Darning vs. Patching

Darningnoun

A repair made by darning.

Patchingnoun

The act of one who patches.

Darningnoun

the act of mending a hole in a garment with crossing threads

Patchingnoun

The act of mending a hole in a garment by sewing a patch over it.

Darning

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.

Patchingnoun

the act of mending a hole in a garment by sewing a patch over it

Patching

Patching is a small village and civil parish that lies amid the fields and woods of the southern slopes of the South Downs in the National Park in the Arun District of West Sussex, England. It has a visible hill-workings history going back to before the Domesday survey of 1086–7.