Articles and Publications
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Carol has written a number of articles. Some appear in trade magazines, of interest to handweavers and fibre-folk. Others are more technical publications such as the compendium of papers presented at professional conferences.
Carol has also written books on the subject of finger weaving and sprang. These appear in the bookstore. |
Carol also travels all over the world seeking at conferences and giving workshops.
To know were she will be, use the Carol Tracker! |
2023 Anita Osterhaug, Carol James, and others Nordic Hands: 25 Fiber Crafts Projects to Discover Scandinavian Culture, Schiffer Publishing, Ltd, ISBN-13:9780764366918, 2023, This book celebrates Scandinavian culture by featuring a number of projects, each highlighting a different fiber craft from Scandinavia.
Drinkler, Dagmar, and James, Carol, Tight-fitting clothing in antiquity and the Renaissance: Research and experimental reconstruction. Crafting Textiles, Tablet weaving, sprang, lace and other techniques from the Bronze Age to the early 17th century, edited by Frances Pritchard. Oxbow Books, 2021 pp 73 - 84. This book celebrates the work of Peter Collingwood, and contains papers (including this one) which were presented in his honor to the Early Textile Study Group in London October, 2014.
2021, James, Carol, Replicating George Washington's Sash, Heddlecraft Magazine, January/February 2021, pp 58 - 64. This article discusses the 2013 project to replicate the sash given to George Washington by Edward Braddock, now in the keeping of George Washington's Mount Vernon.
2020, James, Carol, Sprang - Planning the work and working the plan, Strands Magazine Issue 27, pp 8 - 14. This article discusses the manner in which Carol writes sprang lace patterns and charts. It offers a comparison with the manner in which Collingwood charted sprang lace, and features several sample charts and patterns.
2019, James, Carol, Circular-Warp Sprang, Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Braiding, Braids 2019 Iga, Advances in Kumihimo and Fiber Arts, March/April 2019, p 145-148
This article offers instruction on the circular-warp technique, how to work in short sections. It was written for the Braid Society Conference Proceedings for the conference held in Iga, Japan, in 2019.
2019, Case, Rachel; Nutz, Beatrix; James, Carol; Enigmatic Beauty, The Decorative Headwear of Lengberg Castle
In Lengberg Castle, East Tyrol, a perplexing textile fragment made of humble fabric, but with exquisite detail was found beneath the floorboards among thousands of objects.
2019, James, Carol, Fingerweaving, a North American Textile Tradition, Handwoven Magazine, March/April 2019, p 58-61
This article will talk about fingerweaving in North America. It is accompanied by instructions for making a small bracelet.
2018, James Carol, Sprang Bonnets from Late Antique Egypt: Producer Knowledge and Exchange throught Experimental Reconstruction and can be found on-line . Proceedings of the Textile Society of America Conference held in Vancouver, British Columbia, September 20-22, 2017,
University of Nebraska Press
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2093&context=tsaconf
The text of the paper I gave at the Textile Society of America Conference will be published on-line by the University of Nebraska Press. The article discusses nine bonnets in this German collection, and what I learned from my examination and replications.
2017, Galliker, Julia, and James, Carol, Textile interrelationships: Karanis sprang hairnets in daily life, Antwerp, Belgium. Egypt as a textile hub Textile interrelationships in the 1st millenium AD, the Proceedings of the Textiles of the Nile Valley Conference, October 27-29, 2017, Lannoo Publishers, Tielt, Belgium 2019, p 258-275.
This article discusses sprang bonnets in the collection at the Kelsey Museum in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Julia Galliker created a database into which we put information on the bonnets, so as to analyze, compare, and contrast.
2017, Medard, Fabienne, and James, Carol. Appreciation of the ancient craftsmen through the recreation of a byzantine sprang turban from the Antinoë necropolis. Excavating, analysing, reconstructing Textiles of the 1st millenium AD from Egypt and neighbouring countries, Proceedings of the Textiles of the Nile Valley Conference, Antwerp, 27 - 29 November 2015, Lannoo Press, page 148 - 161
This article is the published version of a paper I gave at the Textiles of the Nile Valley Conference. It describes the process of replicating a lacy red turban, a headcovering associated with a female mummy in the collection of the Confluence Museum (Guimet Museum) in Lyon, France.
2016, James, Carol, Exploring Sprang, Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Braiding, Braids 2016 Tacoma, Braids, Bands, & Beyond 2016, p 155-159.
This article offers instruction on the interlinking stitch, and introduces Carol's pattern-writing method, the manner in which to create holes in the cloth. It was written for the Braid Society Conference Proceedings for the conference held in Tacoma, Washington, in 2016.
2016, James, Carol, Replicating the Arizona Openwork Shirt, Proceedings of the Pre-Columbian Textiles Conference, Saxo Instutute, Danish National Research Foundation’s Center of Textile Research. View this paper on-line at http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/pct7 pp 415-425. This article is the published version of a paper I gave at the Pre-Columbian Textiles conference, the paper describes the process of replicating the Arizona Openwork (Tonto) shirt.
2016 James, C. The Arizona Openwork Shirt Project Ply Magazine, Issue 12, Spring 2016, p 68-72.
This article outlines the process of replicating the Arizona Openwork (Tonto) Shirt. The same magazine includes an article by Louie Garcia, who spun the cotton for the replica shirt.
2014 James, C. Sprang: A versatile textile method; Strands Magazine; Vol 21, 2014 p 38-41 This article discusses the creation of sprang leggings.
2014 James, C. What Is Fingerweaving; Journal for Weavers, Spinners and Dyers; Vol 252, Winter 2014 p 18-21 This article introduces the reader to a no-loom method for making strips of cloth.
2014 Gerentet, C., James, C., and Médard, F. Replication of a Coptic Bonnet Proceedings of the Conference Purpureae Vestae 2014 This article is the published version of a paper presented by archaeologist Fabienne Médard, tabletweaving expert Claire Gerentet, and Carol. The article outlines the process of making a replica of a bonnet. The original bonnet is associated with the mummified remains of a young girl in the keeping of a museum in Chateauroux, France
2014. James, C. Bog Baby Vest Handwoven Magazine, Interweave Press. Volume XXXV, No2, Mar/Apr, pg 50-52. This article entices the reader to try sprang. It outlines the use of the technique to make a small vest.
2013. James, C. Tablet Weaving and Sprang: An Experiment. TWIST Tablet Weavers' International Studies & Techniques. Volume XX, Issue 2, pg 6-7
www.tabletweavers.org This article describes an experiment, combining tablet weaving and sprang.
2013. James, C. Sprang: A Versatile Textile Method. Fibre Focus Volume 56, Number 4, Winter 2013, pg 35-37.
http://www.ohs.on.ca/members-section/fibre-focus-magazine/This article entices the reader to try sprang. It describes diverse garments made using the technique, including a pair of sprang leggings.
2013. James, C. Re-Creating History: George Washington’s Sprang Sash Making an Officer’s Sprang Sash; Spin-Off Magazine Volume XXXVII, Number 2, Summer 2013, p74-84. http://www.interweavestore.com/spin-off-summer-2013 This article describes the creation of a replica of a sash in the keeping of George Washington's Mount Vernon.
2013. James, C. Warp But No Weft: SPRANG Into Action Today; Fibre Focus Volume 56, Number 2, Summer 2013, p 25-28.
http://www.ohs.on.ca/members-section/fibre-focus-magazine/
2012 James, C. What Is Sprang? Threads That Move. Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Braiding, pg 126-131
http://www.braidsociety.com/confer.htm
This article entices the reader to try sprang, offering directions on the basic stitch.
2012. Dean G. and James C. Revisiting the Hopi Sash. ASNM Archaeological Society of New Mexico, No 38, pg 47-53
http://www.newmexico-archaeology.org/text/publications.htm#honor
This article describes characteristics of a 3-3 twill sash.
2011. James, C. Sprang: A Textile Technique. Journal of the Early Americas. Volume 1, Issue VI, p 24-28.
http://www.journaloftheearlyamericas.com
2011. James, C. An Ancient Textile Technique Revisited. Strands Magazine. Issue 18, Fall, p 27-31.
http://www.braidsociety.com
2011. James, C. Fingerweaving Leads to New Life’s Work. Fiber Focus. Ontario Handweavers and Spinners Guild. Volume 54, No 3,
http://www.ohs.on.ca/members-section/fibre-focus-magazine/
2010. James, C. Fingerweaving vs Loomweaving. The Bulletin. Guild of Canadian Weavers.Vol 53, No 2, p 10-12. http://www.thegcw.org/the_bulletin.html
2008. James, C. Bias Weave, an off-loom technique for creating narrow bands; Strands Magazine. The Braid Society. Issue 15, p 21-28. http://www.braidsociety.com
2007. James, C. Loom Woven vs Fingerwoven Sashes. Museum of the Fur Trade Quarterly. Volume 43:1, p 2-9. http://www.furtrade.org/publications/museum-quarterly/
This article offers several characteristics differentiating the fingerwoven Assomption sash from commercially produced loomwoven sashes of the 1800s.
Drinkler, Dagmar, and James, Carol, Tight-fitting clothing in antiquity and the Renaissance: Research and experimental reconstruction. Crafting Textiles, Tablet weaving, sprang, lace and other techniques from the Bronze Age to the early 17th century, edited by Frances Pritchard. Oxbow Books, 2021 pp 73 - 84. This book celebrates the work of Peter Collingwood, and contains papers (including this one) which were presented in his honor to the Early Textile Study Group in London October, 2014.
2021, James, Carol, Replicating George Washington's Sash, Heddlecraft Magazine, January/February 2021, pp 58 - 64. This article discusses the 2013 project to replicate the sash given to George Washington by Edward Braddock, now in the keeping of George Washington's Mount Vernon.
2020, James, Carol, Sprang - Planning the work and working the plan, Strands Magazine Issue 27, pp 8 - 14. This article discusses the manner in which Carol writes sprang lace patterns and charts. It offers a comparison with the manner in which Collingwood charted sprang lace, and features several sample charts and patterns.
2019, James, Carol, Circular-Warp Sprang, Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Braiding, Braids 2019 Iga, Advances in Kumihimo and Fiber Arts, March/April 2019, p 145-148
This article offers instruction on the circular-warp technique, how to work in short sections. It was written for the Braid Society Conference Proceedings for the conference held in Iga, Japan, in 2019.
2019, Case, Rachel; Nutz, Beatrix; James, Carol; Enigmatic Beauty, The Decorative Headwear of Lengberg Castle
In Lengberg Castle, East Tyrol, a perplexing textile fragment made of humble fabric, but with exquisite detail was found beneath the floorboards among thousands of objects.
2019, James, Carol, Fingerweaving, a North American Textile Tradition, Handwoven Magazine, March/April 2019, p 58-61
This article will talk about fingerweaving in North America. It is accompanied by instructions for making a small bracelet.
2018, James Carol, Sprang Bonnets from Late Antique Egypt: Producer Knowledge and Exchange throught Experimental Reconstruction and can be found on-line . Proceedings of the Textile Society of America Conference held in Vancouver, British Columbia, September 20-22, 2017,
University of Nebraska Press
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2093&context=tsaconf
The text of the paper I gave at the Textile Society of America Conference will be published on-line by the University of Nebraska Press. The article discusses nine bonnets in this German collection, and what I learned from my examination and replications.
2017, Galliker, Julia, and James, Carol, Textile interrelationships: Karanis sprang hairnets in daily life, Antwerp, Belgium. Egypt as a textile hub Textile interrelationships in the 1st millenium AD, the Proceedings of the Textiles of the Nile Valley Conference, October 27-29, 2017, Lannoo Publishers, Tielt, Belgium 2019, p 258-275.
This article discusses sprang bonnets in the collection at the Kelsey Museum in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Julia Galliker created a database into which we put information on the bonnets, so as to analyze, compare, and contrast.
2017, Medard, Fabienne, and James, Carol. Appreciation of the ancient craftsmen through the recreation of a byzantine sprang turban from the Antinoë necropolis. Excavating, analysing, reconstructing Textiles of the 1st millenium AD from Egypt and neighbouring countries, Proceedings of the Textiles of the Nile Valley Conference, Antwerp, 27 - 29 November 2015, Lannoo Press, page 148 - 161
This article is the published version of a paper I gave at the Textiles of the Nile Valley Conference. It describes the process of replicating a lacy red turban, a headcovering associated with a female mummy in the collection of the Confluence Museum (Guimet Museum) in Lyon, France.
2016, James, Carol, Exploring Sprang, Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Braiding, Braids 2016 Tacoma, Braids, Bands, & Beyond 2016, p 155-159.
This article offers instruction on the interlinking stitch, and introduces Carol's pattern-writing method, the manner in which to create holes in the cloth. It was written for the Braid Society Conference Proceedings for the conference held in Tacoma, Washington, in 2016.
2016, James, Carol, Replicating the Arizona Openwork Shirt, Proceedings of the Pre-Columbian Textiles Conference, Saxo Instutute, Danish National Research Foundation’s Center of Textile Research. View this paper on-line at http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/pct7 pp 415-425. This article is the published version of a paper I gave at the Pre-Columbian Textiles conference, the paper describes the process of replicating the Arizona Openwork (Tonto) shirt.
2016 James, C. The Arizona Openwork Shirt Project Ply Magazine, Issue 12, Spring 2016, p 68-72.
This article outlines the process of replicating the Arizona Openwork (Tonto) Shirt. The same magazine includes an article by Louie Garcia, who spun the cotton for the replica shirt.
2014 James, C. Sprang: A versatile textile method; Strands Magazine; Vol 21, 2014 p 38-41 This article discusses the creation of sprang leggings.
2014 James, C. What Is Fingerweaving; Journal for Weavers, Spinners and Dyers; Vol 252, Winter 2014 p 18-21 This article introduces the reader to a no-loom method for making strips of cloth.
2014 Gerentet, C., James, C., and Médard, F. Replication of a Coptic Bonnet Proceedings of the Conference Purpureae Vestae 2014 This article is the published version of a paper presented by archaeologist Fabienne Médard, tabletweaving expert Claire Gerentet, and Carol. The article outlines the process of making a replica of a bonnet. The original bonnet is associated with the mummified remains of a young girl in the keeping of a museum in Chateauroux, France
2014. James, C. Bog Baby Vest Handwoven Magazine, Interweave Press. Volume XXXV, No2, Mar/Apr, pg 50-52. This article entices the reader to try sprang. It outlines the use of the technique to make a small vest.
2013. James, C. Tablet Weaving and Sprang: An Experiment. TWIST Tablet Weavers' International Studies & Techniques. Volume XX, Issue 2, pg 6-7
www.tabletweavers.org This article describes an experiment, combining tablet weaving and sprang.
2013. James, C. Sprang: A Versatile Textile Method. Fibre Focus Volume 56, Number 4, Winter 2013, pg 35-37.
http://www.ohs.on.ca/members-section/fibre-focus-magazine/This article entices the reader to try sprang. It describes diverse garments made using the technique, including a pair of sprang leggings.
2013. James, C. Re-Creating History: George Washington’s Sprang Sash Making an Officer’s Sprang Sash; Spin-Off Magazine Volume XXXVII, Number 2, Summer 2013, p74-84. http://www.interweavestore.com/spin-off-summer-2013 This article describes the creation of a replica of a sash in the keeping of George Washington's Mount Vernon.
2013. James, C. Warp But No Weft: SPRANG Into Action Today; Fibre Focus Volume 56, Number 2, Summer 2013, p 25-28.
http://www.ohs.on.ca/members-section/fibre-focus-magazine/
2012 James, C. What Is Sprang? Threads That Move. Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Braiding, pg 126-131
http://www.braidsociety.com/confer.htm
This article entices the reader to try sprang, offering directions on the basic stitch.
2012. Dean G. and James C. Revisiting the Hopi Sash. ASNM Archaeological Society of New Mexico, No 38, pg 47-53
http://www.newmexico-archaeology.org/text/publications.htm#honor
This article describes characteristics of a 3-3 twill sash.
2011. James, C. Sprang: A Textile Technique. Journal of the Early Americas. Volume 1, Issue VI, p 24-28.
http://www.journaloftheearlyamericas.com
2011. James, C. An Ancient Textile Technique Revisited. Strands Magazine. Issue 18, Fall, p 27-31.
http://www.braidsociety.com
2011. James, C. Fingerweaving Leads to New Life’s Work. Fiber Focus. Ontario Handweavers and Spinners Guild. Volume 54, No 3,
http://www.ohs.on.ca/members-section/fibre-focus-magazine/
2010. James, C. Fingerweaving vs Loomweaving. The Bulletin. Guild of Canadian Weavers.Vol 53, No 2, p 10-12. http://www.thegcw.org/the_bulletin.html
2008. James, C. Bias Weave, an off-loom technique for creating narrow bands; Strands Magazine. The Braid Society. Issue 15, p 21-28. http://www.braidsociety.com
2007. James, C. Loom Woven vs Fingerwoven Sashes. Museum of the Fur Trade Quarterly. Volume 43:1, p 2-9. http://www.furtrade.org/publications/museum-quarterly/
This article offers several characteristics differentiating the fingerwoven Assomption sash from commercially produced loomwoven sashes of the 1800s.