Another spelling you might find more information under is Nalbinding, but there are many variations on the name. www.geocities.com/sigridkitty I have a list of names up there as well as some other information.
Sigrid/Anne > Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2009 12:44:46 -0500 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [h-cost] Name That Scandinavian Handicraft > > You're looking for Naalbinding - some basic info can be found here: > http://www.stringpage.com/naal/naal.html but there's a lot out there > on the web. > > Guenievre > > On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 12:42 PM, Ulrika O'Brien <[email protected]> > wrote: > > There is a type of handicraft formerly practiced in Scandinavia that > > is neither knitting nor crochet, but worked with (wool) yarn and a > > bone needle very like a tapestry needle. It's more > > historical/traditional than current I think, but I've seen exemplars > > and the work produced is very dense and tight -- looks a bit like a > > herringbone weave as I recall -- and is particularly suitable for > > heavy mittens. Does anyone know what I'm talking about, and if so, > > can you tell me what the technique is called and whether I can find > > information on how to do it anywhere? > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > Ulrika > > _______________________________________________ > > h-costume mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
