I've found a new hobby in the making of wooden needles from fallen or cut branches and sticks around my area and frankly I have far too many. I've already given away a few to people on this forum and in fact sold two to a guy in Italy and three to someone in America so it seems that there is at least some demand for them :D

So... Anyone want a wooden needle? They vary in type of wood, dimensions and the size of the holes because I just work with what I find and the wood dictates what I end up with. All the needles in the picture are available but I only need to go for another walk around the park and I'll soon have some more so I don't think I'll ever sell out for long. They're all untreated bare wood except the one in the centre which is treated with linseed oil (which is why it's a bit golden). I do have a plan to experiment dyeing them with beetroot at some point so there might be some red needles coming up soon.

This is the Trading Post so yeah... I'll except almost anything. Like I said, I have too many and I'm only going to make more :D

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interesting - why ?
what could you use them for ?

Curious Aardvark wrote on Jan 12^th, 2018 at 3:03pm:

interesting - why ? what could you use them for ?

That ancient, mystical art of Nalbinding?

Exactly! I've made a hat and I'm about a 1/4 of a way through a scarf. Also they could be used for weaving (I'm planning on using one next time I have a go at a woven sling pouch).

Are you going to share a pic of the hat?

Slightly blurry perhaps but still...

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Nice hat! Always wanted to make my own wool hat. Someday. Maybe :)

Well if you need a needle let me know ;)

Are your wooden needles still available and what is the cost to the U.S.A.? Thanks russ

Hi! Yeah I have a load of wooden needles left. How many would you like? Also this is the trading post so I'm happy to take a trade or paypal.

Sweet hat, Kick!  And those wooden needles are groovy.

Thanks! I've made much better ones than that one now :D Also some small pouches. One of them I use for my sunglasses.

would like to see your sunglass pouch  :)

I annoyingly can't find a picture of the sunglasses pouch, but here are too of my best efforts. I made a small pouch to carry a whet stone on my belt and then a nålbinding version of a WWI cap comforter. Very easy to make (a tube sewed at both ends and folded over itself) and very warm. Perfect for the Finnish winter. If you unfold it and include a large safety pin or kilt pin, it can be used as a scarf.

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very cool - that whetstone pouch would probably fitmy gerber (which has both metal and diamond files, so technically is also a whetstone).

Nice job :thumb:

Curious Aardvark wrote on May 19^th, 2020 at 12:26pm:

very cool - that whetstone pouch would probably fitmy gerber (which has both metal and diamond files, so technically is also a whetstone).

I am particularly happy with how it turned out. I used a thicker stitch than I usually use to protect it a little from bouncing around against the knife sheath and it came out the perfect thickness to protect it without being too bulky. The shades of grey I really like as well and have used them a lot with a few different things.


Curious Aardvark wrote on May 19^th, 2020 at 12:26pm:

Nice job

Thanks!

Would it be possible to get a 6 inch needle made? If so i can do custom specs on a sling for ya. The wooden needle i have from you already have is good but i would like the longer for some hemp weaving projects.

That should be possible. I don't have one already made, but I have a lot of time off at the moment so it won't be a problem :D

Didn't take long at all :D Ended up being pretty much exactly 17cm so 6.7 inches about. I can make needles of basically any size and really anyone can. They aren't too hard to make if you have a penknife and a scrap of sandpaper.

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Perfect