A Taste of the Sprang Technique with Carol JamesWhat’s sprang? It’s a technique, used since antiquity, for making garments such as hats, mittens, socks, scarves, vests, leggings and more One of the basic ‘stitches’ in sprang is the interlinking stitch. This video includes images of some articles made using this stitch. The video introduces the interlinking stitch as a braid, worked without a frame, and begins by showing you how to organise the threads. Detailed instructions help you to make the braid, and offers ways to avoid mistakes. The work produces two mirror-image friendship bracelets. There is evidence of this technique starting in the Bronze age. With the advent of the Industrial Revolution in the mid 1800s, sprang almost completely disappeared in Europe and North America. It’s time to reawaken this amazing method. |
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For this class you will need 2 colors of yarn, 2 sticks, tape, and scissors.
Other resources:
- Sprang Unsprung. Carol James, self-published. 2011, ISBN 978-0-9784695-2-8, Second Edition 2016 ISBN 978-0-9784695-3-5
- The Techniques of Sprang. Peter Collingwood. Faber and Faber Ltd. 1974. ISBN 1 55821 930 7
- Sprang Thread Twisting, a Creative Textile Technique. Helen Skowronski and Mary Reddy. Van Nostrand Reinhold. 1974. ISBN 0 442 27642 7
- Sprang Language & Techniques. Jules Kliot. Lacis Publications. 1974. ISBN 1 891656 46 5
- Sprang een oude vlechttechniek. Tine Abrahamsson. Cantecleer. 1975. ISBN 90 213 1346 4
- Sprang Egyptisch Vlechten. Nijman Fenny. Zomer & Keuning Boeken. 1977. ISBN 90 210 2075 0
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