Weaving paper art

These woven place mats are easy to make and look good almost every time. Requires white & colored paper, scissors, and tape.

Whether you call it a triaxal weave, mad weave or tumbling blocks, this pattern has a certain beauty to it, especially to those of us fond of geometric designs. I'm just glad I didn't give up when initially I couldn't figure out how to do it to save my life. This post contains affiliate links.&

DOWNLOAD ONE PAGE RESOURCE (ENGLISH) DOWNLOAD ONE PAGE RESOURCE (SPANISH) WATCH VIDEO ARCHIVE Do you remember simple checkerboard or basket weaving patterns from elementary school? Let’s take that up a few levels and make some really incredible designs with simple strips of paper. Materials Needed * Paper - different colors * Scissors * Ruler * Pencil/Pen Tag us on Twitter with #handsonlearning #STEAM

I recently completed a 30 day online class run by Helen Hiebert called Weaving Through Winter. The class had a very open structure, Helen did a 30 minute video introduction each week on a theme and workshop participants could take the concept and run with it. We posted pictures of what we made and offered comments and suggestions to each other. It was a wonderful daily practice and meditation. If you want to see all 30 of my pieces check out my Instagram posts at @gina_pisello. I will show…

Weaving paper was one of my favorite crafts to do as a kid. It was really fun to see ordinary paper transformed into a paper weaving masterpiece!