Lesson video

Hello, my name is Mrs. Tipping, and I'm really looking forward to learning with you today all about watery weavings and looking at textiles.

We are going to do lots of thinking, talking, and exploring together in this lesson.

So, shall we get started? Let's go.

By the end of today's lesson, you'll be able to apply the principles and the vocabulary of weaving.

Before we start, I would like to introduce you to some keywords.

We'll be using these keywords during the lesson, so it might be a good idea to write these words down.

The keywords we'll be using today are weaving, loom, warp threads, weft threads.

I'm going to say those again, and I would like you to repeat them after me.

Weaving.

Loom.

Warp threads.

Weft threads.

Good job.

Now let's take a look at these words in more detail and look at each of their definitions.

Weaving is when threads or fabric strips are crossed over and under each other to make new fabric.

A loom is a special tool, like a frame, used to help people create fabric or cloth.

Warp threads are the threads that go from top to bottom in a weaving.

Weft threads are the threads that go from side to side in a weaving.

Pause the video here to make a note of these keywords.

And when you are ready to continue, press Play.

These are the learning cycles that we'll be working through together in today's lesson.

We are going to use the vocabulary of weaving, and then we're going to create an underwater weaving.

So in this first learning cycle, we're going to explore the vocabulary of weaving.

What is the name of this type of textile? Hmm.

Take a look at that textile there.

What's its name? This is a weaving.

It is made of different threads on a loom.

A loom is a special tool that helps people make fabric or cloth.

Here's a picture of a loom here.

It's like a big frame with lots of strings or threads on it.

Can you see those? To make a fabric, you weave threads over and under these strings.

Looms can be made from lots of different frames.

A wooden frame can be used to make large cloth or carpets.

Cardboard or paper plates can be used to make smaller weavings.

Let's take a moment to pause and check our understanding.

What is a loom used for? It helps people draw.

It helps people make fabric or cloth.

It glues fabric together.

Pause the video here and have a discussion with your partner to answer this question, and then press Play when you are ready to continue.

What did you think? If you said a loom is a special tool that helps people make fabric or cloth, you are absolutely right.

That's what it's used for.

Now, when we're using a paper plate or cardboard, we can use it to put warp threads.

And warp threads are the threads that go up and down on the loom.

Can you see those threads going up and down on this piece of cardboard? Now, warp threads are the ones that stay in place while you are working.

Usually, you can't see them in your final design.

Let's take a moment to pause here.

Is this statement true or false? Warp threads stay in place while you are making a weaving.

Is that true or false? Hmm.

What do you think? If you said that that's true, you are absolutely right.

But why is that? Pause the video here and have a discussion with your partner about why warp threads stay in place while you're making a weaving, and press Play when you are ready to continue.

What did you think? Well, these threads, they go from top to bottom on your loom, and they hold the other parts of the weaving in place.

That's why they stay there when you are making a weaving.

So let's take a look at this.

Hmm, these are our weft threads, and these are the other threads within a weaving.

Weft threads are the threads that go side to side, over and under the warp threads.

You can see the warp threads in that white cream colour, and we've got these weft threads coming side to side, over and under in the yellow.

They are woven through the warp threads to create the fabric.

Let's take a moment to check our understanding.

Which statement about warp and weft threads is not true? Warp and weft threads are the same.

Weft threads go from side to side, or left to right.

The warp threads hold the weft threads in place.

So pause the video here and have a think which statement is not true, and press Play when you are ready to continue.

If you said that warp and weft threads are the same, that's right.

That's not true because warp threads go from the top of the loom to the bottom, and weft threads are woven under and over the warp threads, they go side to side.

Jacob has a tip for remembering warp and weft threads.

Weft threads go left.

The words rhyme, so they are easier to remember.

Weft and left.

Hmm, that's quite a good tip.

Let's take a moment to pause here.

Which of these images show weft threads? A, B, or C? Hmm.

Maybe Jacob's tip could help you now.

Pause the video here, have a think about this question, and press Play when you are ready to continue.

What did you think? If you said B, you are absolutely right.

Well done.

This brings us to our first learning task.

I'd like you to have a go at describing to your partner each part of this weaving.

So let's use some of this key vocabulary, warp threads, loom, weft threads.

Now, once you've had a go at describing to your partner each part of the weaving, then explain the role of each part of the weaving to your partner.

So where is each part of the weaving? Describe that.

Then explain the role of each part.

So pause the video here and give yourself enough time to have that discussion with your partner and press Play when you are ready to continue.

How did that go? Shall we take a look? So you might have said that this is the loom.

So this is the frame that the weaving is made upon.

So this loom, we've used some cardboard.

The warp threads, these threads hold the weft threads in place.

And then we have the weft threads.

These threads go over and under the warp threads to make the new fabric.

So well done if you are able to describe those parts and explain what they do to create that weaving.

This brings us to the second part of our lesson.

We're going to have a go at creating an underwater weaving.

What do you see in this underwater image? Pause the video here and have a discussion, and press Play when you are ready to continue.

What could you see? Well, Jacob and Sofia are thinking about creating a weaving together inspired by underwater scenes.

So looking there, we can see lots of different things.

We can see the blue of the ocean, we can see different fish.

We can see the coral reef there in that yellow/orangey colour.

So they're deciding upon their loom.

They could use cardboard, they could use wood.

They could maybe use barrier fencing.

"As we're making a weaving together, we could make it larger using a big piece of barrier fencing," said Sofia.

Hmm.

Jacob thinks, "That's a good idea." Let's take a moment to pause and check our understanding.

Which loom will work best for making your weaving together? So not doing it on your own, but working together.

Is it A, B, or C? Pause the video here and give yourself a moment to think about this and press Play when you are ready to continue.

What did you think? If you said C, a large piece of barrier fencing that could be used, making it easier for lots of people to weave at the same time.

Imagine that large piece of fencing rather than a little bit of cardboard or that single wooden loom there.

So here's someone using that barrier fencing now.

This artist is weaving weft threads.

What do you notice? Hmm.

Taking a look, they're going from side to side, going under and over.

Because they've chosen the barrier fencing, they don't need to make warp threads.

This loom has already got them.

They go from top to bottom and they allow them to weave their fabric through.

Can you see where the pink lines are showing where the warp threads are on the barrier fencing? And Jacob says, "We'll just need to have a go at creating the weft threads." Now, Jacob and Sofia, they're going to select strips of fabric to make the weft threads in their chosen colours.

So Sofia's going to use light blues at the top of the loom, and Jacob is gonna begin with some shiny fabric.

Let's have a go.

I'm gonna have a go using weft threads to go over and under the warp threads, like this.

So under and over those warp threads.

I'm gonna go from side to side.

Pause the video here, and you also have a go at doing that, and press Play when you are ready to continue.

How did that go? Maybe it looks something like this.

You might have gone over and under the warp threads.

Well, we can't see those warp threads anymore, can we? Now, Sofia and Jacob are now thinking about the colours of threads they could use.

Thinking about that underwater sea, we've got that blue for the ocean, like we said.

Maybe a darker blue for when it gets further down.

Even darker still, so we've got three different colours of blue.

Maybe that yellow and some orange, and maybe even some paler blue here.

Now, Sofia says, "Perhaps we could use shiny fabric, to show the water sparkling." Jacob says, "We could use lots of blues, greens, and yellows too." So there are lots of different options that you might use to create this underwater weaving.

Let's take a moment to pause and check our understanding.

What kind of fabric might they use to show the water sparkling? Would it be rough fabric, shiny fabric, or dark fabric? Pause the video here and give yourself a moment to think about that, and press Play when you're ready to continue.

What did you think? If you said it was the shiny fabric that would show the water sparkling, you are absolutely right.

This brings us to our final learning task.

I'd like you to have a go at choosing some fabric strips or some threads and yarns that you would like to use in your underwater weaving.

Think about the colours and the textures you might see underwater.

Hmm.

Look at some of these pictures here.

Three very different pictures.

So pause the video here and have a go at collecting those fabric strips, threads, and yarns ready for your underwater weaving and thinking about those colours and textures that you might see underwater.

And then press Play when you are ready to continue.

How did that go? Are you ready with your different fabric strips? Okay, let's go to our next step then.

It's time to make a large scale collaborative weaving.

So remember, like the artist, we need to think about going over and under the warp threads.

You need to push your threads tightly together to make a strong weaving.

So pause the video here and give yourself enough time to make that weaving using your fabric strips and press Play when you are ready to continue.

How did that go? Did you enjoy making your collaborative weaving? Well, maybe when you were picking your fabrics, you might have got some light blue for the water near the surface.

Maybe you got some different green fabrics for the water.

Maybe you got some yellow and gold for the reef.

And then you might have a weaving that looks like this.

You might have used different textures of fabric and use different colours as well, and maybe you use some shiny fabric as well to create that sparkly water.

Well done for having a go at completing that learning task and creating your collaborative weaving.

Before we finish this lesson, let's summarise what we've learned about weaving techniques.

Weavings are made by crossing fabric strips or threads over and under one another.

And this makes a fabric.

Weavings are made on a tool called a loom.

Remember, we had the wooden loom, or you could use cardboard or even barrier fencing.

Weavings are made from warp and weft threads.

Thank you for joining me in this lesson today.

I hope to see you in the next one.

See you next time.