Category: NALBINDING

The heritage craft of ‘knitting’ using a ball of yarn, a needle (wood, bone, metal) and your thumb.

Nalbinding Hat Pattern Mammen

Nalbinding Chain Start

Mammen Stitch Hat Pattern Nalbinding Hat Pattern – MammenA pattern for making a naalbinding hat using the Mammen Stitch. (Finnish 1+2)Nalbinding stitches are formed by making loops that are wrapped around your […]

Nalbinding Chain

Nalbinding Chain HOW TO MAKE A NALBINDING CHAIN Work a length of chain until it fits around your head.For this hat, I worked a chain of approximately 90 stitches – 24 inches […]

Blue Skirts Golden Belts

Sinihameet

Sinihameet Kultavyöt – Blue Skirts, Golden Belts Finnish Viking Age Textiles In October 2003 I had the chance to visit the fascinating exhibit of ancient Finnish textiles, in Tampere, Finland.The Sinihameet kultavyöt […]

Nalbinding Stitches

Nalbinding - Stitches on Thumb

Nalbinding Stitches Nalbindning, nålbindingOver the past several weeks, I have been studying how to do nalbinding and the various stitches. I found it all a bit confusing at first, but after a […]

Sami Nalbinding and ChatGPT

Noro Nalbinding Hat

Sámi Nalbinding and ChatGPT I have often wondered whether the Sámi people did nalbinding. I haven’t seen much information about this, but I am thinking that they probably did and some may […]