The humble darning egg (with a personal history)

For about a year now I’ve been looking for a darning egg in antique stores.  I initially was going to just buy a new one

Augusta J. Evans (Augusta Jane), 1835-1909. Macaria; or, Altars of

Calaméo - Chrestomanci Series: The Pinhoe Egg (6)

Darning Brevity: A Journal of Concise Literary Nonfiction

List West Des Moines Public Library

darning linen Jenjoyce Design

Choice of Antique Darning Egg / Primitive Antique Wooden Baby

Atlas Insider: Handle with Care – Modern Daily Knitting

Why is the egg such an important ingredient? Taschen's latest book

Darning Egg

Darning Egg – Works – Tempe History Museum