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A few years back I used some of my single spun wool to make a bonnet. The wool was quite dark in color, and does not photograph well.  I’ve since made another bonnet, this time using some commercially spun linen.  The pattern is based on a bonnet in the collection of the Danish National Museum in Copenhagen. The pale color in the linen makes it easier to see the stitches.  It is really a few simple stitches, combined to make an interesting pattern and a lovely bonnet.
Now, examining historic hair nets, some of them were made from tightly spun singles. I experimented with some tightly spun wool, not treating the overtwist, nor waiting for it to settle down. It worked just fine. The weaving was easier than I expected, not really hampered by the extra twist. The finished piece, well, yes, I soaked it and blocked it twice, but it looks just fine.
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Here are some bits of sprang by others, photos they sent to me.  Sally Breckenridge sent me this photo of her work, a piece she started in class.  a lovely scarf, worked 1-1 and 2-2 interlacing of random colors by Frieda Sorber.  A bag by Sylva Cekalova, incorporating a delightful color palate, lacy holes, and twining. The Art and History museum in Brussels, Belgium, has a lovely collection of sprang items, including a pair of socks. These socks feature sprang ‘uppers’ and a knitted sole. I decided to try my hand at this.  I began with a 3 ft long (75 cm) warp.  This will form the top of the foot and front of the leg. I worked these threads for about six inches (15 cm). I then added more warp.  I attached the second, shorter work to the frame beside the original warp. This now, is the complete warp for the ‘upper’ of the sock.  I separated the two sock uppers, cutting along the midline of the warp.
 The upper is now complete. All that is missing is a knitted sole. OK, to be honest, when I measured out the second, shorter warp, on a warping board, my first attempt was too long. I realized this as soon as I tried to mount the second warp beside the first. I should have warped directly onto the sprang frame. What to do? I am too lazy to un-wind that warp, and do not want to waste the yarn … so I set that warp aside. Now that the socks are complete, I think I’ll try a pair of fingerless gloves.  Here’s that second warp, plus some more threads. I started working at the fingers. I’ll have one hole for the thumb, and another larger one for the rest of the fingers. This means I started out working two separate strips.
 Separating the two gloves. Tying small knots. Now, making these up into gloves, I decided I needed a small bit to breach the gap between index finger and thumb. So, I set up two tiny warps.
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