Nalbinding with plarn

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Күн бұрын

After finishing a little bag in Dalarna stitch, I decided to try the same technique.
In this video, I cover how I decided to try this, how to make plarn, and pros/cons/things I'd do differently when nalbinding with plarn. Feel free to ask any questions-I know some of this raises more questions than it answers!

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@professorrhyyt3689 2 жыл бұрын

Coming from Viking reenactment I applaud you for taking an old craft and making it both modern an enviromentally conscious.

@jeffandthings77 2 жыл бұрын

And showing the eco/green can be pretty and functional, I hope!

@bushcrafted6726 7 ай бұрын

I didn't know there were others out in the world doing this too! I made a coiled basket from grocery bags.

@jeffandthings77 7 ай бұрын

Oh yeah-I really enjoy all the things you can do with plastic bags! Have you seen my "plarn time" playlist? All sorts of ideas and experiments to see what can be made from plastic bags! (I've got a coiled basket in there too)

@AmandainGeorgia 5 ай бұрын

I just taught myself to crochet so that I could work with plarn. I’ve made a small basket so far that I am using as a plant holder. It will take some time for me to regulate my tension enough to do a bag, I think. I’ve started on my second basket, and I’m using the join as you work method so that I can switch colors easily. Thanks for the inspiration to maybe try another method.

@jeffandthings77 5 ай бұрын

There are so many ways to work with plarn! This technique was my intro to new techniques, (I also started in crochet) but I've been trying even more. If you haven't seen it yet, check out my "Plarn Time" playlist for other ideas--I add to it ever couple of months with new techniques I'm trying out! kzfaq.info/sun/PLGzkNlVtXX7p1wInZlMFN4kjl96acJWKO&si=Nxr3zqYQJKQyoZCg

@LockandKilo 2 жыл бұрын

Sitting here eating a California Burrito and saw this... anytime I see someone recycling plastic this way I appreciate them! Living in Cali plastic bags have been being phased out, if you go to any of the beaches they just wash up often. This is a really cool concept. Could make christmas stockings out of this lol Pretty creative, man! I dig it!

@jeffandthings77 2 жыл бұрын

Nalbinding is often used for socks actually! I hadn't considered christmas stockings-clever idea, I might have to give it a go!!

@LockandKilo 2 жыл бұрын

@@jeffandthings77 That's funny! I don't know why that's the first thing I thought of watching this lol Pretty cool stuff!

@jeffandthings77 2 жыл бұрын

@@LockandKilo I'm blaming the stripes! lol

@LockandKilo 2 жыл бұрын

@@jeffandthings77 Ha! You think you could make different designs? Like a key in the center haha

@jeffandthings77 2 жыл бұрын

@@LockandKilo some of these are pretty well set up for cross stitch, which could be used to put other designs on there!

@GrannyReplica Жыл бұрын

What a great way to make use of plastic bags, and additionally, to enjoy nålbinding in another way!

@jeffandthings77 Жыл бұрын

It's been one of my favorite plastic bag crafts to-date...though I'm still trying new things too!

@TC-rv6sz Жыл бұрын

Wow!! It looks so much more neat and presentable than crocheted plarn. Thank you for innovating this craft!

@jeffandthings77 Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'm not quite sure how it would look if it weren't done spiral style though-sounds like I'll have to try another project to find out!

@TC-rv6sz Жыл бұрын

@@jeffandthings77 Any and all progress in plarn crafts is welcome! Plarn is such a cool material

@MAuroraCharvat 2 күн бұрын

Now that's pretty cool

@jeffandthings77 2 күн бұрын

Thanks for checking it out!

@LibbyRal Жыл бұрын

I joined some of the plarn I made by cutting the loops of the bag, making a single strip, then joining the ends. I do that by placing them under a piece of parchment and fusing with an iron set on a low temp. It took a little experimenting to find the right iron setting.

@jeffandthings77 Жыл бұрын

That's an interesting idea! You're giving me an idea for another technique for making a container from plastic bags-and I'll make sure to share it on here if it works out!

@LibbyRal Жыл бұрын

@@jeffandthings77 Yay. I'm a beginner, so I'm excited that I could help

@mindyalbright4491 Жыл бұрын

I have used an F2 connection with Dalarna stitch, and like it better.

@jeffandthings77 Жыл бұрын

Interesting! I might have to give that a try in the future.

@daretohope986 2 ай бұрын

Have you ever tried the single strand plarn? It is basically cutting bag in a spiral. I much prefer it for crocheting plarn. Have not tried it with nalbinding as yet

@jeffandthings77 2 ай бұрын

I have not. The biggest reason is that I love the "bulky" nature of the loop based plarn which lets the knots hide...I'm sort of afraid that the knots would be more apparent when connecting single strands of plarn. But that could be worth trying out!

@Ensensu2 2 жыл бұрын

I've made a few beanies out of plarn and they're decently thick and warm if you use a wider stitch for the generally bulkier plarn.

@jeffandthings77 2 жыл бұрын

The first I've heard of that! How comfortable were they?

@Ensensu2 2 жыл бұрын

@@jeffandthings77 They were decently comfortable too, they just need a somewhat loose stitch, like the york stitch, but I have no idea how durable they can be.

@Ensensu2 Жыл бұрын

As for durability, especially in adverse conditions. A plarn bowl I nalbound for storing steel scraps has survived several years now just sitting out in the garage, just being a bowl. So plarn's decently durable as a fabric.