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The SprangLady Subscription-2021- Exploring structures
CA$120.00
Welcome to the SprangLady Subscribers Information Site.
The exploration for the year 2021 was "advanced sampling".
You will find twelve months of documents here containing instructions for the structure-of-the-month. Many months also contain instructional videos. Together these introduce you to many of the structures that lend themselves to the method of working that is sprang, instructions that follow after you've mastered the basic interlinking stitch.
The idea was to take you through the exercise of making samples. Each month we offer instructions for a different structure for you to sample. You are then invited to use those samples to calculate number of stitches and length of warp required for a neckscarf. If a neckscarf isnot your thing, then you could use these samples to make a hat or pair of fingerless mittens .... sprang has lots of options.
I look forward to sharing information with you, and accompanying you in your explorations of sprang. I will be available for a monthy sprang chat via Zoom, on the 3rd Wednesday of the month. We host a monthly Zoom chat with others who are also following the subscription series. These chats have proven to be a fascinating and open sharing among people all seriously exploring sprang.
For 2021, each month we offered a different sprang stitch, and invite you to evaluate it in order to make a neckscarf (or hat or pair of fingerless mittens).
The list of stitches reads as follows:
January: interlacing, over one, under one
February: interlacing, over two, under two, horizontal ribs
March: basic interlinking
April: Over 3 interlinking
May: Ropes aka Full Twists
June: Transpositions - Twists
July: Doubles Grid
August: 2-2 Interlacing, Vertical ribs
September: Interrupted Twill
October: Patterns in S&Z
November: Twining
December: Intertwining
For those of you who missed signing up in 2021, this is not a problem. You will receive all 12 months' worth of patterns all at once, and will be added to the list of people invited to the monthly Zoom chat. The monthly Zoom chat, is arranged at different times of the day on a rotating cycle, to accommodate members in diverse time zones. Once subscribed to a SprangLady subscription, you will continue to be invited to the monthly Zoom chat until such a time as you request to be removed from the list.
For a preview of the content visit:
https://www.spranglady.com/2021-preview.html
The SprangLady Subscription-2022 - Lace
CA$120.00
Welcome to the SprangLady Subscribers Information Site.
I look forward to sharing information with you, and accompanying you in your explorations of sprang. While the 2021 subscription offered a peek into the variety of structures possible with sprang, the 2022 subscription focuses exclusively on lace patterns. Each month will introduce a new pattern for you to practice and play with.
For a preview of the content visit: https://www.spranglady.com/2022-preview.html
The 2022 subscription will include the same patterns options for a neckscarf, a pair of fingerless mittens or sprang hat. After making a sample of the sprang-lace-pattern-of-the month, you are welcome to make yourself a set of twelve scarves, or mittens, or hats, each in a different lace pattern. During testing of instructions for one of my sprang lace books, one tester produced several squares that she put in her windows. I am offering that as an option as well. The 2022 subscription page will include instructions on making the window squares.
I will be available for a monthly sprang chat via Zoom, on the 3rd Wednesday of the month. There you can ask me questions, and receive on-line support. You will also be able to meet others interested in sprang. The monthly Zoom chat will be arranged at different times of the day on a rotating cycle, to accommodate members in diverse time zones.
For those of you who missed signing up in 2021, this is not a problem. You will receive all 12 months' worth of patterns all at once, and will be added to the list of people invited to the monthly Zoom chat. You will continue to be invited to the monthly Zoom chat until such a time as you request to be removed from the list.
The SprangLady website offers some basic information and instructions for decoding Carol's pattern writing method, as well as a short review on making holes. These are the building blocks upon which this subscription is built. If you are comfortable with the basics of sprang, how to set up, how to work the basic stitches, how to read Carol's charts, and a finishing technique or two, then this subscription is for you.
The subscription is NOT a class. It has been designed for people who already have a firm basic understanding. It is intended for intermediate Sprangers, who want to explore farther, that is, you are able to independently set up your work and are comfortable with the basic stitch, and can read Carol's sprang lace charts. You can learn all this in the introductory class. Sign up to my website in order to get emails informing you of when the next class will occur.
If you would like to learn more about different spring stitches I recommend you check out the the SprangLady subscription – 2021 – exploring structures
The SprangLady Subscription-2023- S&Z
CA$120.00
Welcome to the SprangLady Subscribers Information Site.
I look forward to sharing information with you, and accompanying you in your explorations of sprang. The 2023 subscription will focus on surface design variations using the S-lean and the Z-lean of the interlinking stitch (S&Z patterns). S&Z patterns can create surprising texture in the cloth, including the appearance of a basket weave (July’s theme). By reversing the twists in the yarn, S&Z patterns can also create flatter fabric than simple interlinking.
Each month will introduce a new pattern or three (a total of 24 patterns) for you to practice and play with. We start with an introduction to S&Z, move from simple to more complex patterns found in sprang bonnets from 4th - 8th century Egypt, and then into some more recent patterns suggested by Peter Collingwood in The Techniques of Sprang (1974). The patterns in this year's subscription were created by Sharon Wichman. Read about her passion for S & Z textures. Thank you so much for your hard work on this Sharon!
Here is a preview of the year's subscription.
The 2023 subscription will include the same pattern options for a neckscarf, a pair of fingerless mittens or sprang hat. After making a sample of the sprang-S&Z-pattern-of-the month, you are welcome to make yourself a set of twelve scarves, or mittens, or hats, each in a different S&Z pattern.
We will be available for a monthly sprang chat via Zoom, on the 3rd Wednesday of the month. There you can ask questions, and receive on-line support. You will also be able to meet others interested in sprang. The monthly Zoom chat will be arranged at different times of the day on a rotating cycle, to accommodate members in diverse time zones.
For those of you who missed signing up in January ... this is not a problem. Even if you sign up, in, say, June, you will begin with access to all the previous information, January through June's structures ... but you will have missed out on 5 months of Zoom meetings.
If you are comfortable with the basics of sprang, how to set up, how to work the basic stitches, how to read Carol's charts, and a finishing technique or two, then this subscription is for you.
The first few months of the subscription will include written instructions on S&Z as well as a few how-to videos ... for those familiar with Carol's charts. For those wanting more personalised help, we will be offering a class on S&Z in January 2023.
The subscription is NOT a class. It has been designed for people who already have a firm basic understanding. It is intended for intermediate Sprangers, who want to explore farther, that is, you are able to independently set up your work, are comfortable with the basic stitch, and can read Carol's charts. You can learn all this in the introductory class. Sign up to my website in order to get emails informing you of when the next class will occur.
If you would like to learn more about different sprang stitches I recommend you check out the 2021 subscription which offered a peek into the variety of structures possible with sprang.
The 2022 subscription focused exclusively on lace patterns. These subscriptions are available to you, the entire year in one click.
The SprangLady Subscription-2024- Twining
CA$120.00
Welcome to the SprangLady 2024 Subscription, a year of colourful sprang twining patterns on a background of interlinking.
This subscription began early in COVID. My daughter noted that her friends could subscribe to monthly cross-stitch patterns or sock patterns or crochet patterns. She asked if perhaps there could be a monthly sprang pattern.
The subscription works like a magazine. You get a new pattern each month. You can also order "back issues" and get previous issues all at once.
While the 2021 subscription offered a peek into the variety of structures compatible with sprang, the 2022 subscription delved into sprang lace, and in 2023 we explored the possibilities with S&Z, in 2024 we look at twining on a background of interlinking.
Here is a preview of the year's subscription.
Sharon and Debi have already previewed the charts and instructions and are very excited. If you want to see some of the samples they made based on the 2024 charts and instructions, then check out https://www.sprangart.com/twining-sprangalong.html
Included in the subscription we will be available for a monthly sprang chat via Zoom, on the 3rd Wednesday of the month. There you can ask questions, and receive on-line support. You will also be able to meet others interested in sprang. The monthly Zoom chat will be arranged at different times of the day on a rotating cycle, to accommodate members in diverse time zones.
For those of you who missed signing up in January ... this is not a problem. Even if you sign up, in, say, June, you will begin with access to all the previous information, January through June's structures ... but you will have missed out on 5 months of Zoom meetings.
If you are comfortable with the basics of sprang, how to set up, how to work the basic stitches, how to read Carol's charts, and a finishing technique or two, then this subscription is for you. The first few months of the subscription will include written instructions on this twining on a background of interlinking as well as a few how-to videos ... for those familiar with Carol's charts. For those wanting more personalised help, we will be offering a class on this technique in January 2024.
The SprangLady Subscription-2025- The Year of the Sprang Sweater
CA$120.00
2025 The Year of the Sprang Sweater
(or shirt or vest)
You know how to make a sprang scarf or shawl. How would you go about making other articles of sprang clothing? How would a person make a sprang shirt or sweater?
Taking ideas from knitters, you might begin at the hem and work up to the neck, or you might begin at the neck and work towards the hem, or you might make several pieces and assemble them. That's the sort of thing we will do in The Year of the Sprang Sweater. We will explore diverse approaches to sprang shirts.
It is NOT expected that you make twelve adult-sized garments. What we hope to do is to show you the basics of the different approaches. Each month we will give instructions for a doll (or child) sized garment. We encourage you to go through the steps as there are a great number of shaping and finishing techniques. Indeed those shaping and finishing techniques in themselves make this year's subscription quite valuable. Should you find yourself captivated by a particular approach to a garment, and feel motivated to try an adult size garment, we will include explanations how to scale up the approach.
This subscription began early in COVID. My daughter noted that her friends could subscribe to monthly cross-stitch patterns or sock patterns or crochet patterns. She asked if perhaps there could be a monthly sprang pattern.
The subscription works like a magazine. You get a new pattern each month. You can also order "back issues" and get previous issues all at once.
While the 2021 subscription offered a peek into the variety of structures compatible with sprang, the 2022 subscription delved into sprang lace, and in 2023 we explored the possibilities with S&Z, in 2024 we looked at twining on a background of interlinking.
Here is a preview of this year's subscription, the Year of the Sweater.
Included in the subscription we will be available for a monthly sprang chat via Zoom, on the 3rd Wednesday of the month. There you can ask questions, and receive on-line support. You will also be able to meet others interested in sprang. The monthly Zoom chat will be arranged at different times of the day on a rotating cycle, to accommodate members in diverse time zones.
For those of you who missed signing up in January ... this is not a problem. Even if you sign up, in, say, June, you will begin with access to all the previous information, January through June's structures ... but you will have missed out on 5 months of Zoom meetings.
If you are comfortable with the basics of sprang, how to set up, how to work the basic stitches, how to read Carol's charts, and a finishing technique or two, then this subscription could be for you. Know that we will assume knowledge of
-flat warp sprang
-work at the top of the frame
(gives you mirror-image cloth at the bottom of the frame.)
-circular warp sprang
(warp set up going all the way around the outside of the frame)
-the interlinking stitch
(looks like the structure seen in chain-link fence)
-the interlacing stitch
(looks like woven cloth)
We will include brief written instructions on these and many related techniques as we get to them. You will find videos offering instructions on other shaping and finishing techniques. For those wanting more personalised help, we will be offering a classes on these techniques.
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