An almost forgotten skill these days is mending (either re-weaving or swiss darning) socks. I've used Swiss Darning to embellish socks (like Bob's Christmas Stocking), but it can also be used to reinforce thin spots that develop as socks wear out. If the fabric of the sock is worn all the way through, 'running' the sock was used to put a patch on it. Basically small running stitches are placed horizontally and vertically to fill in the hole. The yarn on this sock is an Aran weight, so I was able to actually weave over the vertical stitches to further reinforce the patch.
My Red House Socks (Ravelry link) didn't love being worn almost daily over the last couple of winters and they finally wore through under the ball of the foot. I found some leftover yarn that's a close match, though it's two ply instead of the original bulky singles yarn. I used Swiss Darning on the outside of the sock and 'ran' the inside in plain weave. Hopefully the two layers will felt together while sandwiching the remaining bit of the destroyed layer between them.
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Swiss Darn on the outside
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"Running" (ie weaving) on the inside
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The "before' damage - just barely hanging on!
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