Darning vs. Patching — What's the Difference?

To mend (a garment, for example) by weaving thread or yarn across a gap or hole.

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.

To repair a hole, as in a garment, by weaving thread or yarn across it.

The act of one who patches.

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.

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

To damn.

Present participle of patch

A hole repaired by weaving thread or yarn across it

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

Used to express dissatisfaction or annoyance.

Damn.

Present participle of darn

A repair made by darning.

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