A year ago I started to learn needlebinding which I have wanted to learn for a long time. He made me 3 moose bone binding needles. Past 12 months -every now and then- I've been practicing this ancient skill. Practicing has included also planned pauses. In my learning process these pauses have had the deeper meaning: to forget. And to be able to start again, to be able to jump back in when you have no idea what is going on.
Today I have something to show you. It is a traditional style round start hat made with Finnish stitch (2+2 F2). I used our old ethic produced dog wool OOW (25% arctic dog wool and 75% Finnsheep wool) collection. This hat I started and finished last week when I was at a conference.
It is a brand new woolen hat. Despite it includes an ancient method needlebinding, it is made with FashionNOW ideology. It is made of locally produced ethic wool. Manufacturing the hat itself has not needed electricity or other energy except my needle and hands.
