Nalbinding For Beginners Part 2 - The Second Row

[@wreckmore]

Listen, I've been shouting obscenities at all my attempts at nålbinding for two weeks now. I've never met a craft I couldn't handle, and this one was thwarting me. This is the first video that actually made sense. Thank you so much for making and sharing with us.

[@YlvaTheRed]

Haha yeah, nalbinding can be like that! I'm glad you're getting some benefit from the video ☺

[@wreckmore]

@@YlvaTheRed I really am. The funny part is that I'm very proficient at knitting, crocheting, and various crafts, such as ribbon braiding techniques that are Viking in origin. But this one just... I couldn't. So many thumbs and loose loops that looked utter crap, and yeah. Thanks again. This is great, and you fixed my frustration. I'm halfway through a mitten in an hour. :P

[@YlvaTheRed]

@@wreckmore awesome, that's so exciting to hear you're taking to it so well!

[@MJEKlijs]

So I am not the only one shouting at my thumb? Great. That is encouraging!

[@dravya1]

wait... are you saying the moste vulgar profanities uttered are not PART of the process???

[@jessandsometimesacat8251]

Hi again. Another great video :) Do you have a tutorial on how to do the second row for flat items?

[@janethavis3495]

I've watched lots of videos and just got frustrated. I tried your off the thumb method and I've finally got it. Thank you so much. You're a total star.

[@YlvaTheRed]

Awesome! I'm glad it helped, happy stitching! 😊

[@Toys0714]

I have always wanted a pair of socks and mittens made with nalbinding but couldn’t afford them. Now - thanks to you, I am starting to learn how to make them myself. Great instructional style and good videography.

[@YlvaTheRed]

I'm glad you're finding them helpful!

[@GrannyReplica]

I love your tutorials. You cover the stages which come before one starts struggling with patterns and stitches. Without these fundamentals everything else will just be unnecessarily harder for new joiners.

[@YlvaTheRed]

I would hope this craft can be enjoyed by anyone who wants to learn, so the basics have got to be taught!

[@amandabroad6139]

Found you through instagram and I’m so glad that I did! I bought a nalbinding kit in Bergen 5 years ago and have never managed to get started. It’s 4am in the UK as I type this and I can’t wait for it to be a decent hour so I can have a go! Thank you for such clear tuition x

[@YlvaTheRed]

Haha it's nearly 1.30pm here in Australia, thanks for watching! I hope you find my videos useful! ☺️

[@viccw2366]

Your videos rock. Thanks a lot from France!

[@YlvaTheRed]

I'm glad you're enjoying them!

[@elizabethnorris897]

I am so thankful to you for your great videos! You give excellent instruction!

[@YlvaTheRed]

Naww thank you! 😊 I'm glad you're finding them useful!

[@melindathurman3576]

This is fantastic! I love fiber crafts and this is very interesting! Art!

[@YlvaTheRed]

I'm glad you enjoyed it! ☺

[@GretchenHewitt]

Very helpful! Nice and slow, and clear.

[@YlvaTheRed]

I'm glad you found it useful!

[@deborahboykin5900]

In my Opinion, you are awesome!

[@chinskazupka666]

Thank you so much for those tutorials! I'm already quarter way on my first mitten and I learned from zero yesterday! Can you add some videos about how to "end" a mitten? I don't know how to make hole for the thumb or how to stop :D

[@YlvaTheRed]

Hi Olga! I'm glad you're finding my videos helpful ☺ I do have plans to put out more tutorials to help complete projects, like you've asked, but I've had some personal issues take my time lately, so it could be a little while before I can sit down to record. I apologize for the inconvenience!

[@chinskazupka666]

@@YlvaTheRed take your time :) Thank you again for this great content ! You explain everything to well, those are the best tutorials.

[@cadileigh9948]

Beautifuly lucid explanations Thank you

[@YlvaTheRed]

You're welcome, I try! 😊

[@alonaivanova5733]

Do you have any video patterns on making nalbinding hat? I'd love to make one but I'm so confused on how to!

[@robbieatvic]

Very informative and those plaits are amazing 👍

[@YlvaTheRed]

Haha the plaits are my lazy go-to hair style :P

[@mirandawallace400]

You have made some fantastic tutorials on this art! While I understand the instructions that twist is the devil on my arthritis! That is a lot of tension in the fingers! On the fingers? Anyways I am going to try other nalbinding styles that will hopefully be easier for me. I still subscribed because you are just so calming to listen to. Have a good day!

[@YlvaTheRed]

Trying other styles that might work better for you is an awesome idea, I hope you find a good method. Happy stitching!

[@judithgriffin6981]

I am so new to this.. I have the chaining pretty good but how did you join the blue to the white? Your videos are excellent. Good instructions. Good step by step , thank you...

[@YlvaTheRed]

Thank you, I am glad you're finding them helpful. I have a playlist of all my tutorials, but the next step of joining ends can be found here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iamqmGCbnbmHnc0

[@rogerjoesbury9410]

Good vid am i correct in thinking you do a type of half hitch as i round turn two half hitches when making fast a boat? thank you.

[@YlvaTheRed]

I have no idea how to correctly hitch a boat, so I couldn't tell you, sorry!

[@karenradcliff9163]

Hi Ylva, I've really been enjoying your videos (especially the natural dyeing and nalbinding ones). Thank you! I have a few questions. As a non-nalbinder, I've seen the York stitch and the Oslo stitch referenced. How are they different? Also, I especially like the garb you are wearing in this video; what is the garment that you are wearing over your shift? I've not seen anything split down the front like that before in historic garments. Many thanks!

[@YlvaTheRed]

I'm glad you've been enjoying my stuff, I can promise there's more to come (in fact, the next one will be live in only a couple of hours)! There is only one movement's difference between York Stitch and Oslo Stitch, but they do have a different appearance. Also, Oslo Stitch garments aren't as prone to curling like York stitch garments can be! By the slit in the front, do you mean at the neckline of my tunics?

[@karenradcliff9163]

@@YlvaTheRed No, although I do like the notch at the neckline of other tunics you've worn, which I've not seen in other, slightly later medieval British dresses/kirtles. (I've been interested in Viking, Hiberno-Norse and Saxon-Viking/York culture and textiles for a while now, but on my own--I haven't connected as yet with any groups, and so while I see a lot of people do medieval England, not nearly so many do early medieval/Viking textiles, which is why you drew my attention. :) ) What I meant was that this particular overdress seemed to be either cut very deeply in a V or to crossover at the front and be pinned shut with a brooch closer to the waist (think kimono or bathrobe). Is it a particular type of garment? Or perhaps it's me misjudging what I'm seeing? Thanks for the reply about Oslo stitch!

[@YlvaTheRed]

Oh, that is my Birka coat, that neckline is one of a number of possible interpretations, but it sits comfortably on my body, so that's why I chose it. I have more videos lined up to continue exploring specific textiles and garments, so hopefully you'll get some benefit from them! 😊

[@morikuedi]

forgive me if you mentioned it and I just ghosted it..but how do u connect the 2 different yarns?just a knot?

[@YlvaTheRed]

Hi Mori! If you check out my tutorial play list, I have a video dedicated to the joining method I use 😀

[@PopulaUrbanum]

Do synthetic fibers perform differently when nalbinding?

[@YlvaTheRed]

I find that they do, and the most critical point where they differ is when joining ends. I have a video for that 😉 While it is still perfectly acceptable to use synthetic fibres for your hobby, if that's what you have available to you, natural fibres such as sheep's wool, alpaca, bamboo and the like, are warmer, felt nicely, join ends well, and impact the environment differently long term.

[@kimberlymatthews3540]

I'm a bit confused. Are you supposed to flip the work over? After you make that first stitch, it's showing that the working yarn is only going through one loop not 2. How did you do that?

[@YlvaTheRed]

No need to flip the work over, and your first two stitches in the second row go into the same stitch in the first row, so they should be the same. Does that help?

[@hardrock834]

Does nalbinding have to be worked in the round or is there a way to turn the work and work another row?

[@YlvaTheRed]

It doesn't have to be worked in the round, it can be worked 'flat' instead. I don't currently have any videos on that, but I believe there are others on KZbin you might find instructive.

[@zekiah2]

Does anyone have any information on starting a second row with a York stitch on a flat item? I want to make a scarf but I can’t get the second row started cleanly.

[@YlvaTheRed]

I find York stitch is not a great stitch for working flat, but to turn the corner, you need to do 2-3 extra stitches into the last stitch in your row.

[@zekiah2]

Ylva The Red what stitch would you recommend for flat items? Are there any stitches other than York that can be done off the thumb?

[@YlvaTheRed]

@@zekiah2 Yeah absolutely, you can work a number of stitches off the thumb, not just York. Try Oslo maybe. It's still a relatively simple stitch, but lays much flatter.

[@jessandsometimesacat8251]

@@YlvaTheRed I asked about flat items and then found this in the comments! Next question (sorry) do you have, or know where I can find oslo stitch off the thumb instructions? I have been looking for other off the thumb stitches for weeks!

[@YlvaTheRed]

@@jessandsometimesacat8251 I can't think of anyone who works Oslo off the thumb, off the top of my head unfortunately. 99% of nalbinders I know of in KZbin or pretty much anywhere else work on the thumb, sorry! If I think of anyone, I'll try to remember to put it here.

[@junehansen9749]

All your torturiel are totally useless off you want to make flar work and nor loop work.