A blog about hand weaving, tapestry, and the place of craft and art in contemporary life.

So many "W" words! We Weave our Warp with a Weft or a Woof! Weaving is Wonderful! Second graders folded paper in half, and used rulers to mark off 5 or 6 lines to cut. Then they "decorated" the warp with a pattern, gluing on colorful or patterned paper strips between the cuts in the paper. When the glue was dry, they chose ANOTHER pattern to weave with. Some kids repeated the same pattern, others chose something totally different. When weaving was complete, ends were glued down, and the…

DOWNLOAD ONE PAGE RESOURCE (ENGLISH) DOWNLOAD ONE PAGE RESOURCE (SPANISH) WATCH VIDEO ARCHIVE Do you remember simple checkerboard or basket weaving patterns from elementary school? Let’s take that up a few levels and make some really incredible designs with simple strips of paper. Materials Needed * Paper - different colors * Scissors * Ruler * Pencil/Pen Tag us on Twitter with #handsonlearning #STEAM

Weaving paper is a fun activity for kids, and it's great for their fine motor skills, too. Paper weaving helps kids with patience, precision, concentration, problem-solving, and creativity. You can make all sorts of shapes

Studio Art Club | Flower Weaving Art Club was so much fun! 🌼 The girls did an AMAZING job weaving their looms. I can’t wait for Butterfly Weaving Art Club… | Instagram

Studio Art Club | Flower Weaving Art Club was so much fun! 🌼 The girls did an AMAZING job weaving their looms. I can’t wait for Butterfly Weaving Art Club… | Instagram

Learn how to use strips of contrasting colours to create woven geometric patterned work of art on paper. Weaving is typically done with yarn or textiles, but the technique lends itself beautifully to paper. In this fun project, paper art guru Clare Youngs, the author of Folded Book Art from CICO Books, shows you how to turn pages from old magazines into colourful and striking geometric art. Using simple tools from around the house and magazines or shop catalogues that are destined to be…

I am SO excited to share this resource that I've been working on with you guys! After seeing some absolutely gorgeous paper weavings on Instagram, I was inspired to create one of my own! So I googled basket weaving designs, then used that to guide my paper weaving. That's when it struck me! What if there were designs or templates created specifically for paper weaving that made it easier for younger students to do too?! Note: I recommend this for students who have already done paper weaving…

A blog about hand weaving, tapestry, and the place of craft and art in contemporary life.