Continuing hand weaving and finishing

Discover how weaving developed over time, particularly during the industrial revolution and how this affected people’s lives. Continue learning about the basics of weaving and complete a simple weave on a cardboard loom.

Teaching Outcomes:

• Discover how weaving developed over time, particularly during the industrial revolution and how this affected people’s lives. Continue learning about the basics of weaving and complete a simple weave on a cardboard loom.
• Understand how new inventions and technologies in spinning and weaving influenced the lives of people through the industrial revolution and to practise the craft of hand weaving on a cardboard loom.

Children will:

• Learn about the process of weaving through the ages in Britain and particularly how it changed in the Industrial Revolution.
• Learn how developments in the textile industry affected the lives of people in Britain in the 18th and 19th century.
• Continue to hand weave a piece of cloth on a homemade cardboard loom.
• Learn how to finish off their weaving by securing the loose ends and removing it from the loom.

• The weaving loom
• Finishing your weaving

• Threaded cardboard looms and shuttles (begun last session)
• A selection of different coloured yarns
• Tapestry needles (they have a blunt end and a large eye) one per child

There are no weblinks needed for this session.