Stitch groups
Nalbinding stitches usually fit into one of three groups, depending on how the stitch is made:
One-phase stitches
The working yarn goes under or over only one group on each side of the direction change
Two-phase stitches
The working yarn goes under or over two groups on each side of the direction change
Three-phase stitches
The working yarn goes under or over three groups on each side of the direction change
Some stitches don’t fall neatly into these groups, so for the purposes of this website, they’re sorted into an Other Stitches group.
You may see some nalbinding resources grouping stitches differently, for example the Finnish Stitch Family, Russian Stitch Family, and so on. Since nalbinding is an internationally documented craft, I’ve chosen to group stitches by method rather than region. This is intended to avoid confusion about a stitch’s origin and areas of use.
