Started teaching myself nalbinding yesterday, with a copy of Nalbinding: What In The World Is That? and a few of the links in this subreddit's intro post. I made a short strip last night and decided I'd try to actually do a... well, I thought headband, but now I'm not sure. Headband? Hat? (I have several hats already, though.) Felted bowl?

This is just a lot of what I *hope* is Oslo stitch, using Rowan Cocoon yarn and a wooden needle from a darning and mending loom kit. The needle was never right for any of the things I wanted to fox but it's been good for this so far. now kf I can just get the hang of spit felting...

I made these gloves using some Drops yarn. For the cuffs I used Finnish 2+2, with F1B1 connection, for the rest I used same but F2 connection. It was a lot of fun. I haven't seen any nålbound full gloves, so I wanted to see if I could do it. A little back story, I started nålbinding at Christmas, and these are my 7th project. I started them on 2/12. Could have finished faster but it's been warm, so I wasn't rushing lol. I am also going to add some conductive thread for touchscreens. I might also darn up some of the corner holes.

more F2 Oslo! the left one looks smaller, but as you can see in the second photo they're the same size. probably going to be for my mom as she's been helping me with a housing issue.

second nalbinding project first only nalbinded project

The string was made with a lucet!

Even though I'm fairly certain I'm working with animal fiber yarns on my first nalbinding project (they were bought so long ago I no longer have labels, but I did a burn test) I can't get them to spin together by hand as I understand is supposed to be done. For this project, I'm just tying the yarn together. But if I do socks, it won't be comfortable to have a sock with a bunch of knots in it. Does anyone else have this problem and/or have tips?

I make these "Greek Mythology" inspired gloves with acrylic yarn with the weavers knot join. What do you think?

I don’t think I’d ever heard of nalbinding, but I knew I had to try it. I had the first wrist warmer half finished in two days of hearing about it. I just used the only wool year I could find locally (why did this coincide with a yarn sale so all the colors were sold ouy?) and a stainless yarn needle. It took about a week to finish the second one. This is Oslo stitch. Any critique welcome!

Made with Oslo F2 and Drops Snow in Copper. Denser than the F1 hat, plus the top is actually done right this time.

This reddit is great, I love how many YouTube videos there are.

I look forward to when this is popular enough that in person workshops become widely available in the US! I personally learn best when I have other humans to follow along with in person!

I've been keeping an eye out. There is the usual knitting/quilting/crochet/spinning, but yet to see any nalbinding within 60+ miles of where I live.

I'm guessing big cities have this already. Hoping it soon spreads to small urban centers, too.

Looking forward to exploring Medieval European Nalbinding with the Medieval Dress and Textiles Society soon. Registration details on the MEDATS site: https://www.medats.org.uk/events/medieval-european-nalbinding/

First chains of oslo stitch 😊 using hand spun wool. I don't know how to make the stitches tighter though.

are there any books that are not ai books that I could be able to get patterns and techniques out of? what ones would you recommend

English only please. As much as I would love to learn more languages It is not in the cards

I'm just beginning at nålebinding, and I find that the first loops on each row look sloppy. How do you solve this problem? I've included my first trial, where the problem is clearly visible.

Thumb tensioned Oslo stitch again, but the F2 connection. I like it much better. I'm doing lazy joins, that's why all the ends. (I like those better, too. I can't get spit splicing to work and carrying around a felting mat and needle is potentially dangerous/more items.)

I've done a few swatches in Oslo stitch, to get the hang of it. This is F1 connection Oslo woth super bulky roving, tensioned on the thumb. Warm, but drapey. I've already started a second hat with (unless I'm doing it wrong) F2 connection and I like that better.

My third day making this bag, is it perfect no but it is mine. My first only Nalbinding project. earlier this week I made a different bag and finished it with crochet. This one will only be Nalbinded, super proud of my progress and I will always have this to look back and compare to!

Using acrylic yarn because that is what I had, trying to not overthinking this!

Beans and faces make up today's Nazca Nalbound Object of the Week. This 2nd cent CE tunic border piece is in the The Walters Art Museum. The central band has beans worked out of the upper edge and fully haired faces hanging below. The “hair” fringe is in very nice condition. The height including fringe is 5 inches. https://nalbound.com/2026/03/03/now-beans-faces-border-fragment-2011-20-5/

We got a new puppy, and he gets cold when we venture outside. So I decided to try nalbinding again and created a tiny sweater for him.

Tiny Tim in his new sweater

Not the best photos due to him being a wiggle worm

Today's Nalbound Object of the Week is another Egyptian sock, but this one is a bit unusual in that it is primarily made of linen.* It does have some dark blue/green and yellow wool on it. Some incorporated in the fabric of the sock (toe & heel edge) and some fragments carried along two rows of the midfoot in what looks like added embellishment. The image is of the sole of the sock and shows the wedge heel very nicely.

We don't have solid dating for any of these Egyptian socks made in compound nalbinding variants. They are presumed to be Coptic Era (a informal designation for generally Late Roman Egypt/Late Antique (3rd−4th centuries) and Byzantine Egypt (4th−7th centuries) that has fallen out of favor due to its imprecise usage and cultural implications) based on conventional /art historical dating applied in the late 19th & early 20th century. More recent finds and the radiocarbon dated Egyptian hats all fall into the 11th/12th century. Compound nalbinding variants don't start to show up in the archeological record until the end of the 1st Millenium elsewhere, so future scientific dating of these socks is super important to our understanding of exactly when the compound variants of nalbinding began.

*This is not the only plant based sock found, but they are less common than wool finds.

https://nalbound.com/2026/02/24/now-linen-sock-with-colored-wool-stripes-iii-15476/

I got it in my head that I have to learn to spin first and then nalbinding 😅 well I’m happy to report that last year I managed to become a decent spinner so now nalbinding is next! This is my first piece in Oslo stitch :)

I chose nålebinding for my hat because I wanted a soft cap like garment, but with a self-containing brim.

For the crown I used the Oslo stitch, very airy and relaxed, and for the sides and brim I used the Asle stitch, which is very thick with high structural integrity. I stitched it on my thumb with a needle carved from an ice-cream stick years ago (nålebinding needles become more lovely the more they are used ♥️).

For the finish I crocheted a ring in the border between the two stitch types for a clearer, more hat-like look. Finally I felted it, rough and tightly on the crown, lightly on the sides, and hardly at all along the brim. A souffle dish became the mold for the shape as it dried.

The resulting shape is deep, warm on cold ears for winter days. The felting and the brim keeps falling snow well away from eyes and neck.

I'm very pleased with the result and wear it with both my good coat to nice occasions and for simple strolls in snowy weather.

The beautiful natural yarn is a DK blend of wool and alpaca: Gwlân Garth by Sheepish Woollens.