My first attempt at a jumper using nalbinding!
No pattern (there aren’t really any), I kind of made it up as I went along, stitching in a spiral down from the neck and splitting into three separate spirals when when I reached the arms with a bit of trial and error. I was originally going to make long sleeves but I kind of like it like this. I can always lengthen the sleeves later. Yarn is Drops Snow in various colours.
A little bit of geometric hand sewing I’ve been working on, after coming across a small box of fabric scraps while unpacking. I love the softness that sewing and pressing by hand gives. My iron and sewing machine are still in storage so I didn’t have much choice but still, I don’t think it is inferior.
Wishing you all a calm and peaceful midwinter
Just finished making this simple snood- type scarf using nålbinding. I wanted a simple hand craft I could do while watching Christmas films with my family and this was perfect. I find the simple repetition of stitches in my hands so soothing and really helps quiet my mind.
Nålbinding is an ancient form of textile creation that is made using yarn looped around your thumb and knotted using a single large needle. You use strips of yarn you join together rather than a continuous thread as the thread passes completely through each knot. It’s older than knitting and crochet – and has the perk of not unravelling when my resident four year old inevitably pulls at it.
I used the tutorial from @kaupeyrir to learn the process.
Hoping your Sunday is peaceful and calm. X
#nålbinding #nalbinding #wintercrafts
There has been a few changes for us over the last six months. We bought a house in Andover and moved in over the summer. It’s smaller than our old place, and needs lots of work, but it is all ours (we were renting previously). Everywhere is a mess but this corner is looking quite cosy.
Then in September, my youngest child started primary school and my eldest child started senior school. There’s been lots of big feelings to deal with all round.
My art supplies, fabric, sewing machines etc are all packed up in a storage container. I don’t have space for them here until we build a cabin in the garden next year 😕. So the most creative thing I’ve done for a while is sew hundreds of name labels into new school uniform.
All this change with no creative outlet to ground me has left me feeling quite unsettled I’ll be honest. New routines, new demands, new places, new routes, new people. I’m still suffering from orofacial pain as well so I’ve been trying to prioritise my health (lots of walking, nourishing teas, bed by 10pm and no alcohol).
But now the fast changes are over, the slow changes can begin. What was once new, will become familiar and more comfortable with the passage of time. I can feel myself settling, and maybe it’s time to find a small craft project to keep my mind still and my hands busy.
Much love to you all x
Emery Smith Studio 