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Sewing and knitting skills ‘dying out' in Britain, survey finds
Gone are the days when it was normal to darn a hole in your socks or use a sewing machine to take in a pair of trousers. Now, a crochet blanket is more likely to be made by your grandmother than to be one of the skills in your arsenal.
A survey shows that sewing and needlework are the most endangered domestic skills. Just 27 per cent can operate a sewing machine confidently and only 16 per cent are proficient knitters, according to Good Housekeeping's domestic skills survey.
Darning is nearly obsolete as only 9 per cent are doing it regularly, while just 10 per cent still crochet. They are also among the skills that respondents were least invested in passing on to future generations.
