[Ansteorra-Textiles] Sprang

Carolle Ternus cternus at texas.net
Wed Mar 1 16:02:37 PST 2006


Here's a link to a picture of the Tonto shirt.  Pretty cool.
http://www.statemuseum.arizona.edu/coll/peris2.shtml

Yeah, Collingwood's book is pretty much required for the spranger.  I
haven't seen Teague's work.  I'll look for it.

Radegund


----- 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 5:42 PM
Subject: Re: [Ansteorra-Textiles] Sprang


> 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
> >
> >
> >> 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!
> >>
> >>
> >>> 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!
> >>>
> >>>    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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