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1st Class
The first class took place on April 4, 2024.
Despite internet interruptions, we made it through the material, introducing you to the basic interlinking stitch.
​Recording at the right.
sprang_class_notes_____by_carol_james.pdf
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This is a note-sheet that I prepared for classes I've taught in person. I don't expect it to make sense ahead of class, but hope it will be helpful information after the first class.
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These are instructions I prepared for the frame you will be receiving by mail. It is the "owner's manual"  to be included with each sprang frame shipped by the frame-makers. Again, I do not expect it to make sense before class, but hope it will be useful after we talk about warping.
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The sprang frame may have been rattled around a bit in the mail. You might want to check the cross on the frame before class, Wednesday, Feb 7. The video at the left guides you through the process.
Here is a sample cheat card that many students find helpful
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drawstringopening.ropes.pdf
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The desired structure looks like the structure of chain link fence.
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If you work overplait rows, one after the other, you get a rope structure.
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If you work plait rows, one after the other, without the intervening overplait row, you get a dense structure, where threads pass under (or over) three threads.

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Carol acknowledges that we are on Treaty 1 territory, the traditional gathering place of the Anishinaabe, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota and Dene people and the traditional homeland of the Métis people. Carol also acknowledges that sprang is part of many  indigenous traditions  and found in various forms all over the world. Let us re-discover this technique together.
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