Uploaded November 2017 | Updated September 2026, 58 minutes ago
In today's video I talk about a profusion of free tags, printables, and other things you can use for holiday gifts or to spice up the packaging of your gifts. Let me know what you think in the comment section below!
**Note that I'm not going to be able to help with questions regarding downloading issues with the items I show in this video, as I am not a tech person. Thanks for understanding!**
LINKS TO PRODUCTS SHOWN:
Knit Gift Labels from EverythingEtsy: goo.gl/WEiBZb
Crochet Gift Labels from EverythingEtsy: goo.gl/ZVT18C
Knit & Crochet Gift Labels from MargoKnits: goo.gl/xUBfY2
Handmade Tags & Labels from WeeBlackCatStudios: goo.gl/cgVepP
Double-Sided Gift Tags from JustBeHappyLife: goo.gl/ALa2h2
Handspun Yarn Labels from Cobberson: goo.gl/jzoKgv
Care Instruction Labels from KnitPicks: goo.gl/ZNZx8n
Snowman Box from FroggingAlong: goo.gl/8rbe5f
Knitting/Crochet Journal from KathrynIvy: goo.gl/GqrMr1
Knitting/Crochet/Sewing Projects Set from ElizaEllis: goo.gl/RVNC8y
Knitting Notes Set from LittleCottonRabbits: goo.gl/154MoF
Weaving Project Record from Craftsy: goo.gl/ePPjjR
Spinning Record Sheet from CladdaghFiberArts: goo.gl/tpuuCs
Knitter's Holiday Project Planner from Craftsy: goo.gl/UcuYtN
Swatch Tags from TricksyKnitter: goo.gl/qirv5t
Christmas Stocking Pattern from Webs: goo.gl/qLu8V2
Knit and Crochet Tree Ornaments from Moogly: goo.gl/HLACPU
Crocheted Gelt Bag from CreativeJewishMom: goo.gl/LBbiCu
Teeny Toy Knitting Patterns from IntheLoopKnitting: goo.gl/u2pFKr
Desktop Wallpapers from KnitPicks: goo.gl/iZvyTe
Ewe University Knitting Gifts You'll Want to Keep For Yourself: youtu.be/Sz7As7RefFA
Knitting Graph Paper from Laylock Designs: goo.gl/25bcoQ
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Kristine Kelly
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If you are passionately curious and never get tired of learning new things, new skills, new ideas...I hope you enjoy watching my videos and learn something. Have a sparkly day!
In today's video I talk about a profusion of free tags, printables, and other things you can use for holiday gifts or to spice up the packaging of your gifts. Let me know what you think in the comment section below!
**Note that I'm not going to be able to help with questions regarding downloading issues with the items I show in this video, as I am not a tech person. Thanks for understanding!**
LINKS TO PRODUCTS SHOWN:
Knit Gift Labels from EverythingEtsy: goo.gl/WEiBZb
Crochet Gift Labels from EverythingEtsy: goo.gl/ZVT18C
Knit & Crochet Gift Labels from MargoKnits: goo.gl/xUBfY2
Handmade Tags & Labels from WeeBlackCatStudios: goo.gl/cgVepP
Double-Sided Gift Tags from JustBeHappyLife: goo.gl/ALa2h2
Handspun Yarn Labels from Cobberson: goo.gl/jzoKgv
Care Instruction Labels from KnitPicks: goo.gl/ZNZx8n
Snowman Box from FroggingAlong: goo.gl/8rbe5f
Knitting/Crochet Journal from KathrynIvy: goo.gl/GqrMr1
Knitting/Crochet/Sewing Projects Set from ElizaEllis: goo.gl/RVNC8y
Knitting Notes Set from LittleCottonRabbits: goo.gl/154MoF
Weaving Project Record from Craftsy: goo.gl/ePPjjR
Spinning Record Sheet from CladdaghFiberArts: goo.gl/tpuuCs
Knitter's Holiday Project Planner from Craftsy: goo.gl/UcuYtN
Swatch Tags from TricksyKnitter: goo.gl/qirv5t
Christmas Stocking Pattern from Webs: goo.gl/qLu8V2
Knit and Crochet Tree Ornaments from Moogly: goo.gl/HLACPU
Crocheted Gelt Bag from CreativeJewishMom: goo.gl/LBbiCu
Teeny Toy Knitting Patterns from IntheLoopKnitting: goo.gl/u2pFKr
Desktop Wallpapers from KnitPicks: goo.gl/iZvyTe
Ewe University Knitting Gifts You'll Want to Keep For Yourself: youtu.be/Sz7As7RefFA
Knitting Graph Paper from Laylock Designs: goo.gl/25bcoQ
CONNECT WITH ME:
✔ I N S T A G R A M
✔ R A V E L R Y
✔ T W I T T E R
✔ P E R I S C O P E
@halcyarn
✔ E M A I L
halcyarn@gmail.com
✔ WRITE TO ME
Kristine Kelly
P.O. Box 74
Monmouth, IL 61462
If you are passionately curious and never get tired of learning new things, new skills, new ideas...I hope you enjoy watching my videos and learn something. Have a sparkly day!



![Five Ancient Textile Technologies That Science Forgot
Think your wardrobe is cutting-edge? Think again. While the modern world is completely dominated by just two fabric structures—weaving and knitting—our ancestors were engineering textile technologies that were warmer, stretchier, and structurally superior to anything we mass-produce today. They used basic materials like river mud, palm tree leaves, and pieces of bone to solve complex problems in geometry, chemistry, and mechanical engineering.
In this episode of Ewe University, we step into the archaeology lab to uncover five incredible, long-lost fiber arts from around the globe:
Sprang: The prehistoric, zero-rubber precursor to modern spandex.
Nålbinding: The indestructible, unravelable textile favored by Vikings.
Kuba Cloth: A plush, asymmetrical luxury velvet woven entirely from tree leaves.
Bogolanfini: An unbelievable display of organic chemistry using fermented riverbed mud.
Tablet Weaving: High-strength, pocket-sized engineering powered by a simple deck of punched cards.
From ancient Egyptian hairnets to traditional West African chemistry, lets explore the mind-blowing science hidden inside the history of craft.
READING LIST
1. Sprang
Collingwood, P. (1974). The Techniques of Sprang: Plaiting on Stretched Threads. Watson-Guptill Publications. [Check your local library; I was able to get it via interlibrary loan.]
Hald, M. (1980). Ancient Danish Textiles from Bogs and Burials. National Museum of Denmark. [Check your local library.]
2. Nalbinding
Bender Jorgensen, L. (1992). North European Textiles until AD 1000. Aarhus University Press. [Check your local library.]
Karp, C., & Decker, A. M. (2022). Three objects catalogued as vantsöm in the collections of the Museum der Kulturen in Basel, Switzerland. Archaeological Textiles Review, (64), 55–63.
https://tidsskrift.dk/atr/article/view/166603/207701
3. Kuba Cloth
Adams, M. J. (1978). Kuba Embroidered Cloth. African Arts, 12(1), 24–39.
https://doi.org/10.2307/3335378
Mack, J. (1980). Bakuba Embroidery. Textile History, 11(1), 164–174.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1179/004049680793691194
4. Bogolanfini
Rovine, V. L. (2001). Bogolan: Shaping Culture Through Cloth in Contemporary Mali. Smithsonian Institution Press. [Check your local library.]
Limaye, M.V., Bacsik, Z., Schütz, C. et al. (2012) On the role of tannins and iron in the Bogolan or mud cloth dyeing process. Textile Research Journal, 82(18), 1888-1896.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0040517512452955
5. Tablet Weaving
Collingwood, P. (1982). The Techniques of Tablet Weaving. Faber & Faber. [Check your local library.]
Ræder Knudsen, L. (2015). Early Iron Age Tablet Weaving in Denmark. Archaeological Textiles Review, 57, 118-122.
https://tidsskrift.dk/atr/article/download/167063/208091/372573
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