The Techniques of Sprang:
Plaiting on Stretched Threads
by Peter Collingwood

Softcover, 7.5" x 9.6", $35.00
ISBN 1-55821-967-6
Design Books, 1999.
318 pages.

Publisher: "A groundbreaking study first published more than twenty years ago and long unavailable, this is the definitive work on the fabric-making process known as sprang. For at least 3,500 years, this finger-controlled technique has been used where a stretch fabric was required, but its revival today is based mainly on its decorative and structural possibilities. In addition to chapters on the definition, hisotry, and terminology of sprang and equipment and setup, the book covers the immense range of sprang techniques, illustrated with 160 diagrams and photographs of samples. A practical book for thoses who want to learn and explore the technique, it is also valuable for textile students and researchers.

Peter Collingwood abandoned medicine to become a full-time weaver more than forty years ago, concentrating on original techniques for rugs and wall-hangings. He has held one-man shows in the Victoria and Albert Museum and in gallleries world-wide. He makes annual teaching trips to the USA. He is author of Techniques of Rug Weaving, Techniques of Tablet Weaving, The Maker's Hand, Techniques of Ply-split Braiding, and many other articles on textile subjects. He is the first weaver in the UK to receive the OBE. "