Vocabulary
weave
pattern
overlap
over/under
textile/fabric
found objects
Materials
- One felt weaving square per artist plus one to use during demonstration (Cut felt can be between 6” X 6” and 8” X 8” square. Just make sure they are all the same size.)
- A variety of materials for weaving, such as: torn up bed sheets, ribbon, strips of old tee shirts, felt, shoelaces, cellophane, wallpaper samples, raffia, paper, wire, fabric strips, yarn, etc.
- Masking tape, packaging tape or contact paper to apply to back of weavings
- Black permanent marker for labeling weavings
- Loom and woven objects such as potholders, rug, clothing.
Extension Activities for Teachers
• Invite students to use construction paper or paper from the recycling bin to create a paper weaving.
Extension Activities for Families
• With your families, identify objects at home that were woven (i.e. rugs, tapestries, pot holders, etc.)
• Tear up an old pillowcase or tee shirt or use rubber bands or strips of newspapers to make a found object weaving at home.
Suggested Books for Classroom Library
Barnett, Mac. Extra Yarn. Balzer and Bray, 2012. [ISBN 978-0-06195-338-5]
Blood, Charles. The Goat in the Rug. Aladdin, 1990. [ISBN 978-0-68971-418-4]
Castaneda, Omar S. Abuela’s Weave. Lee and Low Books, 1995. [ISBN 978-1-88000-020-5]
Churchill, Ginger. Wild Rose’s Weaving. Tanglewood Press, 2011. [ISBN 978-1-93371-856-9]
dePaola, Tomie. Charlie Needs a New Cloak. Aladdin, 1982. [ISBN 978-0-67166-467-1]
Lyon, George Ella. Weaving the Rainbow. Simon and Schuster, 2004. [ISBN 978-0-68985-169-8]
