Uploaded June 2018 | Updated September 2026, 4 minutes ago
In this video I discuss the environmental issues surrounding textile waste and how recycled yarns can be made using different processes that are eco-friendly. Leave a comment below to share your experiences with recycled yarns.
LINKS TO THINGS I TALKED ABOUT:
Marks & Kattens LOL: (discontinued, sorry!)
Berroco Remix: goo.gl/LN6NSq
Wool & the Gang Billie Jean: goo.gl/XhRx1m
Wool & the Gang Heal the Wool: goo.gl/Czy81h
Darn Good Yarn Silk Baby: goo.gl/hiRCm3
Wool & the Gang MixTape: goo.gl/qUkhHx
Darn Good Yarn T-Shirt Ribbon: goo.gl/ZFJ1wA
Darn Good Yarn Silk Chiffon: goo.gl/XUcdAX
Darn Good Yarn Newspaper: goo.gl/kDb44h
Pattern for making newspaper basket: goo.gl/ehVw4k
Twice Sheared Sheep: goo.gl/KqGztx
A Wool Story: goo.gl/WLw5PX
T-shirt Yarn Tutorial: youtu.be/Qq7JX-s0Peo
Plarn Tutorial: youtu.be/gQwTcizA7Oo
Buy Plarn on Etsy: goo.gl/8PY2pU
Tutorial on Unraveling Thrift Shop Sweaters: youtu.be/BalhEiwdLd8
Knitting Patterns Using Recycled Materials: goo.gl/RWgeCz
Darn Good Yarn Subscription Box (use code EWE15 for 15% off first box): goo.gl/2zgCFm
**This video is not sponsored.**
**All products were purchased by me unless otherwise announced.**
Ravelry: goo.gl/M2z96P
(If you are not already a member, you should definitely join--it's free.)
My Monkey (who's always peeking out from somewhere in the background in my videos) was made for me by my friend, Gail. She used this pattern: goo.gl/BaWF2W
SUPPORT THE SHOW: goo.gl/pCBHx6
My Etsy shop provides financial support for my YouTube channel. I don't accept paid sponsorships, so everything I review I purchase myself. Your patronage of my Etsy shop helps out with the expense of buying products to showcase and review on Ewe University. Thanks so much for your support of my channel.
MAKEUP I'M WEARING:
Primer: Bioderma Sebium Pore Refiner goo.gl/u2JD4r
Foundation: Perricone MD No Makeup Foundation Serum bit.ly/2x01QL4
Setting Powder: Becca Hydra-Mist bit.ly/2IxtVPe
Blush: Lancome Blush Subtil--Pink Pool goo.gl/5dBhiQ
Eyeshadow: Too Faced Natural Matte Palette goo.gl/sDN4cd
Mascara: Benefit Roller Lash goo.gl/jepNSR
Eyeliner: (none today)
Lipstick: Revlon Super Lustrous Creme #668 Primrose goo.gl/3wnedv
CONNECT WITH ME:
✔ I N S T A G R A M
✔ R A V E L R Y
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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!
In this video I discuss the environmental issues surrounding textile waste and how recycled yarns can be made using different processes that are eco-friendly. Leave a comment below to share your experiences with recycled yarns.
LINKS TO THINGS I TALKED ABOUT:
Marks & Kattens LOL: (discontinued, sorry!)
Berroco Remix: goo.gl/LN6NSq
Wool & the Gang Billie Jean: goo.gl/XhRx1m
Wool & the Gang Heal the Wool: goo.gl/Czy81h
Darn Good Yarn Silk Baby: goo.gl/hiRCm3
Wool & the Gang MixTape: goo.gl/qUkhHx
Darn Good Yarn T-Shirt Ribbon: goo.gl/ZFJ1wA
Darn Good Yarn Silk Chiffon: goo.gl/XUcdAX
Darn Good Yarn Newspaper: goo.gl/kDb44h
Pattern for making newspaper basket: goo.gl/ehVw4k
Twice Sheared Sheep: goo.gl/KqGztx
A Wool Story: goo.gl/WLw5PX
T-shirt Yarn Tutorial: youtu.be/Qq7JX-s0Peo
Plarn Tutorial: youtu.be/gQwTcizA7Oo
Buy Plarn on Etsy: goo.gl/8PY2pU
Tutorial on Unraveling Thrift Shop Sweaters: youtu.be/BalhEiwdLd8
Knitting Patterns Using Recycled Materials: goo.gl/RWgeCz
Darn Good Yarn Subscription Box (use code EWE15 for 15% off first box): goo.gl/2zgCFm
**This video is not sponsored.**
**All products were purchased by me unless otherwise announced.**
Ravelry: goo.gl/M2z96P
(If you are not already a member, you should definitely join--it's free.)
My Monkey (who's always peeking out from somewhere in the background in my videos) was made for me by my friend, Gail. She used this pattern: goo.gl/BaWF2W
SUPPORT THE SHOW: goo.gl/pCBHx6
My Etsy shop provides financial support for my YouTube channel. I don't accept paid sponsorships, so everything I review I purchase myself. Your patronage of my Etsy shop helps out with the expense of buying products to showcase and review on Ewe University. Thanks so much for your support of my channel.
MAKEUP I'M WEARING:
Primer: Bioderma Sebium Pore Refiner goo.gl/u2JD4r
Foundation: Perricone MD No Makeup Foundation Serum bit.ly/2x01QL4
Setting Powder: Becca Hydra-Mist bit.ly/2IxtVPe
Blush: Lancome Blush Subtil--Pink Pool goo.gl/5dBhiQ
Eyeshadow: Too Faced Natural Matte Palette goo.gl/sDN4cd
Mascara: Benefit Roller Lash goo.gl/jepNSR
Eyeliner: (none today)
Lipstick: Revlon Super Lustrous Creme #668 Primrose goo.gl/3wnedv
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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