[MR] Nalbinding article

[EXCMairi at aol.com]

For the nalbinding fanatics out there (I'm married to one), there is a very 
nice article in the most recent (May/June 2001) Piecework, written by Nancy 
Bush (who wrote Folk Socks and Folk Knitting in Estonia). The article is a 
good introduction, with both ancient (read Dura-Europa and viking age) as 
well as modern Estonian examples. There are really nice color photos of the 
Coppergate sock (before and after restoration) as well as the nicest photo of 
teh Mammen pieces I have ever seen (actually shows almost all of one of the 
pennants/banners instead of just a close up).

The issue also has a piece entitled "A Mobius Scarf to Nalbind" with 
instructions for making the scarf by Rudy Amann. She doesn't use the usual 
black and white drawings of nalbinding stitches, but photos of someone 
actually doing it (a bit harder to see, since they are not close up enough 
for my taste, but it's a different way of approaching the problem of 
illustrating how to do it on paper).

A note says that Mr. Amann will be teaching "Spinning Thicker Yarns and 
Nalbinding" at SOAR (Spin-Off's Autumn Retreat) in Snowbird, Utah Sept. 
16-23, 2001. He lives in Maine, in case anybody want to try and find him.  ; )

Also gives a source for wooden nalbinding needles - Woodchuck Products, PO 
Box 1138, Taos, NM 87571; (505) 776-4180.

Mairi