Today we are going to modify an assignment we with our MS classroom, Kuna Molas! This project would be great for Elementary and Middle School FPLS students.
Kuna Molas are textile artworks that are created for indigenous women of the Kuna people of Panama. These artworks are worn by women and they are often how women earn money within their community. The process involves many layers of multi-colored fabrics and the procedure of applique and reverse applique and hand sewing. Check out this video for more Kuna Mola examples: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6zqvI-zE3g Notice that the vast majority of the designs are details, animals and characteristics that the Kuna people see within nature and their historical fables and religious views.
For our project, we are going to do a modified paper weaving project that is inspired by the Kuna Molas.
Materials:
Paper
Scissors
Multiple colors of paper
A sharpie or black marker
Step One:
Cut out your primary shape for your inspired design. (Our example below is a fish).
Step Two:
Cut out long horizontal stripes through the middle of your primary shape.
Step Three:
Cut long slender strips of the colored paper.
Step Four:
Create a pattern with your colored paper strips and slide the first one through the horizontal cuts. Starting on the top, then under, then over, then under and keep going. The second strip will start under, then over, then under, and over, etc. Then for the third strip, you can start over with the first weaving pattern.
Step Five:
Using the marker add additional patterns and designs onto your final project to help it look more like an authentic Kuna Mola!
As always, have fun and be creative!
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