A Luceting & Nalbinding I go.....

So I've been asking myself "Why have I started this Blog about Lucets?" especially since i'm so NEW to this craft & i guess its because it will be my journal of what is discovered along the way during the learning process of working with Lucets & Nalbinding. Let me also say, am not a period recreator|reinactor (also known as SCA) Luceting & Nalbinding are very much a part of their activities, festivles & reinactments. Hmmm guess just a "yarn | fiber geek" that stumbled upon these really awesome crafts & am going gaga over them & decided to blahblahblahblah-yadayadayada about them as i go..... :D whistling merrily as i imagine how the forefathers/foremothers/forepeoples lives where like... as they created items for warmth, decoration, convience, comfort... etc., as well as trying to tap into their imaginative minds as they created these crafts. How did they stumble upon the Oslo stitch? Were fingers the original tools for the Lucet or maybe as some spinning was working up yarn, a gust of wind picked up some yarn, it landed on some antlers & in untangeling it... a lightbulb went off & someone started playing & realized that this would be a VERY cord for leads, straps, belts, tent cords... use small thread for decorating a garment, string ties (socks falling down... :P) their brain went in hyper speed with ideas.

It will be an adventure & an awesome journey as i set out to explore & experiment with these two crafts. It will be fun, challenging & educational as well. I did get my 2nd Nalbinding project done, a hat & pleased with the results, for being a beginner & all. Already started another one & have combined two stitched, the Aisle & then worked into Oslo. [pics to be posted later today] Here are some good Nalbinding video links pittyommen | marajade1979 - #1 marajade1979 -#2 marajade1979 - #3 (used marajade's version of the oslo stitch) The above videos were very helpful. Still working on turning a rectangle piece, my first project to "practice" was a dishwashing cloth & the rows were uneven... dropped some stitched, unentionally as well as added... need more practice projects on those ;o)

later on will also put up some photos from completed Lucet work, some tips regarding countinous cord cutt-n-go, Nalbinding projects done up so far & the one in progress.

Ta-Daaa! got my first hat done :D