We are going to learn to weave on a loom together!
When I was a little girl in about grade 3 I went to a summer camp where a woman with very long hair and beautiful earrings taught us how to weave with beads on a loom. I had never seen a loom of any kind before and I watched with keen interest as she carefully threaded the beads onto her needle and through the threads. As she wove row upon row of beads, a picture began to appear before our eyes and I was hooked. Weaving would forever be something that enchanted me.
There is something comforting about the simple repetition involved in weaving a thread through a loom. Back and forth, back and forth, over and under, over and under. Each new thread tucked against the others begins to make a pattern. Even if I miss a thread here or there and mess up a little it still comes out looking lovely.
You will need:
- Your cardboard loom
- several long thin pieces of nature
- a bit of coloured yarn
- scissors
- a stick a little longer than your loom
- some string to tie your stick to your weaving
First I wandered around my yard and collected some long, thin things I thought would look pretty in my weaving. I also brought some yarn and string with me into the backyard. Then I got to work….
Over under over under
LOTS of timesI carefully snipped the bottom strings and tied them in knots to take it off my loom. All done and even got it off my loom!
My daughter, the artist, says it’s very pretty so I must have done well.
What does yours look like?
To the grownup:
If you are needing more details instructions there is a beautiful (slow to load) post by the marvelous Jean at the Artful Parent. And for really great instructions about how to get your weaving off the loom and onto a stick you can hang on your wall head on over to Babyccino for how to get your project off the loom and add a stick so you can hang it on the wall.
If you look closely at my “finished product” you’ll see I didn’t actually tie the stick to my weaving I just stuck it through the loops. I also used masking tape to “hang” it. Still looks pretty. I might finish it one day….maybe….