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Fabric&Fibers:Weaving
Weavingismakingfabricbybringingonesetofthreadscalledthewe)throughanothersetcalledthewarp.
Warp
We<
Warp
ThisisasimpleRigidHeddleLoom
Wheredoyouthinktheheddleis?
WeavingisdoneonaLoom
Weavingthetwosetsofthreadsclosetogethermakesstrongfabricthatisgoodforblankets,coatsorbags.
Weavingthetwosetsofthreadsfurtherapartmakesso<erfabricwhichcandrapeandisgoodforscarvesorcurtains.
Basket
ThisisabasketmadebyJoeHoganinGalway.Basketmakersalsoweaveexcepttheyusewillow.
Wearegoingtolearnfournewthingstohelpusweaveaminifield
howtomaketheloomhowtostarttoweavehowtochangecoloursoraddmorewoolhowtoadddecoraIon
Thinkaboutfields
Thinkaboutfields!
Whatdoweusuallyseeinandaroundfields?Whatdoweusuallyseeinandaroundfields?
Animals Crops Houses
Flowers Hedges Rivers
Whatwillyourminifieldlooklike?RecordyourideasthroughdrawingandwriIngWhatcolourswillyouuse?Willyouusewoolorfabricstripsorsomethingelse?WhatdecoraIonscanyoufindathometoinclude?
CollectMaterials
CrochetthreadEmbroiderythread
FeathersSequinsBeads
SparklystringCutupfabricPiecesoffelt
Woolfibers(fluffy)Paper
Foundobjects
Materials
wool(tomakethewarp)
strongcardboard
ruler
pencilorpen
scissorsforkorwidecomb
largetapestryneedle
MakeyourownLoom
Step1 Step2
Howtomaketheloom
Step3 Step4
Step1 Step2
Howtostarttoweave
Step3
Remember
TakeyourIme,cra<speoplespendyearslearningtheircra<.
ThisisyourfirstIme!
ThemoreyoupracIcetheeasierinbecomes.
Couldyoushowsomeoneathomehowtoweave?
Howtochangecolours
Step1 Step2
Howtochangecolours
Step3 Step4
Feathers PomPoms
HowtoadddecoraIon
Sequins Fabricorribbon
Finishinganddisplayingyourweaving
Takingtheweavingofftheloom
Finishinglooseends
Whatcanyouseeinmyminifield?
Thisloomcanbeusedagain.Istheresomethingelseyoucouldweave?Howwouldyoumakeabiggerproject?Whatwillyoumakenext?Don’tforgettokeeparecordofyourideas!
Reflect&Respond
WorkshopDesign:DorindaMcCormackEditedby:CarrieLynamProgrammeofCCoIEducaIonDept.2012/13www.learncra<design.ie
Slide1OverviewThistutorialwillprovideyourclasswiththebasicsinweavingusingacardboardloom.Notonlywilltheylearnhowtomakealoombuttheskillslearnedcanbebuiltuponinfutureprojects.Theywilllearnhowtosettheloom,howtodosimpleweaving,howtochangecolourandhowtoadddecoraIonwithintheweaving.ThelessonisveryusefulfordevelopingfinemotorskillswithoutbeingtoodelicateorfineandtheloomcanbeadaptedtohavemorespacebetweenthethreadsforyoungerchildrenorthosewhoyouknowmayencounterdifficulIes.Dura?onThislessonshouldtaketwohoursbutthereisflexibilitywithinthat.ThestudentswillhavetousetheweavingskillstheylearntocreateaminifieldsothisprovidesyouwithtwoopIons.a) talkaboutthethemeofdesigningaminifieldbeforelearningtheskillsandthengoingthrougheachstepwiththem(youdoinga
demonstraIonandthepupilsfollowingbuttotheirowndesign)b) splitthelessonintotwoparts,lessononebeingtheskillsandlessontwomakingyourowndesigni.e.minifield.
HealthandSafetyThestudentswillbeusingscissors,tapestryneedles(whicharequiteblunt)andafork.Thestandardhealthandsafetyproceduresthatyouusewithanyartlessonwillbesufficientbutaswithanygroupofchildrentherewillalwaysbesomewhoneedalialeextrasupervision.Curriculum/Integra?onThislessonwillIeinnicelywithhistory(howclothwasmadeinthepast,theindustrialrevoluIon),geography(theshapeoffieldsandecology)andmaths(calculaIngthesizeoftheloomandmeasuringthespacesbetweenthethreads).Orallanguageskillscanbedevelopedbyaskingthechildrentodescribetheirfinishedpieces,theirinspiraIonandhowtheythinktheirworkshouldbedisplayedorused.
AgeRangeThelessonshouldbesuitableforchildrenfromthirdclassandolder.Agoodsecondclassmaybeabletomanageitiftheloomisadaptedtohavewiderspacesbetweenthethreads.TheweavingcanbemademorecomplicatedforacompetentgroupofolderchildrenanditisanexcellentacIvitytohaveonstand‐bya<erwardsforearlyfinishers.MaterialsNeededThematerialsneededmaybeinyourartboxalready.Ifnottheyareeasilysourcedandthechildrenmayhavesomeofthemathome.Strongcardboard(Iusedthecardenvelopesforphotos.Theycanbeusedagainiftheweavingisremovedcarefullyattheendoftheproject)WoolTapestryneedle(thesecanbemetalorplasIc)Ruler,pen/pencilandscissorsFork(topackdowntheweaving)Extramaterialstodecoratetheweaving:embroiderythread,sequins,feathers,pompoms,fabricstripsorribbon,woolfibre,wrappingstringetc
Slide2Fabric–thiscanalsobecalledmaterialorclothWe<–thesearethethreadsthatgofromsidetosideWarp–thesethreadsgofromtoptoboaomandareusuallyalialestrongerthanthewe<threads.Loom–thisisthemachine/toolusedtoweave.Theycanvaryinsizefromsmallenoughtoholdinyourhandtobigenoughtofillaroom.Mostnonindustrial/largescalehandweaverswillhaveeitherarigidheddleloomoraloomwith4to8sha<s.Thesearesmallenoughtouseathomewithoutneedingaroomoftheirown!PegloomsandweavingsIcksareotheropIonsforweavinglessonswithchildren.Asimpleweaveiscalledatabbyweaveanditmeansthatthethreadsgounder,over,under,overfromonesidetothenextandthendotheoppositeonthewayback.Becauseitissosimple,varietycanbeaddedbychangingcoloursorusingdifferenttexturesofwoole.g.Achunky/bobblywoolandasmooth,finewool
Slide3Warp,We<
Slide4Loom–thisisthemachine/toolusedtoweave.Theycanvaryinsizefromsmallenoughtoholdinyourhandtobigenoughtofillaroom.Mostnonindustrial/largescalehandweaverswillhaveeitherarigidheddleloomoraloomwith4to8sha<s.Thesearesmallenoughtouseathomewithoutneedingaroomoftheirown!Theheddleisthepieceatthebackofthepicturewiththethreadsgoingthroughit.ItisdividedbyplasIcstripswith‘gaps’betweenthestripsand‘holes’inthestrips.Whenyouli<theheddlethethreadsintheholesareraisedupandwhenyoulowertheheddlethesethreadsgodown.Thiscreatesspace(calledashed)fortheshualetopassthrough.Theshualeisthepieceofwoodinthecentreofthepicturewiththewoolwoundaroundit.A<ereachrowisdone,theheddleisusedtopushthewoolintoplace(justasyouwillusetheforklaterinthelesson).
Slide5Whenthewarpthreadsareclosetogetherandthewe<threadsarecloselypackedin.Therearenogapsandthefabricisstronger.Inthisexamplethewarpthreadsarenavyandthewe<threadisvariegated,causingastripeeffect.AskingQues?onsAsktheclasswhyitisimportanttohavestrongfabricforcoatsandbagsandblankets?
Slide6Herethewarpandwe<threadsarelotsofdifferentcolours.Therearelargespacesbetweenthem.DrapemeansthatthefabricisnotsIff,itwillhanginnicefolds(likeascarfwould)andcanbeabit‘floaty’.AskingQues?onsAskthechildrentoimagingascarfmadefromdenimandwhetherithasgooddrape.
Slide7BasketMakingAskingQues?onsDoyouhavebasketsathome?Whataretheymadefrom?AretheyfuncIonalordecoraIve?
Slide8Thechildrenwillneedtoknowthesebasicsofweavingbeforetheymaketheirownfield.Youmaywanttotreatthislessonasawaytolearnthebasicsbeforelejngthemoffontheirowndesigns.Ifnot,theeasiestthingtodoislookoverthebasicsfirstyourselfbeforepresenIngthelessonandthenhelp/advisethechildrenonhowtousethetechniquestocreateaneffecte.g.Changingcolourcanbeusedtomakeastreaminthefield,toshowthestripedeffectofaploughedfieldetcAddingdecoraIoncanalsobeusedthiswaye.g.addingablueribboncouldbeariver,addingafeathercouldshowchickens,addingwoolfibrecouldmeansheep.
Slide9GivethechildrenImetothinkaboutthefieldstheyknowortheirideaofwhatafieldmight/shouldhave.
Theycanjotitdown,do‘think,pair,share’orageneralbrainstormwithyou.Slide10TheseareonlysuggesIons.Lettheclasscomeupwithideasfirst.ThenrevealthedifferentsuggesIonshereonebyone.ShowvisualsHaveatablewithwools,threads,etcatthetopoftheclasssostudentscanstarttovisualizethematerialtheywillbeusing.(SeeSlide13)Exampleofabrainstormsession.Astudentsuggeststheysee‘’animals’’inafield,askthemwhatkind,iftheysay‘’sheep’’forexapmle,askthemwhatkindofmaterial,colour,texturewouldtheyusetorepresentsheep.
Slide11Encouragethestudentstodesign.Itisimportanttopromotethatchildrenkeeparecordoftheirideasandtheprocess.Thismeansthattheycanreferbackandseehowtheymadetheirdecisionsandthinkaboutwaystochangeorimprovetheirdesigninthefuture.Theplanningstagealsohelpsthemtothinkaboutthematerialstheywillneedandhowtheywanttousetheminadvance.
Slide12MaterialscrochetthreadembroiderythreadFeatherspompomssequinsChristmassparklystringcutupfabric(youcoulduseribbonorrecycleclothesespeciallyt‐shirts)oldfeltshapesandwoolfibreYoucouldalsousebeadsorfoundobjectse.g.acorncups(punch/drillaholeinthem),Issuepaperetc.Letthechildrenexploredifferentmaterialsthatmaybeintheartboxanddiscussiftheythinkitcouldbeused.Theymayalsosuggestthingtheyhaveathomeforfurtherprojects.
Slide13Iusedasmallcardboardenvelopandthencutitdownfurthertosize.Haveanideaaboutthefinishedsizeofyourpiece.Minewas7cmby12cmwhenfinished(offtheloom).Theworkingareaontheloomwas8cmx13cmsoyoucanseetherewillbealialebitofshrinkagewhentheworkcomesofftheloom.
Slide14Loom–thisisthemachine/toolusedtoweave.Theycanvaryinsizefromsmallenoughtoholdinyourhandtobigenoughtofillaroom.Mostnonindustrial/largescalehandweaverswillhaveeitherarigidheddleloomoraloomwith4to8sha<s.Thesearesmallenoughtouseathomewithoutneedingaroomoftheirown!
Slide15Step1:Measurein1cmfromtheedgeatthetopandboTomofthecardboardanddrawaline.Step2:Decideonthewidthofyourpieceandcentreitonthecard.(Ichoose8cm).MarkoffthelineatthetopandboTomin0.5cmintervals.Cutstraightlinesdowntothesemarks.
Slide16Step3:Chooseyourwool(donotcutityet)andwinditoncearoundthefirstlargetab.Thenbringthewooldownfromthetop(atfrontofloom)andwrapitaroundthefirstsmallboaomtab(goingfromthefronttotheback,aroundthetabandthenouttothefrontagain).Bringthewooluptothetopandwrapitaroundthefirstsmalltabinthesameway.ConInueinthiswayunIlyougettothelastlargetabattheboaom.Wrapthewoolaroundthisonceandnowyoucancutthewool.Becarefulnottopullthewooltoo?ghtandtomakesureitgoesrightdownintothelinesyouhavecutStep4:Tocheckifyourwooliswrappedtherightway,lookattheback.Itshouldlooklikethis.
Slide16Step1:Cutapieceofwoolaslongasyourarmspan.(Forbeginnersifyouuseapiecelongerthanthisit’sinclinedtogetknoaed).Threadthewoolthroughtheneedleandbegintoweaveitthroughtheloomgoingunder,over,under,over,pulltheneedle,under,over,under,over,pulltheneedlerighttotheend.Ifyoudon’tpulltheneedlethrougheverynowandthenitwontbelongenoughtogofromonesidetotheother.Step2:Onceyouhavegonetotheotherside,pullthewoolgentlyunIlthereisanendofapprox5cmle<andthenstop.Usetheprongsoftheforktogentlypushthewooldowntotheline.
Slide17Step3:Youcanuseyourfingerstoweaveinthe5cmlooseendmakingsurethisImetogoover,under.Thiswillmakeyourworksecure.It’soktogoonethreadataImeConInueweavingeachlinemakingsuretousetheoppositepaaernforeachline.Whenyougettotheendofaline.PullthewoolthroughunIlitlookslikethepicturethenusetheforktopushitdown.Usingtheoppositepaaernmeansthatifyouwentoverathreadoneline,yougounderitinthenextline.It’sreallyimportanttodothis.
NotesBecarefulnottopullthewooltooIghtlyorworkwillgetskinnier!Alsoifyouleaveittoolooseitwon’thaveaniceshapeattheedgeswhenyou’refinished.It’soktounpickalineanddoitagainifyoumakeamistake.Encourageandreasurestudentsiftheyarefindingithardtomasteritatfirst.RecallaImewhentherewassomethingtheycouldnotdothattheynowfindsimple.
Slide16NoteWhenyouneedtochangeacolourorwhenyourunoutofwoolandneedtoaddmore–thesameprocedureapplies.Step1:Itseasiertochangeoraddattheendofaline.InthispictureIhadjustenoughtofinishthepreviouslinebutnotenoughtodoanother.Step2:Takethewooloutoftheneedleanduseyourfingerstoweavetheendthrough.It’soktogoonethreadataIme(butremembertoweaveintheoppositewayagain!)
Slide17Step3:Cutanewpieceofwoolandthreadyourneedle.BegintoweaveatthestartofthelinefollowingthesamepaaernasthelialeendandpullthewoolthroughunIlitoverlapsyourlastpiecebyatleast3to4cm.Step4:ConInueweavingasnormal,pushingthewoolintoplacewiththeforka<ereachrow/line.Youcanseehowtheendsoftheoldandnewcolourwillblendinnicely.
Slide18Feathers:Thesearegreatforweavingin–usethe‘quill’endasifitwereyourneedle,weavingfromonesidetothenext.Whenyougettotheend,conInuethenextlinewithyourwoolandneedlemakingsuretofollowthe‘oppositepaaern’.PomPoms:Whenyougettotheplaceyouwanttoputyourpompomstop,threadthewoolthroughit,pullthewoolrightthroughthepompomandthenconInuetheweaving.
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Slide19Sequins:Theseareputinthesamewayasthepompoms.Whenyougettotheplaceyouwanttoputyoursequinstop,threadthewoolthroughit,pullthewoolrightthroughthesequinandthenconInuetheweaving.Ribbon/Fabricstrips:Ifinditeasiesttotakethewooloutoftheneedle,threadtheribbon/fabricthroughitandthenweavetheline.Thenre‐threadyourneedleandconInueweavingwiththewool,rememberingtofollowthe’oppositepaaern’.
Slide20Finishingofftheweavingisjustasimportantastheweavingitselfanditneedstobedonecarefullysothatallyourhardworkwilllastandlooklovely!
Slide21Onceyouhavewoveninasmuchwoolasyoucan,itisImetotaketheworkofftheloom.Tidyoffyourfinalendaswedidwhenwewerechangingcolours.Itwillbeeasiertotaketheworkoffifyouputaveryslightcurve/bendinthecard.Youngerchildrenmayneedassistance.Gentlyli<thewoolloopsoffthecardboardtabs.Dothisslowlyandcarefullyandyou’llbeabletousetheloomagain.Whentheworkisofftheloomcompletely,therewillbelialewoolloopsle<atthetopandboaombutifyousmooththeweavingoutgently,theseloopswillbefilled.
Slide22Nowyouwillhavetheendsatthestartandfinishoftheloomle<andtheseneedtobetakencareofcarefullysothatourworkdoesn’tunravel.NoteTakeyour?mewiththisnextstep.Threadtheendthroughtheneedleandworkingfromoneendtothenext,bringtheneedlethrougheachloopfromtoptoboaom.Whenyougettotheendtherewillbesomewool.
Slide23LookingAc?vityIhaveariverwithaswaninit,aploughedpartwithsomeseedsandsomeivyinthehedgeattheend.Thechildrenmayseeotherthings–they’refreetoputanyinterpretaIononit–it’sintheeyeofthebeholderastheysay!
Slide24DisplayIdeas• IthoughtthatmyweavinglookednicestonitssideandIcouldputitinapictureframeinthisposiIon.• AnotheropIonistomakealialewallhangingoutofitbyaaachingittoalollipopsIckoratwig.• Ifyourchildrenmakelotsofdifferentfieldsyoucouldarrangethem/pinthemonthenoIceboardtolooklikeahugelandscapeor
likethecloakfromthestoryofSt.Brigid
Slide25Someideasforthefuture:Remembertogetthechildrentothinkthroughthedesignprocess,tokeeprecordsandtouseathemeorsomethingforinspiraIon.SomeImes(forahardchallengeonceinawhile)it’sinteresIngtoseewhattheycancomeupwithwhentheyarelimitede.g.What’sthemostinteresIng/adventurousyoucanbewhenyoucanonlyusetwocoloursandtwotypesofdecoraIon?BookmarkersCoastersMiniWallhangingsorlargewallhangings(usealargerpieceofcard)Sewpiecestogethertomakeacushion
Slide26ItisimportanttoallocateImeattheendofthemakingprocesstoreflectonwhathasbeenaccomplished.Createatemporaryclassroomgallerybylayingalltheworkoutonatableandgatheringtheclassaround.AskthemquesIonsabouttheprocess.Suchas..Ifyouhadtodescribetosomeonewhowasabsenttodayhowyoumadethiscouldyou?Askthemtodemonstrate.Wasthereapartoftheprocessyoufoundmoredifficult?Didanyonefindithardatfirstthengetthehangofit?Howdidyoufigureitout?Whatelsecouldyoumakefromwire?Thechildrenwilldirectthediscussionwiththeirresponses.Discusshowcra<makersspendyearspracIcingtobecomehighlyskilled.Explaintothemthattheyaretryingcra<swithnewmaterialsforthefirstImeandtobeproudoftheiraccomplishments!