Information
Anglo-Saxon and Viking Crafts - Naalbinding @ Regia.org
The history, origins, construction and use of 'needle-binding' with specific reference to the 'Coppergate sock'.
Brief history and technique explanation.
Craft oriented. Also featuring brief history, telling what you need and basic Instructions with external links to guides.
Anne Marie Haymes' page about Nålbinding
Brief history, basic variants and variations, names, photos, resources, links and an extensive annotated målbinding bibliography listing.
Brief history and origins as well as image examples of the Mammen Stitch.
Nålebinding Techniques in the Viking Age
Article by Carolyn Priest-Dorman, which contains a list of nålebinding pieces dated to the Viking Age in northern Europe, along with discussions of the stitches utilized.
What is Nalbinding @ Ask The Bellwhether
Quick run through of needleding history and practices and also links to a few resources.
Classes
Eva "Edda" Franzén offers 15 hours weekend needlebinding course for 3-4 participants at a time. In course fee needle, yarn and pattern descriptions are included.
Classes includes nalbinding by arrangement to individuals or groups.
Erika Thomenius offers Naalbinding for Beginners classes on different locations.
Offers hantverkskvällar, ie crafting evenings usually on Thursdays on even numbered weeks that are themed and a participation fee are charged for. But despite theme of the evening one can come by to get help with non-themed crafts, including nålbinding. If one wants to learn a specific technique/craft it is good to alert Louise in advance. See website for more details.
Needlemaking
Jennifer Thies guide to how she made an own antler needlebinding needle.
The making of various types of bone needles (not just for needlebinding), including images and tips.
Teri's blog entry about how she wittled a a walnut nalbinding needle.
Stitches
Stitches overview that lists several examples of stitches, with Hansen, Hald, Nordland and other references, as well as images of some stitches, sources and links. E.g: what is commonly known as the "Danish" stitch is by Hansen referred to as "O/UO F1", by Hald "I" and by Nordland "3(11)".
Basic introduction to naalbinding, using the simplest possible stitch (O/UO). Also shows images of a few other stitches.
More info coming..
Step by step guide for 7 stitches with plenty of images, as well as gallery of own creations. Available in a German, English and Dutch version.
Nålbinding 101: Introduction to the "Åsle" stitch
Step by step guide with images and commentary by Lady Sabine du Coeurgris.
Patterns
Nalbinding page by Karen Sullivan with brief intro and patterns for the many items featured, such as hats and caps, gloves and mittens, shawls and scarves, snoods, socks as well as bags and misc. Also features directions for the Coptic (Tarim) Stitch, the Button Hole Stitch and the Danish (O/UO).
Nalbinding Socks: Methods of Construction
This article assumes that you know at least one nalbinding stitch already, and can increase and decrease. It lists several ways in which you can construct needlebound socks, basically different heel types as well as a few choices for the ankle.
Nålbinding Socks worked in the Brodén Stitch
Isabel Ulfsdottir has in a PDF-file documented how she made socks worked in the Brodén stitch. Includes notations on history, material and stitches.
Videos
Instructional video in English about the Åsle stitch.
Instructional video in English about a variation of the Åsle stitch invented and shown by Petra Omme. German version here.
Instructional video in German about the Cross Dalby Stitch.
Der Oslostich - ein Nadelbindelehrgang
Instructional video in German about the Oslo stitch.
York stitch / F2 & F1 connection in rounds
Instructional video in English about the York stitch, "first loop" to rounds with F2 and F1 connection stitch how to connect the ends.
Nalbinding: Yorkstitch - Working from the middle
Instructional video in English about the York stitch, working from the middle, doing a circular start with 14 loops on the needle.
Needlebinding Essay and Videos by Krista Vajanto
Finnish essay about reconstruction of the mittens from grave 56 in Luistari, from which the well known Viking age Eura dress is based upon. Also features videos of more complex stitches, although it is possible to follow them without understanding Finnish. NB: For more info on Viking Finn Costume bibliography, please see this link.
Instructional video in Swedish by Mona showing how one starts on an Åsle mitten.
Miscellaneous
Norwegian lady that has a blog that contains some images of needlebound socks, mittens, bags and a porcelain set (!). She's written some posts in English and some in Norwegian.Search the blog for "nålbinding" to get a list of relevant entries, or click the link "Ferdige ting" to see finished projects that were needlebound as well as in other craft forms.
Isabel Ulfsdottir's Research, Projects, and Classes - Naalbinding
Isabel lists various research, projects and classes, including socks made in the Klas-Brita pattern and the banana sock pattern as well as two pairs of mittens made using the Bodén stitch.
Extensive German site with info on types of stitches, galleries, detailed bookreviews, lexicon, links, meetups and also a mailinglist (one of the German linked in Discussions section of this page)
Fridälvs dagbok från Årsjögård i Årsunda
Fridälfr aka Mona Fängström's online diary from the Viking farm Årsjögård in Årsunda that is a living history museum. Also contains info and images about various crafts, including many of items made using nålbindning.
Nålbinding page by Nevyn that is under construction. Has instructions in Swedish for how to start, increase and decrease stitches.
Nålebinding / Nalbinding album - Ragnhid Dalheim
Images of Ragnhild's main project at Rauland, where she studied folk art with textile focus.
Nalbinding projects by Jenthies including cat toy mice, Coppergate inspired socks, blue wool mittens, a hat, and two other projects.
Erika Thomenius has studied needlebinding for over 10 years and also gives classes. She has also written an instructional booklet and her site also features a gallery section of needlebound hats and a scarf. She is working on making her book and video CD available through her site.
Needles
Aunt Philly's Toothbrush Rugs
website
Aunt Philly's toothbrush needle can be found here for sale, yepp, made out toothbrushes!
Sells wooden single and double-pointed needles.
Shop that sells various crafting materials, including needlebinding needles.
Shop that sells various historic textiles and more, including wooden needlebinding needles.
Sells various things for RPG-live activities, including a bone needle for needlebinding.
Mats is fond of making knives and other craft items, but also crafts needles fit for needlebinding out of black buffalo horn.
Sells wooden single-ended and double-ended needles, as well as single ended bone ones.
Product line including custom work such as needles made out of horn. Probably also possible to get needles made out of wood.
Has straight, curved as well as single-ended or double-ended needles made out of various materials.
Location for workshops and more with textile orientation. Also sells some crafts materials, including wooden needlebinding needles, yarn and a booklet called "Sömade vantar från Spångmurs".
Store that sells RPG-oriented things, including needles made out of varying material.
Sells somewhat rounded and 6-7 cms long needles made out of different kinds of wood. If you call and ask them nicely, rumour has it they might actually mail the needles to you [at least within Sweden, I suspect], as their webby serves mostly as a gallery and showcase of items they sell.
Yarn
Sells various colours of two-stringed yarn for the most part, dyed with domestic plants, herbs and lichens.
Has been in the business since 1971 and claims to have extensive selection of yarn and fibers and more.
Has so called KRAV-märkt wool yarn. KRAV is a label that organically farmed products can get.
Carries assortment of fibers and yarn.
Home dyed yarn with colours from herbs as well as the synthetic kind.
Offers a selection of wool yarn that includes merino lambs wool and camel yarn.
Yarn and fiber shop in Albuquerque, USA. Promotes natural fibers and natural dyeing.
Products
Sells hats, mittens and socks, sometimes also other items.
Sells cases for cellulars, bags, slippers, hats mittens and scarves.