We spent some time exploring some weaving tools (and learning the associated vocabulary, ie loom, shuttle, needle, "threading the needle"). We also examined some examples of weaving from the Native American culture (connections to our earlier study of Native American traditions), and some amateur woven items. Primates immediately began comparing their knit sweaters and cotton sweatshirts to the woven items, and we began distinguishing between knit and woven artistry.
We also experimented with winding the warp on one of our class looms and using the shuttle--which is really a meter stick, but works the same way.
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