darning

Converse of object

• sock: In the following year a boy named Lawson had a needle broken off in his finger during sock darning.
• need: The stools have holes in so they need darning, right?

Modifies a noun

• stitch: On long walks bumps, holes and darning stitches can soon cause irritation and blistering.
• mushroom: A fabulous hand decorated wooden darning mushroom, dating to circa 1930.