[Ansteorra-Textiles] Sprang

[Beth Ellis]

Whups, sorry Radegund - I obviously did not finish reading your post before 
writing mine.  But since you brought it up (grin), they've found some very 
intricate shirts (yes, shirts!) identified as being constructed in sprang 
technique dating to the prehistoric American Southwest.  I've seen pictures 
of a couple - beautiful, intricate work. I expect the ancient Native 
American makers were twisting the yarns in some ways not common in the Old 
World, but apparently they were also using a lot of techniques that were the 
same. Check out Lynn Teague's "Prehistoric Textiles of the American 
Southwest" for more info.  Pretty interesting reading on all things 
spinning/weaving/string related in the prehistoric Southwest.
Corrinne

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Beth Ellis" <killian at awesomenet.net>
To: "Spinners, weavers, knitters and other Textile makers in Ansteorra" 
<ansteorra-textiles at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 5:22 PM
Subject: Re: [Ansteorra-Textiles] Sprang


>A really great book to get is "Sprang" by Peter Collingwood.  He includes 
>history as well as technique.  Among many other places and times, sprang 
>hair nets have been found dating to prehistoric  Northern Europe, and later 
>on, the the Egyptian Copts were doing  absolutely fantastic double layered 
>sprang that allowed them to use color interplay as well as thread 
>manipulation.  Collingwood addresses all that.  Cool book.
> Corrinne
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Carolle Ternus" <cternus at texas.net>
> To: "Spinners, weavers, knitters and other Textile makers in Ansteorra" 
> <ansteorra-textiles at ansteorra.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 12:48 PM
> Subject: [Ansteorra-Textiles] Sprang
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>> Sprang is an ancient and medieval technique for making stretchy fabric by
>> manipulating warp threads that are generally stretched on a frame of some
>> kind.  Extant pieces from our period are from ancient Scandinavian and
>> medieval Coptic eras.  It was/is also in use in the Americas, Eastern 
>> Europe
>> and India.  The simplest sprang is formed by wrapping warp threads around
>> each other, cause fabric to be formed both above and below the working 
>> line.
>> A common modern example of sprang is a chain linked fence.  If you trace 
>> the
>> line of one of the metal 'threads', you'll notice it wraps around its
>> neighboring 'thread,' first on one side, then the other.  It can be quite
>> colorful and complex.  Phiala has some good sprang articles at
>> http://www.stringpage.com/sprang/sprang1.html
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> Radegund
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> From: <theresathreadgi at aol.com>
>> To: <ansteorra-textiles at ansteorra.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 10:45 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Ansteorra-Textiles] Just joined!
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>>
>>> PLease excuse my ignorance but what is sprang?  Have never heard this
>>> term for textiles.  Thanks theresa
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Carolle Ternus <cternus at texas.net>
>>> Sent: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 18:22:32 -0600
>>> Subject: Re: [Ansteorra-Textiles] Just joined!
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>>>    I haven't done a sprang class in a while, so is anybody still doing
>>> it, other than Gerita? How's it going?
>>>
>>>  Time for a refresher?
>>>
>>>  Radegund
>>>
>>
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