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Bibliography – Sources CitedArbman, Holger; "Åslevanten: I. Äldre Handbeklädnad" in Nordiska Museets och Skansens Årsbok, Fataburen; 1934; pages 67-72.Briansdotter, Sigrid; Nålbinding: The Åsle Mitten Stitch: An Instruction Manual: U (U) O/U O:U OO F1+1; © Anne Marie Decker; Tangle Fairies, Snohomish WA, 2000. Hald, Margrethe; Ancient Danish Textiles from Bogs And Burials: A Comparative Study of Costume… Continue reading Åsle Tå Mitten Bibliography

To Full (Felt) or Not to Full (Felt)Once the mitten was completed with the exception of the fringe I had to look at whether or not to full it. Where there have been several naalbinded items found that show the fibers either matted or felted together this is not the case with the Åsle mitten.… Continue reading Fulling and Fringing

PATTERN (See Appendix A for process steps with photographs - I will post this later with photos)Make a starting chain (caterpillar) of four stitchesRound 1:  Attach the next stitch to the side of the chain with an F1+1 connection.  Make a new stitch in the same connector.  Continue to the end of the chain making… Continue reading The Mitten Pattern

ConstructionThe Mitten        I used a natural colored coarse wool from Mora, a small village near Dalarna Sweden, which was machine spun in an S-spin (left or counter-clockwise) direction and Z-plied (right or clockwise direction). It measures 2-3mm in diameter. I chose to use a machine spun wool over hand-spun as I did not have enough… Continue reading A discussion on construction of the mitten

Extant finds of naalbinded items have shown materials such as silk, linen, and wool being used to create these items.  A pair of stockings dating to the 12th century from Delsberg (Delemont), Switzerland are constructed from linen.<!--[if supportFields]>CITATION Mar80 \p 309 \l 1033 <![endif]--> (Hald 309)<!--[if supportFields]><![endif]-->  The Staatlisches Museum in Berlin houses a cap from… Continue reading A Really Brief Introduction on Naalbinding