Evolution of my Nalbinding

From Left to Right: First attempts, to my present headband

A month ago when I first began nalbinding, I was quite simply terrible and It was not a positive start, granted if only because, I have little to no back round in needle or craft work. I am pleased, however, to say that I can now make proper pieces, by use of the Oslo stitch. I wanted to try and make a pair of gloves or mittens but unfortunately I didn't have enough time so I settled for a headband to decorate my teddy bear for the presentation.

It's difficult to see but this is the Coopergate/York stitch

 I had attempted to also work on the Coopergate or York stitch but found it difficult to practice both types enough to be good at both, in the limited time I had. Also I noticed that it was much easier to make mistakes in terms of dropping a stitch and having gaps in the piece with the Coopergate/York variation.Which is why as a beginner I decided to focus on the somewhat easier Oslo stitch.

My first successful try at joining pieces aka nalbinding in the round

I realized that I failed to mention my creation of wooden nalbinding needle after my initial attempts using a tapestry needle, so here's a quick summary.
Basically I wanted to see what I could use at home, or at least without having to buy new material and I got lucky because it seems I have a slight inclination towards chopstick collection...I have lots of different kinds. Now the ones I have are made of proper wood, not the recycled ones at most places that are disposable. I did try with a round brown one first... but it didn't really work because once I got the piece thin enough, I accidentally broke it, the wood was apparently more prone to breaking when thinned down.

The one I used the most was the 3rd from bottom (apologies, I couldn't get the image to rotate...)

Next I went with my white bamboo wood, these ones were already flattened into a rectangular shape so all I really had to do was make it shorter, a bit pointier at the tip and make the eye. Overall I like the shape, although I believe mine is a bit longer than it should be and I also prefer the use of this versus the tapestry needle and most likely over bone too, just for the way it feels when you use it.

I suppose over the course of this past month or so, I've actually grown quite fond of nalbinding, it's enjoyable once you begin to understand the movements and get good at the method, with enough practice of course. I will probably try and continue my practice, maybe even make those mittens before Christmas, fingers crossed!