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

Marcy weaves, spins, knits and occasionally dyes. Because passing it on is so important, she also teaches and writes.

Whether you call it a triaxal weave, mad weave or tumbling blocks, this pattern has a certain beauty to it, especially to those of us fond of geometric designs. I'm just glad I didn't give up when initially I couldn't figure out how to do it to save my life. This post contains affiliate links.&

These woven place mats are easy to make and look good almost every time. Requires white & colored paper, scissors, and tape.

I've got paper weaving on the brain. Everywhere I go I see new designs I want to try out, but I'm still working through an incredible source of inspiration, the Woven and Constructed exhibit that happened in conjunction with the recent Lotus World Music Festival. You can read more about my first design here. My second design, also inspired by an African textile, was much less difficult to plan and execute but, in a way, I found the simplicity and balance to be much more pleasing. Here is the…

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…