Nature Weaving

As we are all working and learning from home, for the time being, I decided to make our first project a Nature Weaving!



Nature Weavings can be made from only natural resources or you can use a loom that you may already have. The goal behind this fun activity is to go outside and search for your materials and then start the simple meditative process of weaving.

Weaving is a historical process of the art and craft world too, so if you are inclined to learn about the history of weaving you can follow this link about a short history of weaving: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bq58FAhuhxM.

Okay so let's start! Once you have collected your materials (typical materials may include: long grasses, leaves, feathers, sticks and whatever else you can find) from outside you will either string up your loom or you can use four sticks. For the stringing process or the loading of your loom. You will need to attach all four sticks together at the corners to create a square (or use a traditional loom) then you will use string, twine or shoe strings to create a vertical wrap that repeats as wide as your loom/stick loom. See here:



Once you have loaded your loom you can add the natural materials that you have found! Start on the left side of the loom (like we read here is America-left to right) and go on top of the first string then under the second and repeat the pattern until you make it to the end of the loom. Then restart the process for the second row expect you will start under the first string and on top of the second string and continue the pattern. For the third row, you start back with the first-row pattern (top, under, top, under) for the fourth row, use the second pattern (under, top, under, top).



Think about what art elements you can use to elevate your artwork. Think about patterns, color, and even textures!

As always, have fun and be creative!