Bulky Felted 100% Wool Nalbinding Yarn

This single-ply bulky wool yarn comes in a wide assortment of colors to help you find the perfect shade for your next nalbinding project. It's lightly felted to give it a luxurious texture and excellent stitch definition, and has an even, sturdy density to it that means it won't flatten or break as you're working with it.

Its extra-thick weight makes it great for durable, hard-wearing nalbound accessories, weaving projects, or even macrame. Generously sized skeins are hand-dyed and spun in small batches.

Please note that due to the small batch hand-dyed process, there may be a slight difference in color between dye lots. Make sure to order enough yarn for your project as I can't ensure exact colors between lots.

Stephanie's notes

After making a few of my own projects with this yarn, here's what I've found:

Somewhat scratchy: I'm pretty sensitive to the prickle factor so I wouldn't wear this next to my skin. This yarn is best for hard-wearing items like bags, rugs, outerwear, etc.

Tips for breaking off new lengths: Hold your hands at least 5" apart on the strand, and untwist it until the fibers are as straight as possible. Then it should pull apart fairly easily. Keep in mind that skeins may come with an S-twist, so you'll need to untwist in the other direction than when working with Z-twist skeins.

Felt joins together thoroughly: Since this yarn is so dense, make sure to thoroughly fray the ends, use plenty of spit or water, moosh all the frayed fibers together, and really felt them together. Give it a good tug afterward to make sure it's secure. When in doubt, keep felting.

Stitch definition: I love how this yarn looks when worked up. The stitch definition is fantastic and it has a faint luster to it as well.

Don't pull stitches too tight: The density of this yarn needs a more moderate tension. If you really pull on your stitches, it's going to become very hard to work with since there's not a lot of give or elasticity in the yarn to stretch around the needle. That being said, you don't have to be as careful where you pull on the yarn after each stitch since it won't just split apart if you look at it askance.

May have knots: A few of the skeins I've bought have had knots in them, while some haven't had any knots. They've all been fairly easy to untie, and I just felt the ends together and keep working. Sometimes the dye won't fully penetrate into the knot though, so if you don't want to risk a lighter spot in your work, just break off the knot on either side instead.

May have vegetable matter (VM) in it: I've found bits of VM in every skein I've bought. I don't particularly mind it, but it's something to be mindful of.

Thick and thin: There's some mild variance in thickness through the yarn (maybe 1/32" or 1mm difference). I haven't noticed it in my finished pieces though.

Yarn details

Multi-Pack (6 mini skeins)

Multi-Packs are six skeins of approx. 50g and 22-25yd per skein. Add your six color choices in the notes at checkout; you must select from in-stock colors.