NÃ¥lebinding

Needle- bonding is a technique for the production of fabrics by means of a filament and a needle. When naalbinding the yarn is spirally placed in sling chains. Each new loop is connected by a system-managed Joining stitch with the other. It occurs, depending on the yarn count and stitch variants a different density knitted fabrics.

Other names for this technique are: needle binding, Nalbinding, Naalbinding, Nalbinding, Nailbinding, Nalbindung, snare technique or Schlingennähtechnik.

Technology

The basis of multiple stab variants is known from the sewing buttonhole stitch or loop stitch, which makes the naalbinding rather embroidering, sewing or tying of fishing nets comparable. In contrast to the knitting and crocheting, respectively, the entire supply of thread is guided through the loops in the needle bonding. Needle bound knitted appear superficially similar in structure and appearance knitted or crocheted textiles. The biggest advantage over knitwear is that needle bound knitted at break of a thread form no laddering and will not dissolve.

The needles are currently being conducted with the needle binding work, are usually flat, made ​​of wood and have a length of 8 to 12 cm. In addition, needles made ​​of bone, such as antler, horn or bone are historically documented. Also suitable comparable metal or plastic needles. As yarn is suitable any conventional Handarbeitsgarn, particularly wool, however, because of their Filzeigenschaft.

Instructions

Textile watchers have developed different ways to create sample letters and work instructions. An easy to understand way of describing the thread profile in the tissue published the Danish textile watchers Egon Hansen in 1990:

Is inserted into the central arc on the front side, one uses the symbol M1. General instructions for stitch types such as Asle stitch, moms stitch, the Oslo stitch and other can be found now in the resurrected living history scene and the associated web pages. Many, especially young people deal today with the crafts of yesteryear within their historical representation and can help and give instructions for learning. Many forums on the Internet dealing with medieval craft techniques.

You can naalbinding in two different ways to run - in the freehand method, in which the loops are executed individually, and in the thumb tethered method. In contrast to the freehand method return stitches are worked in a single operation here. In this case, the following example UOO ( and all similarly constructed stitches ) that when U is a loop on the thumb remains ( at UU 2 stitches, etc. ), while OO exploits that 2 stitches are taken behind the thumb ( in OOO 3 stitches etc ). At the " Russian stitch " UUOOUU allowed 2 stitches on the thumb, takes 2 behind the thumb, and another two in which one stabs from behind. One can learn the naalbinding with this method quickly, but without knowing exactly what stitch you actually doing there as a beginner. And the left thumb serves as had permanent mesh measure, because the individual stitches are looped around the thumb. Basic stitch or the "beginner stitch " the needle Binding is the Oslo stitch, which is often used in the thumb tethered method. From the Oslo stitch, many other, more or less complicated stitch patterns can be derived.

History

Needle bound textiles were used in almost all cultures of the world. The oldest find a needle binding work dates from the Neolithic period. In Germany needle bonded fabrics were still being manufactured until about 1550 to a significant extent, ie about 300 years after the dissemination of knitting. However, the naalbinding then disappeared almost completely. There are historical finds of needle bound gloves, socks, hats, milk Seven of animal hair, besides also exist some finds of jackets and shirt -like fabrics in needle bonding technique.

A documentary of the Institute for the Scientific Film in Göttingen shows the 90-year Altbauern A. Meyer from Schleswig -Holstein, which still dominated the naalbinding in modern times. He had learned this technique from his grandfather who was born in 1820. In a scientifically annotated by Arnold Lühning movie recording shows how the old man wool yarn draws a glove in needle retention.