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Kids school and holiday art clubs

Warp and Weft

At today’s Pelham art club, artist Karen Logan introduced us to wonders of warp and weft with a weaving workshop.

Girls weaving at the Children's Art School after school club led by artist, Karen Logan

First we looked at what we were wearing and the difference between the threads of knitted and woven fabrics. We were dressed in character for World Book Day, so had a variety of different textiles to consider.

Karen then introduced the principles of weaving and demonstrated a simple weave.

Karen Logan introduces weaving at the Children's Art School after school club

We set to work making cardboard frames for our threads. First we measured 1cm from each end of the card, then we cut the card to these lines at 1cm intervals.

Making cardboard looks at the Children's Art School after school art club with artist, Karen Logan

 We then prepared our warp by running threads up and down the front of our card, securing them by winding round the back of each top and bottom tab.

Preparing Warp Threads at the Children's Art School after school art club with artist, Karen Logan

We then added our weft. Some people chose contrasting colours of wool.

Adding weft at the Children's Art School after school art club with artist Karen Logan

Weaving with wool at the Children's Art School after school club with artist Karen Logan

Some people chose to use coloured paper.

Paper weaving at the Children's Art School after school art club

Paper weaving at Children's Art School after school club with artist Karen Logan

And some mixed up both, and added fabrics and pipe cleaners for more variety.

Weaving at Children's Art School after school art club with artist, Karen Logan

We didn’t have time to finish the smaller weaves, so in the last 15 minutes we had a good rummage through the fabric bag, and made some cuts of strips and yarns so that we could carry on at home.

Rummaging through the fabric bag at the children's art school after school club.=

 

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