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I’ve been working in a local school. Younger children have been learning about three-strand or four-strand braiding. For those in grade 4 and 5 I brought along rigid heddles and had them weave strips or “sashes”. Here are some patterns you can make with a rigid heddle loom. Now, if you have all threads of the same color, you get a solid colored cloth. A single thread of a contrasting color makes a broken line.  single thread makes a broken line OK, I had blue threads and a single white thread in the warp and then used white in the weft. What happens when I use two contrasting threads on that blue background?  Two contrasting threads Two contrasting threads makes a solid vertical line. What happens when I use three contrasting threads?  Three contrasting threads Three contrasting threads make a line that is fat-skinny-fat-skinny. Now for four threads.  Four contrasting threads Four threads of a contrasting color make a solid line, a bit fatter solid line than the two threads. What happens when I use five contrasting threads?  Five threads of contrasting color OK this was really two white, one yellow, and two white. Since 2+1+2=5 this is five contrasting threads on a field of blue. It makes kind of an interesting pattern. Many more patterns possible with a rigid heddle:  Another pattern All right, here I started with four green threads. Then I put greens in the slits and yellows in the holes for four threads, two of each color. Then I put yellow threads in both slits and holes. Then I put yellow threads in the slits and greens in the holes for four threads. On the other edge I place four greens (slits and holes). When you keep one color in the slits and another in the holes it gives you a horizontal line. Switching colors every four or six threads will give you a checkerboard pattern.  checkered pattern Here are some of the strips woven by fifth graders.  strips woven on a rigid heddle
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The Burlington Weavers and Spinners Guild’s most recent newsletter posted a review of Sprang Unsprung: Carol James’ book, “Sprang Unsprung” is great for anyone wishing to learn Sprang from the basics through to more advanced pattern making and colour play. The step-by-step instructions are offered for both left and right-handed folks, and are always accompanied by helpful coloured illustrations and photographs of work in progress. Each page of the book is jam packed with project details interspersed with historic sprang woven pieces. James’ experience with Sprang weaving is extensive, and it shows in her clear instructions and logical progression of technique. She even provides schematics for building several different types of frame looms for weaving. The projects build upon what the weaver has learned from the last chapter, and for further inspiration and learning, James has put together a thorough annotated bibliography. This book is very user-friendly and would be a good resource for anyone wanting to learn Sprang from the ground up. The Burlington Weavers and Spinners Guild’s most recent newsletter posted a review of Sprang Unsprung:
Carol James’ book, “Sprang Unsprung” is great for anyone wishing to learn Sprang from the basics through to more advanced pattern making and colour play. The step-by-step instructions are offered for both left and right-handed folks, and are always accompanied by helpful coloured illustrations and photographs of work in progress. Each page of the book is jam packed with project details interspersed with historic sprang woven pieces. James’ experience with Sprang weaving is extensive, and it shows in her clear instructions and logical progression of technique. She even provides schematics for building several different types of frame looms for weaving. The projects build upon what the weaver has learned from the last chapter, and for further inspiration and learning, James has put together a thorough annotated bibliography. This book is very user-friendly and would be a good resource for anyone wanting to learn Sprang from the ground up. |
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