Wooden darning mushroom
Catalog #
1985.037.001
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Wooden darning mushroom, would be used for assisting with darning holes in fabric, usually used inside socks. The mushroom would be placed under the hole, usually inside the garment or sock, and the sewer would darn over the wooden mushroom until the hole was closed. This prevented the stitches entering fabric it shouldnt be going into, and protected the darner from being pricked with the needle.