What does the word nålbinding mean?

My computer is complaining about "Nalbind" but seems to like "Nalbinding" , but the grammar seems off. I would think that "nalbinding" would be the "act of creating it" but not the action. English is difficult at best, and I hate to use a foreign word incorrectly. I'm betting a few of our members could explain this to me!

And here I thought Carla's worked so hard on processing warm fiber that she'd be Nalbinding a pair of leggings for herself! That might be a whole year project though, so yes, try to talk your man into stopping at a Charity Shop to get a sweater to do a sweater/legging conversion for the short term.

Jay Angler wrote:And here I thought Carla's worked so hard on processing warm fiber that she'd be Nalbinding a pair of these for herself! That might be a whole year project though, so yes, try to talk your man into stopping at a Charity Shop.

Exactly. I don't have a fleece ready to go for that, yet, and, my spinning needs work, before I'm going to attack another big nålbinding project.

Jay Angler wrote:
Aside: my computer is complaining about "Nalbind" but seems to like "Nalbinding" , but the grammar seems off. I would think that "nalbinding" would be the "act of creating it" but not the action. English is difficult at best, and I hate to use a foreign word incorrectly. I'm betting a few of our members could explain this to me!

Needle-binding, needle-bind, needle-bound... Nål is needle (I'm sure Inge will correct me, if I'm wrong😁). That little bit said, grammar isn't exactly my device's strong suit, either.

Carla Burke wrote:...
Needle-binding, needle-bind, needle-bound... Nål is needle (I'm sure Inge will correct me, if I'm wrong😁). That little bit said, grammar isn't exactly my device's strong suit, either.

You are RIGHT! :-D
And you're right I like to tell about meaning of words ...
Nål is Danish and my language is Dutch. Strangely in English the Danish Nålbinding is most often used. Why not call it needle-binding? In Dutch it's naaldbinding (naald = needle).

Inge Leonora-den Ouden wrote: Strangely in English the Danish Nålbinding is most often used. Why not call it needle-binding?

Because "Nålbinding" sounds exotic and unique? Because English adores absorbing foreign words into its fold? ( Or maybe has just been absorbing words for so long it's standard operating procedure?) Maybe I should start the trend here and call it Needle-binding, and learn how to do it - now that I've made myself a needle, I'm ready to try. ( homemade needle )
Do you have any recommendation of an easy stitch or tutorial for a total newbie with a unique needle? Maybe post that over on the thread I linked to?

Jay Angler wrote:

Inge Leonora-den Ouden wrote: Strangely in English the Danish Nålbinding is most often used. Why not call it needle-binding?

Because "Nålbinding" sounds exotic and unique? Because English adores absorbing foreign words into its fold? ( Or maybe has just been absorbing words for so long it's standard operating procedure?) Maybe I should start the trend here and call it Needle-binding, and learn how to do it - now that I've made myself a needle, I'm ready to try. ( homemade needle )
Do you have any recommendation of an easy stitch or tutorial for a total newbie with a unique needle? Maybe post that over on the thread I linked to?

Lol - Jay beat me to it. But, I like nålbinding. It draws attention to the craft, because it's different. When I use that word, inevitably, someone will repeat it, and say they've never heard of it, and ask what it is, then get all impressed and intrigued, because it's so different from the other needle/ hook crafts, then, I can explain a little of the history, and draw them in, some more...

I started a bit over a year and a half ago, taking almost a year off, in the middle, lol. I've since found out that there's another in our guild, who had to take last year off, so I'd only met her once or twice before, and today discovered she also does - and teaches it. But, in the last 6 months or so, because I've been doing it, I've drawn in 3 more ladies in our guild, and possibly a couple more, not in the guild. Needle binding sounds like hemming. Not fun, to me. Nålbinding sounds like an adventurous exploration into world fiber history.

This thread was cut out of a conversation here: Transforming old sweaters into snuggly leggings
and it's about the meaning of the word nalbinding.

Another thread was also cut out, it's about how to DO nalbinding: How to get started in nålbinding projects