http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Mending Merino en Wed, 13 May 2026 05:48:11 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13567#post-167979 Mon, 13 Oct 2014 15:19:44 +0000 Min 167979@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Chdot <em>Well you could deliberately use whatever you have to hand - whatever colours - to highlight your thrift and skill. </em></p> <p>Not sure I can pull off the Barbara Good look but if all else fails..</p> <p>Arellcat <em>IB's customer service advised me: "for small holes in my IB items I have darned them with fine cotton thread; it seems impossible to find fine woollen thread that will match and unfortunately we do not carry a supply."</em></p> <p>Okay neat. I'll give it a go. Thanks!</p> <p><em>My better half just requested that she be allowed to fling out a pair of red woollen socks I bought from Next when they brought out their catalogue in 1989.</em></p> <p>I am sure they had a good life Gembo! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13567#post-167970 Mon, 13 Oct 2014 14:23:26 +0000 gembo 167970@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>My better half just requested that she be allowed to fling out a pair of red woollen socks I bought from Next when they brought out their catalogue in 1989. More darns in them than original wool. All things must pass.</p> <p>Note also that Icebreaker and International Bar share the IB shortening.</p> <p>My IB long sleeved Jersey hasa frayed cuff I am not ecstatic about. Ah but wait it was bought at Leckies of falkirk for £29.99 so now Am I bothered? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13567#post-167959 Mon, 13 Oct 2014 14:00:11 +0000 Arellcat 167959@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>One of my Icebreaker merino tops has a very small hole in it; it's the 150 gram fabric so it's really quite delicate.</p> <p>IB's customer service advised me: "for small holes in my IB items I have darned them with fine cotton thread; it seems impossible to find fine woollen thread that will match and unfortunately we do not carry a supply." </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13567#post-167956 Mon, 13 Oct 2014 13:50:48 +0000 chdot 167956@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"I wondered if I could darn it with cotton or something?"</p> <p>Well you could deliberately use whatever you have to hand - whatever colours - to highlight your thrift and skill. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13567#post-167952 Mon, 13 Oct 2014 13:47:15 +0000 Min 167952@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Well I can't see any other sign of moths and no other woolens are affected. So hopefully not. I wondered if I could darn it with cotton or something? I suppose I may as well try it since the alternative is throwing it out. I have only had it 3 years so I feel it is too soon. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13567#post-167940 Mon, 13 Oct 2014 12:39:22 +0000 gembo 167940@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Not moths I hope? Folk used to darn stockings so I imagine merino can be darned with smaller needle and thinner wool.? Arellcat knows a place out by Macmerry industrail estate that repairs goretex etc? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13567#post-167937 Mon, 13 Oct 2014 12:29:10 +0000 Min 167937@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>My fave cycling dress has begun to develop a hole or two over the past few months. In fact it is beginning to resemble Rab C. Nesbitt's vest. </p> <p>The material is rather thin. Can you darn merino wool or am I on a hiding to nothing and as soon as I plug the gaps, more will appear? The holes are pretty small. </p>