<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE Zthes SYSTEM "http://zthes.z3950.org/xml/zthes-05.dtd">  <Zthes><term><termId>31341158</termId><termName>sprang</termName><termType>PT</termType><termNote><![CDATA[ An ancient fabric creation technique that predates knitting and crochet; it involves braiding parallel threads with fixed threads on a frame. The term refers as well to the net-like fabric so produced. Sprang headgear, belts, and other artifacts dating from Bronze age onward have been found at archaeological sites in Scandinavia, Europe and Egypt. ]]></termNote><termCreatedDate>2026-03-30 20:32:01</termCreatedDate><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31317166</termId><termName>textile construction processes and techniques</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation></term>  </Zthes>