Has anyone come up with a stitch combination that could mimic the elasticity of ribbing in knitting? I'm trying to convert a knitted pattern for a helmet...
sorry love, but if you find or invent it, please besure to post it here!! lol~ Nurianna~ the not so very helpful cheerleader! "I have found wonderful places...
Ok I am going to try this again, the way I found to make a ribbing is start with the "Coptic/Tarim stitsh" the one that looks like knitting, with the front of...
Yes, I think that's the same thing I did. It's slow and irritating but does work. I think Hald calls it "mesh stitch". It's not counted as "true" nalbinding...
Hi ~ I am trying to find a nalbinding teacher who would teach a group of about 10 to 12 people at the Montpelier VA Fall Fiber Festival, Oct 4th or 5th 2008. I...
Hi, I don't know if you are familiar with the SCA ( Society of Creative Anacronism) it is a Medieval recreation group; the group for Virginia is Atlantia. If...
Hello, As Jeneuer suggested, the local SCA group is the Barony of Caer Mear, and they have many talented artisans amongst them. Perhaps contacting the Minister...
Thanks for the link. I was just discussing this subject with living history friends over the weekend. I live just outside Charlottesville, VA and I'm looking...
Yes using the "Coptic/Tarim stitch"( the stitch that looks like knitting). with front side of work facing you , place needle through from right to left under...
Thanks for posting your idea about how to do ribbing! I'd like to learn how to do the Coptic/Tarim stitch--can you explain how to do it, or a source where I...
Alix, I adore your site. All the things I had to learn by 'reverse engineering' are right there, handy, clear, and beautiful. I used some of your info to do...
Anne, thank you for the complement, I am glad my information was useful. Alix ... end ... getting ... Thanks ... many ... of ... inserted ... to ... of ... ...
The link didn't work. Could you try again, cuz I'd REALLY like the directions! Judy "We tend to meet any new situation by reorganizing, and what a wonderful...
http://geocities.com/alixtiberga/directions hope this works Alix ... directions! ... wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress while...
Thank you!!! Judy "We tend to meet any new situation by reorganizing, and what a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress while...
had time to upload some of my latest makings too much to do and not enough time as usual ;) Pitty didn't even have time to follow the latest threads :(...
And what is the name of the stitch when you combine the Coptic and the Danish stitch? Cause that is also possible. It gives a nice dense spiral pattern on one...
Happy Birthday just a weee bit early!! Hope your day is full of joy and your yarns be free of tangles!! Nurianna~ "I have found wonderful places and made many...
you can find pictures of the red socks from the V&A at http:ww.vam.ac.uk/collections/fashion/features/knitting/objects/index.ph p and an orange sock same...
Only the child sock link worked for me. The other two I couldn't get. Could you link them again please? Oooh, that child sock i never saw pics of. That is...
Oh, dammit!!!! Is that because of Hotmail? Grrrrr. So yes, even the link I gave doesn't end with Gullveig. http://knitty.com/ISSUEspring06/FEAThistory101.html ...
