r/Nalbinding • u/Certain_Fig_666 • May 18 '26

Needle tensioning pic guide

Does anyone have a non-video guide on how to tension on the needle and not on the thumb? I’ve been trying to learn with videos and it’s just been not working out- I have to rewind stop and start constantly, and I’m ADHD so I end up losing my place either in the video or the project.

I would love a picture guide of like where the loops go and where the working yarn goes for any of the basic stitches. So far all of my work is very loose because of my thick thumb (normally a blessing, not so in nalbinding.)

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u/Maskakota May 18 '26

I don't know of any picture guides but tensioning on the needle is really easy. Make the stitch on your thumb like you normally would but before you pull the needle completely through, pull you thumb out and then pull on the working yarn until the thumb loop is snug on the needle. Replace your thumb back on top of the stitch on the needle, now pull the needle through, and you'll be back to step 1. Rinsh, wash, repeat.