A bit of Sprang

I used my small sprang loom to make a swatch with hand spun camel yarn.

Photo description: bent branch Sprang loom with interlinked 2 ply camel yarn nearly completed

To finish the middle, I tried a method I saw in a Sprang group that uses an Kitchner-like stitch to secure the warp threads. In knitting, the Kitchner stitch is a grafting method that takes the yarn in a winding path under and over two alternating strands at a time.

Photo description: binding off the Sprang by stitching

I finished the ends by pulling a section of yarn through the loops, doubling it, then wrapping the resulting circle with more yarn, forming a grommet.

Photo description: the end of the sprang swatch formed into a yarn grommet
Photo description: fresh off the loom unblocked Sprang swatch showing the tendency to twist
Photo description: same Sprang swatch laying flat after blocking (getting it wet and pinning it to a drying rack)
Photo description: Sprang swatch pulled horizontally open to show the interlinked warp strands

I quite like the grommet finish for the ends, I’m sure I’ll think of a use for the structure eventually. I don’t care for how messy the center stitches look when the fabric is stretched. I like the chain method less, though. Experiments will continue.