This week we made our own looms out of cardboard (cut along two edges with pinking shears) and used them to weave amazing patterns using wool, fabric, threads, ribbons – all sorts! The colours the kids combined were fantastic. This activity suits those who like to work slowly – really getting into the zone – rather than those who are easily bored with repetitive activities. It’s also one for those who like working with different textures – all the results are just begging to be touched! It is possible to make shapes by using a strip of cardboard to raise some weft (horizontal) threads to thread between, leaving the others down but this tends to take time and the few who tried it took this home to finish. I’ll post pictures when I have them.
