Here are some pictures of the nature weaving that we completed yesterday at Suzoo’s Wool Works in Bandera, TX!
The boys had fun and they practiced their knots – a lot of knots! We also made drop spindles and practiced with “practice spinners” while theirs dried.
At the end of class we made a wet felted canvas that will be used for wool painting next week.
Well, I finally tried nature weaving! It was fun and easy and is a good project for kids. It is very good to combine a nature walk and plant identification with the basics of weaving. Supplies? You ask. Not many! Nature pieces, scissors, cotton crochet thread or yarn, and sticks.
I tied the sticks together with the crochet thread and then put the warp on the sticks. (The plants act as the weft.) The most difficult part was keeping the tension as the sticks wanted to slid up and down a little bit. Once done, add nature! (My boys collected the “nature” and we discussed the plants as they brought them to me!) * Be very careful if you let children out to collect that they know what is poisonous and harmful if touched or cut! Such as poison ivy, etc!
You can add a hanger on the back by attaching another piece of crochet thread in which ever direction you like. The “frame” can be used multiple times!
Viola, unique wall hanging!
I will be teaching at Suzoo’s Wool Works in Bandera, TX!!
We have teamed up to create a Kids Fiber Arts Camp that will teach students the various mediums in Fiber Arts and provide a foundation of skills that can be built upon!
For a printable PDF click here!
The Knitting Dragon 