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Weaving using everyday objects as a frame

I can make a weaving using an everyday object as a loom.

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Weaving using everyday objects as a frame

I can make a weaving using an everyday object as a loom.

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Key learning points

  1. Artists can make looms from everyday objects and found objects.
  2. A shuttle can be used to carry the weft threads through the warp threads.
  3. Artists might choose to follow their design closely, or change their mind about some elements.

Keywords

  • Everyday object - something that we use or see regularly in our daily lives

  • Threads - thin pieces of string or material, often used for sewing or making things like weavings

  • Shuttle - a tool used to carry the weft thread through the warp threads

Common misconception

Looms cannot be made from everyday objects.

Remind children that looms can be made on a wide variety of frames, including found sticks or paper plates.


To help you plan your year 1 art and design lesson on: Weaving using everyday objects as a frame, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...

Teachers may wish to complete Task A in small groups, so that children can be supported with making thier looms. For some children, it may be better to pre-prepare some looms for them to choose from.
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Equipment

Wool or string for warp threads, variety of everyday objects for looms, strips of fabric in a variety of colours, lolly sticks and masking tape.

Licence

This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2025), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).

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4 Questions

Q1.
Which sea creature has a rough texture?
Correct answer: octopus
sea slug
fish
Q2.
Which statement about design is true?
Correct answer: Designs can change as artists start to create.
Once an artist has made a design, it cannot change.
Correct answer: Artists might change their ideas as they being to create.
Q3.
What is a loom?
Correct answer: a tool, like a frame, used to help people create fabric or cloth
a tool, used to dye fabric or cloth
a tool, used to wash fabric or cloth
Q4.
Warp threads are the threads that go up and on the loom.
Correct Answer: down, across, inside

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4 Questions

Q1.
Which of the following is not an everyday object?
plate
stick
cardboard
Correct answer: loom
Q2.
An object is something that we use in day to day life.
Correct Answer: everyday, every day
Q3.
Artists can make looms from everyday objects and objects.
soft
Correct answer: found
tiny
Q4.
Order the steps to create a loom from cardboard.
1 - Look at your plan.
2 - Choose your loom shape and size.
3 - Cut out your loom shape from cardboard.
4 - Add your warp threads to make your loom.