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Centre for Rare Arts and Forgotten Trades acknowledges the Wadawurrung people as the Traditional custodians of the land on which we operate. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and to all of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who live and work on Wadawurrung Country. We acknowledge their unceded sovereignty over Wadawurrung Country, and the ongoing hardship and trauma as a result of colonisation. The history and continuous culture of the Wadawurrung people is an important part of our shared story.

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Suitable for adults 18+

About this workshopDiscover Nalbinding: a loop manipulated textile technique traced back at least 8000 years and used to create knotless nets and looped bags, baskets and garments.                              Begin by investigating the earliest origins of the technique and seeing how it develops across time and around the world, with some practical experiments to demonstrate the use of plant fibre before learning at least five different stitches and how they relate to each other using pure wool yarn. The stitches explored include simple looping (with variations), looping around a core (also known as Tybrind Vig stitch), Coptic stitch (Cross-knit looping), York (Coppergate) stitch and its variants, and the Oslo stitch.Drawing inspiration from the idea of a ‘bag of knowledge’ paticipants will turn the sample stitches into a small sampler bag, then move on to thumb tensioned stitches such as Oslo stitch after lunch. After working your samples there is time set aside to revisit the stitches  and to start a larger project such as a bag or a hat.Take home your samples and in-progress piece, needles and a set of class notes as well as useful sundries such as stitch markers and placeholders.

Comfortable clothes &amp; closed toe shoes

Small class size – max 10 participants

Learn the ancient techniques involved in loop manipulated textiles, investigating a range of simple looping and stitch methods to create fibre objects whose origins date back 8000 years.

Morning tea &amp; lunch break with morning tea provided; lunch available for pre-ordering

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Introduction to Nailbinding

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Centre for Rare Arts & Forgotten Trades | Introduction to Nailbinding

Discover Nalbinding: a loop manipulated textile technique traced back at least 8000 years and used to create knotless nets and looped bags, baskets 
and garments.
 
 
Begin by investigating the earliest origins of the technique and seeing how it develops across time and around the world, with some practical experiments 
to demonstrate the use of plant fibre before learning at least five different stitches and how they relate to each other using pure wool yarn. The stitches 
explored include simple looping (with variations), looping around a core (also known as Tybrind Vig 
stitch), Coptic stitch (Cross-knit looping), York (Coppergate) stitch and its variants, and the Oslo stitch.
 
 
Drawing inspiration from the idea of a ‘bag of knowledge’ paticipants will turn the sample stitches into a small sampler bag, then move on to thumb 
tensioned stitches such as Oslo stitch after lunch.
After working your samples there is time set aside to revisit the stitches and to start a larger project such as a bag or a hat.
Take home your samples and in-progress piece, needles and a set of class notes as well 
as useful sundries such as stitch markers and placeholders.

Introduction to Nailbinding

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