Weaving is so much fun! I love using up scraps of yarn, but there are other things you can use too:
- pipe cleaners (or chenille stems.. what do you call them?)
- tissue paper rolled up
- fabric scraps cut into strips
- ribbons
- feathers
- raffia
I started the kids with just yarn pieces. After 2 days of working, some of the kids were far behind, so then I brought out thicker ribbon, tissue paper and raffia to fill in the gaps. Some of them colored the edges with markers.
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I just started saving meat trays for weaving and printmaking. Thanks for the ideas of other materials in addition to yarn!
You’re welcome! I’m glad the post was useful to you.. sometimes I wonder if anyone reads what I write, lol! Sticks are also awesome for straight weavings. Either I gather them myself or have the kids go outside with me to get sticks.
Hi! What have you started the kids with? I can see you have used a paper plate with string? how did you put the string on the paper plate??
I should make a step-by-step photo tutorial! We used a similar technique to this: http://www.joyfulsocksmom.com/2012/07/weaving-coasterscamp-how-we-luv-2-crafta.html We did not cut our slits in as far, but we used much sturdier plates.
Have you just poked holes around the outside and weaved the string on in a spider web pattern and then the kids weave through this?