Crafts from ancient times give relaxation in our present time

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 […]

Needlebinding step by step instructions.

A tutorial in the Dutch language, the English language, the German language, the French language and the Spanish language. This is the position of your thumbs and fingers in the new method of needle binding. Dies ist die Position Ihrer Daumen und Finger bei der neuen Methode der Nadelbindung. Voici la position de vos pouces […]

Needlebinding Slippers / Thick socks.

Needlebind socks with the Swedish Klas Brita style you get a different kind of heel than the basic socks (no small holes). These socks are easy to needlebind and have a very beautiful heel and with one needle Make a row of stitched (18) and bend back and at the end of the row increase […]

If it fails,tips and tricks and ..

Which loop do you start after a break ? The last loop goes over your thumb. This is the loop that tightens when you pull on the thread. The newest thumbloop is the lowermost on the thumb.When you pull the thumbloop always tight you get nice even stitches to. With the uni-knot you can use […]

Åsle stitch, Arboga stitch and Cowl/Col.

Easy Åsle variation F1. The Åsle stitch, named for a 16 th century mitten found in Våstergötland in the southwest part of Sweden. The stitches on this page are examples of Sanne-Mari Pihlajapiha from Finland, she is great authority of needlebinding and a very big inspiration for the needlebinding community. This is a new way […]

Connection stitches and how to finish project.

The Oslo stitch with F1. When you needlebinding, the size of the stitch is determined by the size of your thumb and not by the needle you use. If you want a very dense fabric you can use for example the Asle stitch, or the Finisch stitch 3+2 with F2. With needlebinding you have a […]