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Join ‘Sally Pointer’ award-winning experimental archaeologist and heritage educator - for a fascinating hands-on journey through the history of loop-manipulated textiles.Sally specialises in tracing craft techniques from their earliest origins to the present day and is the author of Nalbinding: It’s Not Knitting! (Herbert Press, 2026).
In this immersive workshop, you’ll explore the ancient roots of nalbinding, a technique that predates knitting by thousands of years.
Working step-by-step, you’ll learn five distinctive stitches:
Simple looping, looping around a core (Tybrind Vig stitch),
Coptic stitch (cross-knit looping),
York (Coppergate) stitch,
Oslo stitch.
Giving you a comprehensive grounding in this remarkably versatile craft.
No prior experience is required — just enthusiasm and curiosity for ancient textiles and traditional making!
Also included in this fantastic workshop will be a free signed copy of Sally’s book Nalbinding: It’s Not Knitting! (Herbert Press, 2026) .
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Antrim Castle Gardens, Clothworthy House Coffee Shop, Antrim Castle Gardens, Antrim, BT41 4, United Kingdom
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