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1st Class
The first class took place on Thursday, September 22, 2022.

Class was recorded and you will find the video at the right.
After introductions we covered a number of topics:
00:24:39We began by finding the cross
00:34:09 the initial row
00:40:57 the braiding (plait) row
00:45:53 the follow-up (overplait) row
00:51:06 what do mistakes look like?
00:55:52 the cheat sheet note card
01:07:12 occasionally shorten the frame
01:08:35 a word about the beads and row names
01:14:39 What happens when you work two follow-up rows, one after the other
01:18:40 the Pinch-Scissor method, then the Grab-and-Stab
01:27:19 Carol's method for charting and pattern writing
01:34:35 Question "What do I do when I get to the middle?"
01:37:40 Carol un-does her work, and starts afresh
01:43:18 If the work is curling, hint to deal with this
01:46:48 Hint for shortening the frame
01:49:12 Discussion of homework for the next week
01:50:18 How far do you lower the frame ends each time?
01:52:16 Carol shows one of her early pieces of sprang
and discussion of what we will do in future classes
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, Monday, April 4. The video at the left guides you through the process.
Here is a sample cheat card that many students find helpful
dealing_with_edge_pixies.pdf
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drawstringopening.ropes.pdf
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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 a meany indigenous tradition and fuond in various forms all over the world. Let us re-discover this tecking together.
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