sprang bonnets from the 1500s, a proposed reconstruction

Regina Shindig

5/20/2017

The Saskatchewan Handweavers held a Shindig, and invited me to come, to teach sprang, and to give the Saturday evening keynote address. The drive across the prairies was a stark contrast to the sights of earlier in the year, the giant redwoods of California, and the Rockies in Colorado.

The prairies are as difficult to photograph as the mountains and the giant trees.

The Saskatchewan handweavers asked me to teach a sprang class, and to give the Saturday evening Keynote address.
Participants in my class were eager to learn. The organizing committee hired photographer Sparkling Medusa Creative Services, Angela Reddekopp to take photos.

Thanks to Sparkling Medusa I have a photo of me, teaching. Photo by Sparkling Medusa.

Student work, the initial project. Photo by Sparkling Medusa.

Student work, exploring lace patterns, a technique to make holes in the fabric … on purpose. Photo by Sparkling Medusa

Carol’s display table, sprang items: shawls, hats, vests, socks … Photo by Sparkling Medusa

And later the next week, Jenny sent me photos of projects completed in the days following the class.

Jenny’s exploration of sprang ‘cables’

Jenny’s second sprang bag

Back to the folks in California. Janet recently posted a photo of a sprang vest she made, using her handspun cotton. Well done Janet!!!!

Janet’s handspun cotton sprang vest

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May in Regina

5/15/2017

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So, in February I was in California, among the giant redwood trees.

Carol & hostess Janet among the Redwoods

In April I was in Colorado, looking at the Rockies.

Colorado Rocky Mountains

And most recently I drove across the North American prairie to Regina, Saskatchewan.

The North American prairies are as difficult to photograph as the mountains and the giant trees.

So very happy to attend the meeting of the Saskatchewan Handweavers, where I taught a sprang class, and gave the keynote speech … on the subject of sprang. So very pleased to be spreading the good word about sprang and finger weaving. And very proud of my students, who all do so well. Here’s a photo, sent to me by Jenny, the explorations she completed, based on information learned in that one-day class.

Jenny’s exploration of sprang ‘cables’

Jenny’s second sprang bag

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