Weaving Patterns LoomArt Yarn WeavingMedieval CraftsFinger WeavingWeaving Loom DiyWeaving Loom ProjectsCrochet NeedleworkWeaving TutorialTablet WeavingBasic Sprang TutorialIf you are new to sprang and have no idea where to start, read this post.1.9k
Spring LessonsMedieval CraftsFinger WeavingWeaving Loom DiyWeaving Loom ProjectsInkle LoomCard WeavingWeaving TutorialTablet WeavingSprang Class HandoutsUseful images There were others, and as soon as I figure out how to import PageMaker images to my blog, I will. Sprang Sites and Links: Phiala's sprang site: http://www.stringpage.com/sprang/sprang.html Regia Anglorum sprang site: http://www.regia.org/sprang.htm Contemporary sprang work on flickr: http://www.flickr.com/groups/1410201@N23/ My sprang site: wefttomyowndevices.blogspot.com/ (duh - you're here) ;-j Sprang on large loom: http://lunula.twoday.net/stories/2214501/ Viking Girl’s…748
Sprang WeavingTechniques TextilesSpring ShawlMedieval CraftsFinger WeavingInkle WeavingPeg LoomInkle LoomLace GlovesSprangSprang is an ancient textile method, worked on a set of threads that have been arranged on a frame. Every row of work yields two rows of cloth. To better understand, watch the demonstration video .225
Sprang WeavingCedar Weaving PatternsSummer Winter Weaving PatternsSaori Weaving Clothing PatternsRam's Horn Tablet Weaving PatternCool FortsFinger WeavingInkle LoomCard WeavingSprang SweaterSprang Sweater - crafted by Carol James (click pictures for larger image) The above sweater is not knitted, it is not crocheted, it is not woven. It is created with an ancient process called "Sprang", a form of oblique interlacing or plaiting. Here is the message Carol posted on yahoogroups "Sprang_List" along with these pictures. Carol writes: Inspired by images of Egyptian work on the site Den Blauwen Swaen, I decided to try my hand at a sprang sweater. I selected a fiber that seemed…175
Sprang WeavingPin WeavingFinger WeavingWood Spoon CarvingBackstrap LoomTablet WeavingTextiles TechniquesWeaving TextilesWeaving ProjectsBent Cane Sprang-Tapestry ProjectFinally warped up the bent cane sprang loom I made mumble mumble years ago. I left it off, but I can see why it needs the bar across the bottom (separate from the working bars) to stabilize the loom. I'm forever pushing the bar down to tighten the warp. Stabilizing the loom might minimize that (or it might not -- I also need notches in the bars or the loom). It's incredibly light weight. I'm used to more heft with a stretcher bar loom, and I guess I've been using gravity to hold my shed…443
Felt MakingWeaving Loom DiyRigid Heddle WeavingHeddle LoomCompany GiftsHandwoven FabricMy ClassWeave PatternWeaving PatternsRetreat ReportI had a wonderful time teaching at CNCH! Here are a few photos from my class on layering sprang on handwoven fabric. First, the classroom, which was located about as close to the beach as they get. Some views of the students work. They all were experimenting and seemed to have a great time doing it. Everyone got beyond the basic 1/1 interlinking, and they were trying out some fun things I wouldn't have thought of. Innovative, creative work! Including one who decided to work sprang on the…364
Loom YarnRigid Heddle WeavingWeaving TutorialTextiles TechniquesComposition DesignSpring FabricColor StudiesWeaving PatternsLoom WeavingWoven, Sprang, Pleated - Ready!Getting these color studies wet-finished, pleated, mounted and ready for next weekend's show. I think maybe this green one is upside down. The dark band should go at the bottom? See these and lots of other fabulous weaving this weekend at "Art for the Home, Body, and Soul", the Designing Weavers annual exhibit and holiday Boutique, at the Woman's Club of Sierra Madre, 550 West Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre. November 21-22 10 am - 4 pm.133
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Sprang WeavingFiber ArtsA FrameFiber ArtTattingBeltsMacrameSplitWeavingSprangSprang is an ancient textile method, worked on a set of threads that have been arranged on a frame. Every row of work yields two rows of cloth. To better understand, watch the demonstration video .44
Sprang Weaving TutorialSprang WeavingSpring UnsprungSpring BonnetWeaving IdeasWeaving TutorialSpring ProjectsDifferent StitchesBrussels Belgiumsprang bonnets from the 1500s, a proposed reconstructionMy most recent sprang shirt. The lace pattern was inspired by one of the pieces of lace in the Art and History Museum in Brussels, Belgium ... the source of lace which inspired my latest book of...82