sprang

[kareina]

While some people might think that sprang is a verb (she sprang out of bed in the morning, fully alert and ready to face her day), today it has been a nounI have seen sprang mentioned in various books and articles on archaeological textiles over the years, and it always looked interesting, but I wasn't motivated to try it. In part because the

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[duchessletitia]

Wow, that is cool.

No, I did not take the pictures. Was it Gwenafar?

[kareina]

Yes, it probably was. Do you happen to have contact details for her?

[kareina]

You are welcome. I was so enthusiastic about having taught myself a new technique I had to write it down straight away. I knew that *someone* out there would be amused.

[colletteshorses]

That is super neat! It makes me wonder what other research and information is available on the uses in period.

Great job teaching yourself! From your pictures I can totally understand your earlier confusion. It would be neat to see someone actually doing this so I could figure out how you made that! :-)

[kareina]

I'm pretty certain that I've seen pictures of Sprang structure in all of the classic works on early Scandinavian textiles. Alas, I have only ever checked them out from a library, so can't go back and check to confirm which ones include it or not, but check such sources as:

Barber, E.J.W. "Prehistoric Textiles, the Development of Cloth in the Neolithic and Bronze Ages with Special Reference to the Aegean". Princeton University Press, 1991.

Broholm, H.C., and Margrethe Hald. "Costumes of the Bronze Age in Denmark, Contributions to the Archaeology and Textile-History of the Bronze Age." Copenhagen, Bianco Lunos printing office, 1940.

Hald, Margrethe. "Ancient Danish Textiles from Bogs and Burials, a Comparative Study of Costume and Iron Age Textiles". Trans. Jean Olsen: National Museum of Denmark, 1980.

[colletteshorses]

Neat! Thanks for the references!