Woven People

My kids love weaving! Using cardboard looms that I made from scrap matt board my kids learned how to warp their loom and weave using a simple over-under pattern. The kids decided if they wanted a pattern or not. They also had the choice of making their weaving into a dress or pants/shorts. We talked about how to make the weaving into pants/shorts rather then a dress by splitting the weaving half way through.


Procedure:
First, we warped our loom.  The kids measured out about 6 arms lengths of yarn in the color of their choice to do this.  Next, we talked about weaving using a simple pattern of under, over, under, over.  The students worked on these for about a month (I only see them once every 6 days, which isn't too much time) but they had a blast and loved the results.