Ulster Guild of Spinners Archives - Kiri Cottage https://kiricottage.co.uk/tag/ulster-guild-of-spinners/ CONTENTED, CALM, CREATIVITY at your fingertips in Kiri Cottage Sat, 08 Mar 2025 00:20:07 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.3 https://kiricottage.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Kiri-Cottage-Logo-100x100.png Ulster Guild of Spinners Archives - Kiri Cottage https://kiricottage.co.uk/tag/ulster-guild-of-spinners/ 32 32 Nålebinding https://kiricottage.co.uk/2025/02/27/nalebinding/ Thu, 27 Feb 2025 00:16:23 +0000 https://kiricottage.co.uk/?p=2973 Nålebinding is an ancient textile technique that predates knitting and crochet by thousands of years. It involves using a single needle and short lengths of yarn to create fabric through looping and knotting, making it distinct from knitting, which uses continuous yarn.

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