:
- Pattern darning is a type of embroidery that uses parallel rows of straight stitches of different lengths to create a geometric design.
- Net darning, also called filet lace, is a 19th-century technique using stitching on a mesh foundation fabric to imitate lace.
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- en darning egg
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- en darning last
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Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "darning" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a verb, more specifically, a verb form.