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Welcome back to Ewe University for Season 2! In today's show I have a book review for you. I recently finished The Pearl Sister by Lucinda Riley. Then we go right into the classroom and talk about 6 surprising fiber animals. A lot of people might not know that you can get yarn from these animals. I hope you enjoy the video, and leave me a comment to let me know what you think.
LINKS TO PRODUCTS SHOWN:
The Pearl Sister (book): goo.gl/JqG4LV
Lana Gatto Camel Hair: goo.gl/WUL6hf
Lotus Yarn Mimi is out of stock at Infinite Yarns
Other Mink Yarns
Jade Sapphire: goo.gl/ic5PFM
Happy Mink: goo.gl/sjJwAb
Buffalo Skies DK: goo.gl/kedrvn
Bijou Bliss: goo.gl/6mEicm
Zealana Rimu: goo.gl/TQRZ7C
Chiengora Custom Spinning
Bob-n-Weave: goo.gl/gFfLHn
Peaknit Gallery: goo.gl/E7TWfw
Spinnit: goo.gl/qyE9FG
Davis Dirt Farm: goo.gl/qEpaaR
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
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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!
Click "SHOW MORE" to fully open this information box, which includes links to everything I talked about in this video.
Welcome back to Ewe University for Season 2! In today's show I have a book review for you. I recently finished The Pearl Sister by Lucinda Riley. Then we go right into the classroom and talk about 6 surprising fiber animals. A lot of people might not know that you can get yarn from these animals. I hope you enjoy the video, and leave me a comment to let me know what you think.
LINKS TO PRODUCTS SHOWN:
The Pearl Sister (book): goo.gl/JqG4LV
Lana Gatto Camel Hair: goo.gl/WUL6hf
Lotus Yarn Mimi is out of stock at Infinite Yarns
Other Mink Yarns
Jade Sapphire: goo.gl/ic5PFM
Happy Mink: goo.gl/sjJwAb
Buffalo Skies DK: goo.gl/kedrvn
Bijou Bliss: goo.gl/6mEicm
Zealana Rimu: goo.gl/TQRZ7C
Chiengora Custom Spinning
Bob-n-Weave: goo.gl/gFfLHn
Peaknit Gallery: goo.gl/E7TWfw
Spinnit: goo.gl/qyE9FG
Davis Dirt Farm: goo.gl/qEpaaR
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:
My Etsy shop (http://www.halcyarn.etsy.com) 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.
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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