the holders of all the weird junk, casually said, “oh yeah, that’s an egg-weight.” The end. Which… okay, I guess. But really? A marble egg hanging out in the attic for years as a paperweight? It sounds a little too good to be true, right?
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And then the internet stepped in with the other suggestion: darning egg. Which, if you aren’t a crafter, a sewing lover, or obsessed with household goods from the 1940s, you’re probably thinking… a
what?
What Is a Darning Egg?
Here’s the deal: a darning egg is literally an egg-shaped block—wood, glass, porcelain, marble






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