The 2026-Intertwining-SprangLady Subscription
The SprangLady Subscription-2026
Intertwining
Intertwining is a structure that lends itself to the sprang technique, where threads each have a dedicated partner. Threads travel across the structure in pairs. This can result in an openwork structure. It can also result in a very dense structure. Some of the variations are quite stretchy, others are firm and solid. A wide variety of color work designs are also possible.
This subscription series 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 access to a new web page each month, containing patterns, instructions, and often videos. You can also order "back issues" and get previous issues all at once. You will continue to have access to the information for as long as my website is on the internet.
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. In 2025 we looked at garment making, and the various ways sprang can be shaped.
The 2025 Subscription will explore intertwining structures. Preparing for this year's series we've delved back into Peter Collingwood's book, and also into Mary Frame's research into South American pieces. We've been astonished at the rich variety, and hope you, too are delighted.
Here is a preview of this year's subscription.
Included in the subscription is 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.