Games & Hobbies
Recycled Materials: Make Your Own Loom and Weave
Learners will create a working loom and weave a placemat using a cardboard box.
11-16
year old learners
3-6
learners per class
$15
per weekCharged weekly
Flexible schedule
Over 4 weeks
No live meetings
Available times
Pacific
Description
Class Experience
Session 1: Learners will create a loom, a stick shuttle, heddle and a comb from cardboard. We will learn what each of these parts do in the weaving process. We will learn the meaning of the terms "warp" and "weft". Materials: a medium cardboard box and scissors are required. A craft knife may also be helpful if learners are comfortable using one. Learner interaction: each participant will post a short piece of writing or a video using the ourschool recording feature to share their looms....
This class is taught in English.
Learners will explore the harmful effects of the textile industry. They will gain hands on skills related to fabric creation. We will learn a technique for upcycling unwanted clothing.
A medium cardboard box and scissors are required. A craft knife may also be helpful if learners are comfortable using one. Yarn is required. Please select sturdy yarns in natural or synthetic materials. Stretchy yarns are not good choices for weaving projects.
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
No live meetings, and an estimated 1 - 2 hours per week outside of class.
This class uses sharp tools! Scissors are required. A craft knife may also be helpful if learners are comfortable using one. Please decide which tools are best suited for your learner.
Offered by
ARI Learning by Carly Filewich Inclusive & Social!We know that friendship and connection are the reasons that self-directed learners come to Outschool, so we make our classes fun! We keep social emotional learning and wellness at the core of all our life skills classes.
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