My needlebinding book: Happy needldebinding.
On Saturday, July 19, 2025, I turned 70 and received a very special gift from my daughter Eise. It was a huge surprise, I didn’t know anything about it and Elise also came up with the title of the book, which I think is a great choice 🙂 She is a software engineer and designer. […]
Needlebinding a square.
When i was needlebinding a freeform object i discovered that if you increase 4 times in a stitch you get a right angele. A right angle if i make 4 right angles then i will have a square something that is still on my to do list. After a few attemps i managed to make […]
Needlebinding Wind spinners.
At the European Wool Camp in Elsloo, where i gave needlebinding workshops for a week, I saw crocheted wind spinner for the first time. The lady who gave the workshops asked me (I didn’t know her) “how are you going needlebind them now?” I have an idea, the wind spinners are very beautiful, was my […]
Needlebinding Mittens.
In the step by step chapter you saw how to make the Oslo stitch. When you making mittens or slippers you actually start exactly the same, you make a row of stitches the width of your 4 fingers or the width of your 4 toes. So you start with a row of stitches. The third […]
My YouTube videos
I made 41 needlebinding videos. 10 Dutch, 26 English and 5 German. The first 10 videos are in Dutch but the images are clear to understand. This video is about: what is needlebinding and how to get started. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOuECpQw6MY&t=240s This video is about: easy learning oslo and faberg stitch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peebUIdxG6E&t=287s This video is about: how […]
Baby socks and monkey.
I made socks and slippers but never Baby socks. Today it is 3 okt. 2023 and i made my first nalbound Monkey. The pattern of my first stuffed monkey can be found at the end of this page. All my patterns are free 🙂 These were my first tries, and now i have to invent […]
Needlebinding thin summer socks.
I needlebind socks with the Swedish Klas Brita style, it is a different kind of heel nalbinding then basic socks. These socks are easy to make and have a very beautiful heel. When you needlebind socks or slippers it is useful how long and wide your foot is. I made a mold of my foot, […]
Wool, acrylic, alpaca, mohair, cotton ?
I always use 100% wool for needle binding on my websites. The wool I use during my videos is always 1 ply wool and needle/hook 9 mm. The thickness of the wool is approximately 5 mm. Due to the thickness of this wool you can see the stitches clearly and also where the fewer or […]
Needlebinding a Hood
I designed my hood without using scissors and sewing parts together. The hood consists of one piece and I am glad that it worked. This pattern you can adjust to your own size and shape. I made this hood on18 februari 2020. Starting with 17 stitches and needlebind so called magic circle. I always forget […]
Hats, round start.
Many projects that you can make with needlebinding are started with a circle : bags, a sweater or hats. Knitting socks is done with cicelcular needles, or with 3 or 4 needles, the great thing about needlebinding is that you only need One Needle. When you start a project you can choise a stitch you […]