Nalbinding Stitches

Name(s) Image Diagram Hansen's Hald's Nordland's
simple looping

buttonhole stitch
-/-O F1   T
Sources Hald
Nordland
Schmitt
Links Sigridkitty
Düppel
cross-knit looping
Coptic
  -/-O F1B1   T
Sources Schmitt
Schmitt
Davidson
Links  
loop and twist       K
Sources Davidson
Nordland
Links  
hourglass          
Sources Davidson Links  
Danish O/UO F1 I 3(11)
Sources Schmitt
Schmitt
Schmitt
Links Bernhard's Nadelbinden
Bernhard's Nadelbinden
Phiala's String Page
Shelagh Lewins
Sigridkitty
      O/UO B1   3(11)
Sources Davidson Links  
      O/UO F2 Ia 3(1)
Sources Hald Links  
      U/OO F1 I 3(2)
Sources   Links Wikingerkleidung
    U/OO F2 I 3(1)
Sources   Links Bernhard's Nadelbinden
    U/OU F1 I 3(11)
      U/OU F2 I 3(1)
    OO/UUO B1 II 4(21)
Sources   Links Bernhard's Nadelbinden
Bernhard's Nadelbinden
    OU/OUO B2 II 4(11)
      OU/OUU F1 II 4(12)
      OU/OUU F2 II 4(11)
      OU/OUU B1 II 4(12)
Oslo   UO/UOO F1 IIa 4(12)
Sources Schmitt[2]
Schmitt[3]
Schmitt[4]
Schmitt[5]
Hald
Westman
Links

Bernhard's Nadelbinden
Bernhard's Nadelbinden
Dilettante
Phiala's Stringpage
Þóra Sharptooth
Shelagh Lewins
Pittyom

      UO/UOO F2 II 4(11)
Sources Westman Links  
      UO/UOU F2 II 4(11)
Coppergate
York
    UU/OOO F2 II 4(2)
Sources Schmitt
Links Bernhard's Nadelbinden
Þóra Sharptooth
Pittyom
      UU/OOU F1 II 4(21)
      (U) O/U O:U O F1 IIb  
Sources Hald Links  
    OOO/UUUO F1?   5(31)
Sources   Links Bernhard's Nadelbinden
Bernhard's Nadelbinden
    OUO/UOUO (B1?) III 5(1111)
      OUU/OOUU B2 III 5(21)
Korgen     UOO/UUOO F1 III 5(22)
Sources Schmitt[2]
Schmitt[4]
Westman
Nordland
Links Bernhard's Nadelbinden
Bernhard's Nadelbinden
Phiala's Stringpage
Þóra Sharptooth
Düppel
Mammen   UOO/UUOO F2 IIIa 5(21)
Sources Briansdotter
Hald
Links Nadelbindung
      UOO/UUOO Mid-1   5(22)
      UOO/UUOO Mid-1,Top-1   5(22) ?
Sources Westman Links  
      UOO/UUOU F1 III 5(211)
      UOO/UUOU F2 III 5(21)
Dalby   UOU/OUOO F1 IIIb 5(112)
Sources Schmitt[2]
Schmitt[4]
Schmitt[5]
Hald
Westman
Links Bernhard's Nadelbinden
Phiala's Stringpage
      UOU/OUOO F2 III 5(111)
      UOU/OUOU F1 III 5(1111)
      UUO/UOOO F1 III 5(13)
      UUO/UOOO F2 III 5(12)
      UUO/UOUO F1 III 5(1111)
Saltdal     UUU/OOOU B1   5(31)
Sources Schmitt[4] Links  
Saltdal     UUU/OOOU F1   5(31)
Sources Schmitt[4] Links  
Asle   U (U) O/U O:U OO F1 + 1 IIIc 4(b)
Sources Briansdotter
Schmitt[4]
Schmitt[5]
Hald
Westman
Links
Phiala's Stringpage
Sabine de Coeurgris
      U! O/U U:O OO F1 III  
      OUUO/UOOUU B1 IV 6(122)
      UOOO/UUUOO F1 IV 6(32)
Broden     UOOO/UUUOO F2 IVb 6(31)
Sources Schmitt[2]
Schmitt[4]
Schmitt[5]
Hald
Westman
Links Bernhard's Nadelbinden
Phiala's Stringpage
      UOOO/UUUOO Mid-1 IV 6(32)
Sources Westman Links  
      UOOO/UUUOU F1 IV 6(311)
Double Dalby     UOOU/OOUOO F2   6(211)
Sources   Links Bernhard's Nadelbinden
      UOOU/OUUOO F2 IV 6(121)
      UOUU/OOUOO F1 IV 6(212)
      UUOO/UUOOO F1 IVa 6(23)
Sources Hald Links  
Finnish
Kaksivaiheinen
    UUOO/UUOOO F2 IV 6(22)
Sources Hald
Westman
Links Krista Vajanto
Bernhard's Nadelbinden
Mummin kinnasneula
Neulakintaat
Lankatekniikat
      UUOO/UUOOO F3 IV 6(21)
Omani     UUOO/UUU\OOO/UUUOO F1    
Sources Schmitt[4]
Collingwood
Links Nadelbindung
Russian Stitch
Kolmivaiheinen
    UUOU/OUOOO   6(113)
Sources Westman Links Krista Vajanto
Pyöräyttäen
"Finnish Turned Stitch"
    UUO Down U/O Up UOOO    
Sources
Westman
Links Mummin kinnasneula
Krista Vajanto
Långaryd     UOOOO/UUUUOO F1 V 7(42)
Sources Hald
Collingwood
Links  
      UUOOO/UUUOOO F2 V 7(33)
      UUOOO/UUUOOO F3 V 7(33)
      UUOUU/OOUOOO F2 V 7(213)
      UOOO Down U/O Up UUUOO F1 V 7(42) Turning
      UOOO Down U/O Up UUUOO F2 V 7(41) Turning
asymmetrical coiling of the Russian with turning     UUOO Down U/O Up UUOOO F1 V 7(321) Turning
Sources Nordland Links  
      UUOO Down U/O Up UUOOU F2 V 7(32) Turning
      UUOO Down U/O Up UUOOU Mid-1 V 7
      OOOOOO/UUUUUUO F?    
Sources   Links Bernhard's Nadelbinden
Øster Göinge     UUOOOO/UUUUOOO F1 VI 8 (43)
Sources Hald Links  
      UUUOOO/UUUOOOO F2 VI 8(33)
      UUOOUU/OOUUOOO F1 VI 8 (223)
      UUOOUU/OOUUOOO F2 VI 8 (222)
      UU U:O UUU/OOO (U) OOO F1 VI 7
      UU U:O UUU/OOO (U) OOO F2 VI 7
      UUOOUUU/OOOUUOOO F1 VIII 9 (323)
      U! O/U U:O OO F1 III 4

Sources

This is not meant to be a definitve list, but only those sources that show structural diagrams or instructions of specific stitches.

For actual nalbinding bibliographies try Sigrid Briansdotter or Gudrun Ottosdottir.

  • Briansdotter, Sigrid (Anne Marie Haymes); Nalbinding Made Easy; Tangle Fairies, Sultan, WA, 2004.
  • Briansdotter, Sigrid (Anne Marie Haymes); Nalbinding: The Åsle Mitten Stitch: An Intruction Manual: U (U) O/U OO F1+1; Tangle Fairies, Snohomish WA, 2000.
  • Collingwood, Peter; The Maker's Hand: A Close Look at Textile Structures; Lark Books, Asheville, NC, 1987.
  • Davidson, D.S.; 'Knotless netting in America and Oceania' in American Anthropologist, New Series, 37; 1935 pp 117-134.
  • Hald, Margrethe; Ancient Danish Textiles from Bogs and Burials: A Comparative Study of Costume and Iron Age Textiles; Publications of the National Museum of Denmark; Archaeological Historical Series XXI; Translated by Jean Olsen; Fyens Stiftsbogtrykkeri, Copenhagen, 1980.
  • Nordland, Odd; Primitive Scandinavian Textiles in Notless Netting; Studia Norvegica 10, Oslo University Press, Oslo, 1961.
  • Schmitt, Lawrence; Lessons in Nålbinding: Great Hats; Larry Schmitt, Cottage Grove, WI, 2006.
  • Schmitt, Lawrence; Lessons in Nålbinding: Scarves Wimples and more; Larry Schmitt, Cottage Grove, WI, 1996.
  • Schmitt, Lawrence W.; Lessons in Nålbinding: Lots of Socks; Larry Schmitt, Cottage Grove, WI, 2000.
  • Schmitt, Lawrence W.; Mittens, Mittens, Mittens! A Nålbinding Mitten Workbook; Larry Schmitt, Cottage Grove, WI, 1997.
  • Westman, Berit " NÂLBINDNING;12 varianter" [NAALBINDING;12 Variations], 1983 ISBN 91-970550-0-X