Do-Well Design
Wooden Darning Egg by Do-Well Design
For a knitter or someone who mends their socks and jumpers instead of replacing them; it also sits nicely on a shelf.
Where to buy
We do not sell this. These are the shops where we checked it, by country. Prices change; the shop's page is always the final word.
United Kingdom
Beyond Measure
Sold out when checked October 13, 2026
£36
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Why it made our lists
Gifts for artists and crafters
For a knitter or someone who mends socks and jumpers instead of throwing them out. Turned from reclaimed hardwood, so it looks good on a shelf too. Add darning wool if they do not have any.
A turned reclaimed-hardwood darning egg for someone who mends socks and jumpers rather than replacing them. Each one is individual. Add darning wool and a needle if they do not have them.
What it is
A lathe-turned darning egg about 7 cm tall, made from solid reclaimed hardwood with a patterned front and plain back. Slip it inside a sock or sleeve to hold the fabric taut while darning a hole. Each one is individual; sold as a collaboration with Beyond Measure.
A wooden darning egg turned on a lathe by Jennifer McDowell of Do-Well Design from solid reclaimed hardwood, sold by the UK craft shop Beyond Measure. You slip it inside a sock or sleeve to hold the fabric taut while mending a hole. Each one differs in shape and in the pattern of joined woods on the front. It also sits on a shelf as an object.
The details
- Height
- About 7 cm (varies)
- Material
- Solid reclaimed hardwood
- Made by
- Jennifer McDowell, Do-Well Design
- Pattern
- Patterned on one side, plain on the back
From the shop's product page, read October 3, 2026.
Worth knowing
It is a tool only, so pair it with darning wool and a needle if they do not already have them.
Skip it for someone who does not mend clothes and has no shelf for objects.
- Good for
- Grandparent, Mom, Friend, Has everything
- Interests
- Art & crafts, DIY & tools
- Occasions
- Christmas, Birthday, Mother's Day, Retirement
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