Needle binding

Needle Binding Wrist Warmers : Needlebinding (or nålebinding) is an old method to produce warm clothes from yarn. It has been used in several different locations on earth, and was very common in Northern Europe several centuries before knitting. Needle binding has been traced bac…

Have you ever wondered what Vikings wore to help them survive long, cold winters? Their fabric-making technique, Nalbinding, pre-dates knitting, and creates dense and warm items which don't unravel the way knitted items do.

Do you have thumbs? If the answer is "yes", you can get started with nalbinding: an ancient Scandinavian knotless knitting technique!

One way to arrange starting loops for a chain of nålbinding.

DIY new design Nålbinding needles.

Nalbinding It started like this. Every year, I meant to get on the Nalbinding For Beginners workshop, run by the York Archaeological Society at the VikingFest. Every year, it sold out before I cou…

Description FACEBOOK | ETSY | WEBSITE & BLOG | COMMISSIONS INFO I've started to do some needle binding (nålbindning). I like it and I actually get the time for it now that I have a period with alot of travelling, perfect for long bus or train rides ^^ And! It won't unravel (is that the word?) as with knitting or chrocheting. First ones I made are on the top 3 pictures, they turned out pretty good but I made some mistakes. And they fit very good when they're on but they are a bit too tight on…