Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Weaving with Kindergartners

So I decided to try weaving with 5 & 6 yr. olds. Not sure what my thought process was but thought kids need to experience the art of weaving. I was able to borrow an easy weaver. I found out that kids have a difficult time doing 2 different tasks with 2 different hands. My little boy has the typical mistakes (missing warps, too loose, too tight, etc. When I helped hold the heddle, it worked much better. I then had a little girl do her project (they are making mug rugs for Father's Day), I worked the heddle and she worked the weft. Boy, this girl had patience. She really was meticulous. I hope the rest are like her. Will post some pictures later of the works in progress. Wish me luck getting 38 kids through this project.

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