Art With Mr.E Summer Workshop 2017: Weaving

The AMAZING people at NASCO ( https://www.enasco.com/artsandcrafts/ ) provided looms, fabric strips(how amazingly handy to have precut fabric strips!!), and long plastic needles. THANK YOU SO MUCH NASCO!!!  We loved getting to use them & trying out the different size pre-notched looms.  Several of the teachers did multiple weavings during our three days together. They did a mix of the fabric strips & yarn.  You could just do fabric.  I'm in the process of working on a rag rug that I'm doing in sections so its easier to work with(more on this in another post!!).

I do like the idea of having different size looms for students that might finish early.  I've had some SUPER weavers in the past...as well as students that want to come in extra to weave more.  Having the different sizes might be a nice to keep on hand!

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Circle Weaving Time

I love circle weaving with the 3rd grade!!!  It is a challenging project for them, but with such a rich pay off!!  We just started last week, and my student teacher is getting to experience circle weaving with the kids for the first time.  I think he's lovin' it too!  The kids are really doing a great job, and I can't wait to post the finished work in the next week or two.  If you have not done circle weaving before,

go to this post for the details.

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If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail me and ask!

Ends & Outs of Circle Weaving

Here is the "formula" you use for circle weaving for warping your loom. If any of you have questions concerning the lesson, please feel free to ask.

Circle Weaving - 3rd Grade

Circle Weaving is one of my all time favorite projects to do with my third graders. Now, for the first class time or two...it is kind of like pulling teeth, but after that it is a joy to watch my student get so involved in a lesson! I often have students come back years later and tell me they still have their circle weavings.