6 th grade 3D weaving Wild Weaving

3D weaving purposes To design your own 3-D loom Challenge yourself To draw a 3-D object on paper (enhance spatial reasoning) from at least 2 points of view Solve spatial problems by making a maquette Try tapestry weaving and other experiments Show color harmony Plan your time/person Relate to Robert Puryear and basketry worldwide

Needle art World’s smallest sculptures

steps Get idea approved Draw project 3d Talk to Mrs. Sturm Make maquette Get approved

Images from previous classes…

Use of cardboard Pick a size that matches your project size Use the cardboard from the corner Avoid bent cardboard Make a splint if you have to use bent cardboard

GLUE AND TAPE THE SPLINT You only need to do one side

cutting Use a razor blade to cut the shape Use yellow scissors to cut the grooves Make grooves about a centimeter deep and a centimeter apart (or ½ inch) Make sure you line your cuts up with each other

Make sure the slots are as wide as the cardboard pieces that will go in them.

This loom will not be strong enough without reinforcement.

After you cut… Throw away any cardboard pieces that don’t look inviting Return all good cardboard

Your loom is part of your sculpture If you want a colored, shiny, plastic-y coating, paint your loom with Jazz tempera (it makes the loom stronger). Put newspaper on your table. Mix the paint on a magazine, or put paint directly on your project. It is expensive. Use only what you need. Use special, stiffer brushes. It dries to a plastic-y coating. It is important to wash your brush and table completely. Return them to the separate storage. Paint what will show,…mainly the edge. Paint after you notch your cardboard. Don’t clog the grooves in your loom.

Warp it with string Solve the problems Keep the loom straight Recut the grooves as necessary You can also drill holes You can draw on your warp to tell you wear you are going to change colors.

weaving One volunteer table is in charge of the yarn All work to keep the yarn from tangling Everyone is responsible for his own needle (extras are $.25) Use the blue handled (fabric) scissors only for yarn (not cardboard). Take a double span at a time to keep it from tangling You can weave with a double tail

Tapestry weaving Turn around at the same warp string when making 2 colors meet.

storage Small stuff…in your table folder If it fits… in our cabinet, on our cabinet shelf If it is flat and big, above our cabinet If it is 3-D…on the wooden shelf If it is wet…on the drying rack Put your name on all your pieces.

Tapestry weaving At the Craft Alliance 2/07

Craft Alliance Exhibit Matters at Hand: Contemporary Narrative Tapestry January 12 - March 4, 2007

The arch took 3 people 15 hours.

The guitar took an extra 6-7 hours per person out of class.