Danish Literature
Nålebinding / Helga Steffensen (1975) ISBN: 91-46-12706-2?
40 pages, paperback. With many photos and graphics showing how this ancient needle technique was and can be used, making anything from shoes to gossamer shawls. ISBN 10 and ISBN 13 numbers at ordering source below appear to be different from the ISBN above, maybe due to different printings? Order here or here.
English Literature
A Beginner's Guide to Naalbinding / Erika Thomenius (????)
Spiralbound 49 pages book and CD set. Includes instructions for Oslo, Broden's and Åsle stitch, splicing, increasing, decreasing, working flat and finishing. Also covers the Hansen notation system and Double Helix method. Patterns for hat, scarf and pouch. Black and white photos. CD shows the the three stitches, and how to splice. Order here.
Ancient Danish Textiles from Bogs and Burials: A Comparative Study of Costume and Iron Age Textiles / Margrethe Hald, translated by Jean Olsen (1980)
Publications of the National Museum, Archaeological-Historical Series, Vol. XXI. Copenhagen: National Museum of Denmark. Order here (Swedish reseller availability can vary) or here.
Lessons in Nålbinding: Edgings and Embellishments / Larry Schmitt (????)
12 page softcover. Second book in his Nalbinding series and expands on instructions from first book on how to use nalbinding as an embellishment on your weaving, knitting, and felting. Order here or here
Lessons in Nålbinding: Great Hats / Larry Schmitt (????)
Spiralbound 52 page softcover book. Fifth book in his Nalbinding series. Covers his 6 basic stitches (also covered in his other books), hat construction methods. Includes detailed instructions for 16 nalbound hats, including a hooded scarf. Also included is 3 hat knitting patterns. Order here or here.
Lessons in Nålbinding: Lots of Socks / Larry Schmitt (2000)
Spiralbound 61 page booklet. Fourth book in his Nalbinding series. Features nine nalbinding stitches, including the Åsle stitch and Omani stitch (for which the latter a two-ended nalbinding needle is recommended). Learn how to make slippers, socks and leggings. Not for the beginner. Order here or here.
Lessons in Nålbinding: Mittens, Mittens, Mittens! / Larry Schmitt (????)
66 page booklet. Third book in his Nalbinding series. Explores four nalbinding stitches and includes six mitten patterns, including suggested adornments. Also features lots of ideas, information, and instructions. Order here or here
Nalbinding made easy / Sigrid Briansdotter (????)
This 70 pages long book introduces nalbinding stitches and techniques. Includes basic patterns for a hat, scarf, mittens and socks. Order here or here.
Nalbinding made easy / Odd Nordland (1961) ISSN: 99-0101744-0 ; 10
No. 10 in the Studia Norvergia series. 154 pages. Order here.
Lessons in Nålbinding: Scarves, Wimples and More / Larry Schmitt (????)
10 page softcover book. First book in his Nalbinding series. Basic introduction to naalbinding, how to make needles, Overview of stitches, scarves, wimples and mobius scarves. Learn the two "simple-to-intermediate" stitches while making scarves and wimples. Order here or here
The Åsle Mitten Stitch / Sigrid Briansdotter (????)
Instructional leaflet with 43 pages.
Swedish Literature
Att Nålbinda - Ur ett historiskt perspektiv / Martina Petterson (????)
A 15 page leaflet aimed at when, how and what one has needlebound throughout the ages but also including a description of a simple needlebinding stitch and a pattern sketch for socks and mittens. Order instructions here.
Gamla textila tekniker i ull / Kerstin Gustafsson (1990) ISBN: 91-27-34502-5 / EAN: 9789127345027
116 page hardcover. Features many different textile crafts including nålbindning. There is also an older edition of this book from 1988 with ISBN 9136027030.
Nålbindning - Handledning av Märta Brodén / Märta Brodén (1972)
16 page leaflet. Contains description on how to make needlebound mittens and socks. Also describes fulling and more.
Nålbindning / Märta Brodén (1978) ISBN: 91-36-00891-5
Book packed with info, including craft history, wool and yarn information, techniques and patterns. Also include info on fulling (valkning). Of course also featuring many images and illustrations. There are at least two editions (1973, 1978) and one re-print of the first edition (1974) of this book. The 1978 softcover edition is 94 pages. Might be available here.
Nålbindning / Berit Westman (1995) ISBN: 91-970550-3-4
Please contact me if you have more info concerning publication for this book..
Nålbindning 12 varianter / Västmanlands läns hemslöjdsförbund (2001) ISBN: 91-631-0670-1
30 page booklet. Re-worked version of leaflet from 1983 by the same name by Berit Westman. 12 variants of needlebinding, with step by step instructions and images. Also includes mitten and sock pattern and info about needlebinding surveys in Västmanlands Län, Sweden. Order here or here or here(in Sweden)!
Nålbindning - Historiskt och modernt i Stockholms län / Eva Anderson (2009) ISBN:?
56 page book. Features history and illustrations on how to make anything from working gloves to more fancy clothing items. Includes needlebinding variations that have existed Södertörn, Västerby, Fullbro, Stutby, Norrtälje, Brottby, Södertjära. Order here.
Lär dig nålbindning / Helga Steffensen (1976) ISBN:?
56 page book. Contains brief history as well as pattern descriptions for mittens, hats, embellishments etc. Shows with clear images how to stitch with simple, langett and double stitches. Might be available here.
Söma, nåla, binda - nålbundet från Uppland / Linnea Rothquist Ericsson, Anita Andersson, Håkan Liby & Olle Norling (2003) ISBN: 91-85 618-72-1
With its roots in Uppland, images and illustrations of work descriptions for 15 different techniques/local finds of mittens and socks are presented. Published by Upplandsmuseet. And "söm(m)a", "nåla" and "binda" are old Swedish words for needlebinding. Order here.
Sömade vantar från Spångmurs / Louise Ström (2008) ISBN 13: 978-91-976343-4-2, ISBN 10: 91-976343-4-4 (ISBN to be registered shortly)
30 page booklet and CD for beginners called "Sömade vantar från Spångmurs" (Needlebound mittens from Spångmurs). The booklet is in A5 format and shows the basics of how to needlebind a mitten. The instructions are both for right and left handed. The CD contains the booklet in digital format as well as videoclips showing how to do needlebinding. Order here.