2024-10-04 – Nålbinding (Online)

Schedule: 

Four Fridays, October 4-25 (10:00 am-11:30 am CT) and Saturday, October 5 (10:00 am-11:30 am CT)

 Instructor: 

Laura Demuth

Location: 

This is an online class hosted on Zoom. 

Using a simple needle and wool yarn, nålbinding is a method of making fabric from loops of yarn. Nålbinding, also known as needle looping or knotless netting, is found worldwide and dates back to early Bronze or Iron Age cultures. Fabrics made from wool nålbinding were often felted to create warm, airtight mittens, socks, and hats. In this class, students will be introduced to the nålbinding technique as they learn to make a neckwarmer, small bag, and mittens.

Level of Instruction: 

Supplies: 

A complete kit of materials shipped to your home (a $60 value) is included in the cost of registration.

If you are registering for this class in a location outside the United States, you will need to provide your own supplies. Please contact folkartschool@vesterheim.org when you register for more information about what materials are required for this class.

Additional Supplies:

Students may wish to purchase a washboard for felting completed pieces.

Students will need to provide a computer, laptop, or tablet with a camera and mic as well as a fast, reliable internet connection.

Special Instructions:  

When registering for the class, please make sure to use the mailing and email addresses you'd like the Zoom meeting invitations sent to. You will receive links to the Zoom sessions by email sometime during the week prior to the class. If this class is a gift, please sign up with the recipient's mailing and email addresses or be prepared to forward the kit and all communications.

Enrollment Deadline: 

September 15, 2024

Click here to learn more about instructor Laura Demuth.