Wired and curly have been the most popular ribbons for adding pizzazz to presents; now bakers twine is giving them a run for their money—here’s where to buy it locally.

HOLIDAY 2012 | Blame it on Kinfolk—the magazine that celebrates all things beautiful, simple and uncontrived—or on the makers and lovers of plain-made and plainly presented goods in places like Portland or Brooklyn, or even Etsy, but bakers twine, the string commonly used by pastry shops worldwide to tie up their boxes of baked goods in a way that makes them easy to carry, is the ribbon du jour for stylish Christmas presents. Read more