Does anyone know how to replace the elastic around the top of a sock? I have a bag full of socks that don't stay up any more but are perfectly fine. Thanks.
JOhn
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15 years ago
Replace elastic around top of sock?
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15 years ago
If they are white or black, you can use a hand sewing needle and hand weave several rows of this (or similar elastic thread) around the tops:
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You'll have to secure the start and stop points, and may find that uncomfortable, but it's about the only way I know to re-elasticize sox tops.
HTH, NAYY,
Beverly.
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15 years ago
How about this rather quaint, old-fashioned item?
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15 years ago
Thank you! I will try that since I have darning needles that should work just right, and I especially like the "Rhode Island" in the item name, since I used to live there.
John
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15 years ago
Quaint is quite correct. I think I'll try the elastic thread idea first, although now I am curious to visit Yorkshire.
John
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15 years ago
OMG! My father wore those for years! I had forgotten all about them.
Beverly
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15 years ago
Back in the 40s and 50s, probably before elastic was common in socks, we used library paste to keep our socks up. Yup. Just plain old white paste, glued our socks to our legs. Hard to believe......but we did it.
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15 years ago
Back in the sixties, when knee socks were all the rage, I held them up by folding the top down over a rubber band.
Joy Beeson