>>>From: Clay Blackwell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] At any rate, I have no idea where I came across the instructions for this hammock, but it involved hanging everything from a support apparatus from the ceiling of the studio and rolling the completed parts on the main supporting bar as I worked down the length of the hammock. <snip> But I remember it fondly as such a soothing activity. Not too long ago, I realized that what I had been doing was Sprang. And there is now a book on ebay about this ancient lacelike craft. <<<
Well, the bidding's over on that book. It looks like the one that inspired me (not quite enough to actually try) many years ago. I found out about Sprang when some chairs and hammocks were for sale, and went to the library to learn more. There's an even better, more recent (still in print, I think) book on the subject, by Peter Collingwood (famous for his weaving). It shows at least one piece that is clearly more lace than hammock, an ancient garment made with thread. I also saw a neat sprang hat at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (the IOLI field trip), thanks to Devon's 'treasure hunt'. Again, lace rather than hammock. Clay, if you'd like to see the picture of it, I can email it sometime (email's at work, picture's at home). Robin P. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA http://www.pittsburghlace.8m.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
