We wrapped up our first unit last week. Here are the highlights from the last few weeks of school. Year 3 picks up right where Year 2 left off. I love the continuity of Tapestry of Grace. Everything just flows together. We are continuing to learn about the early years of the United States. I bought this book as a supplement to our studies. It came with a map and stickers so we can add states to our map as we learn about them in our studies. We learned about the 3 branches of government. We've studied the first 5 presidents of the United States. I bought the Presidents cards in the $1 section at Target. They are perfect for our studies because they list facts about each president on the back. We spent some time reading about Lois and Clark and their expedition into new territory. We started a collage poster. We will be adding to it throughout the year. We use this book to help us draw the pictures for our collage poster. These are great books, I highly recommend. We are also working our way through History Pockets. These make for a good review of what we are learning and they offer some fun activities. We made a state info card for each state as they became a part of the US. I got the flag stickers here. Benjamin is working on his own U.S. Presidents book. I love that both boys learn the same things at the same time....just at a different level. I found all of the President coloring pages on the Crayola site. We studied the Star Spangled Banner and made our own flags. Caleb made his out of Legos and Benjamin used construction paper. Did you know the flag of 1812 is the only U.S. flag to have 15 stripes instead of 13? We completed another lapbook. I still love these. Since our units are about 9 weeks long, the lapbooks serve as a great review at the end of the unit. We didn't just learn early U.S. history but we also studied Napoleon and Simon Bolivar. We also covered some of the big inventions during this time period. Working hard. Love my little lefty. We use A Reason for Handwriting. Benjamin loves to put his copy work on the fridge. I had to remind him that there are 36 weeks of school and the fridge isn't big enough to display everything. The boys started a new co-op this year. The co-op/mother's day out that we have done over the last couple of years isn't running anymore but a brand new co-op sprung up within minutes of our house. This one is a true co-op where the parents are the teachers and everyone pitches in. It is every Monday morning for 3 hours. The boys each have 3 classes that they attend during that time. First day of the new co-op. The boys were a bit nervous but excited too. Luckily they saw some friends from their old co-op at the new co-op. Benjamin in his Land Animals class. We also squeezed in some fun nature walks. The boys really enjoyed a nature class on owls. They got to dissect owl pellets in search of bones. The found entire skulls in the pellets. It was really cool. And we saw an actual Barred Owl in a tree! Our town started this really fun community activity. You paint rocks, hide them, post clues, and go searching for rocks. The boys were so excited to find 3 rocks on our nature walk. We painted some today that we plan to hide this week. So that is a quick recap of the last few weeks.
Can you believe this is my first time using my gram loom this year?! 🥹 what better project to get back into the flow by making these cozy mug rugs?! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ These four coasters will be...
It becomes really fascinating when you study world history chronologically and see how interconnected everything is, all the causes and effects.
The Bayeux Tapestry, which actually a 230-foot long cloth embroidery, dates to the 11th century and narrates, in a sequence of images, the Norman conquest...
Planning Tapestry of Grace for the lower grammar stage - take a look at how I plan our history curriculum for my young children!
A few years ago I made my first tapestry. I learned a lot and enjoyed it, mostly: it's fun weaving the image but boring weaving the backgr...
Every discipline has something that trips people up when they’re learning it. I've been teaching tapestry for a long time and over the years I've noticed that there are four consistent things that cause tapestry weavers the most trouble. These things are more common for new tapestry weavers, but all
Primary school art scheme of work & lesson plans for EFYS, KS1, KS2. National curriculum coverage, teacher CPD & diverse artists.
The small format samples and pieces sure pile up faster than my big pieces. I'm lucky if I get one very large piece done a year. But these little guys just multiply like rabbits. There seem to be stacks and stacks of them now. Last week I did this sample for the Weaving Tapestry on Littl
My unique paper curling technique to create tapestries has evolved in the last few years to sculptural 3D tapestries! I am an industrial designer turned into
Today is the third anniversary of my signature online tapestry course, Warp and Weft: Learning the Structure of Tapestry . The launching of this course was my first step away from my career as a healthcare provider. Sure I had been working as a tapestry teacher and artist for many years prior, but
Spruce up your History notebooks with these printable notebooking pages for Story of the World Volume 3! Each notebooking page features the chapter title, section headlines, an illustration, lined space for writing narration, and a blank space for your child to draw.
Every discipline has something that trips people up when they’re learning it. I've been teaching tapestry for a long time and over the years I've noticed that there are four consistent things that cause tapestry weavers the most trouble. These things are more common for new tapestry weavers, but all
With this project, my main interest is in mid-century design. But as I’ve gotten to see more and more Swedish textile work, I’ve begun to realize how rich and broad the Swedish weaving traditions …
The Cameron Peak Fire burned 326 square miles near my home in 2020.* It started August 13th and was finally declared controlled in January of 2021. All four of the trails I backpacked prior to August 13th in 2020 burned in the fire as did every other trail near home on my hiking bucket list. The for
Very beautiful Egyptian tapestry most likely from Ramses Wissa Wassef School, around the middle of the 20th century, hand-woven in wool. Measures 57” x 82” This gorgeous Tapestry / Rug was hanging on my parents wall for decades. I don’t know much about it except they said they got it in Egypt. Its in great shape. Pick up in Maplewood NJ is an option.
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Map of Worcestershire from 1590s describes mysterious event in the hills near ‘The Worldesend’
James Koehler was a contemporary tapestry artist living and working in New Mexico. He was my teacher and the teacher of many other tapestry artists over a span of about 20 years. He passed away unexpectedly ten years ago today, March 4, 2011 at 58 years of age. Many of you probably took classes fro
This piece was finished a few months ago, but was awaiting a show before I posted it here. As with most tapestries I didn't like it when I took it off the loom, but now I'm quite happy with it. Enjoy! Emergence IV 15 x 46 inches hand-dyed wool tapestry
I spent a wonderful week in Holland, Michigan teaching classes for the Michigan League of Handweaver's Conference. My mother is from Grand Rapids and is 100% Dutch. That makes me half Dutch and that part of me was happy to be back for a few days. I was very impressed by the caliber of teachers at this conference. It is a small conference and was so much fun. I think it would be a great choice even if you don't live near Michigan. It is a conference worth flying to. This was my room for the three workshops spread over five days. I talked some about the first two in THIS blog post. Monday to Wednesday was a color theory class and I couldn't have asked for a better group of students. We spent some time working with color aid paper. Anne was working with warm and cool contrast in this example. Paper is a good way to look at color interaction quickly. It is also a good way to start training your eye to see different aspects of color BEFORE you spend a year weaving a tapestry. On the last day of class Millie was wearing these amazing fish pants. And I caught her working on some paper color projects in the sunshine. Here a different Anne wove a wonderful study of warm/cool contrast. And following are a few more studies in value and simultaneous contrast. This value exercise that Beth did was one of my favorites. When we converted this to black and white, those bars almost all disappeared--the orange-red being the difficult color for everyone in the class. Jenn's example beelow was turned around the back of the Mirrix loom. I loved the curves. And again, when converted to black and white it was an excellent value study. That orange-red being the one tough nut to crack! And for those of you who are keeping track, 9 of 12 students in the class had Mirrix looms. That didn't count the two that I brought. This continues to astound me but I am happy to see it. They are great looms (and I will say again, I do not work for Mirrix). One student with macular degeneration had this great idea to help her visually with her warps. She colored every other warp with a Sharpie, but you could certainly warp the loom with two colors of warp. Bockens makes cotton seine twine at least in the 12/6 size in many colors. This particular student gave me a fabulous idea for a little book the last time I taught at MLH, so probably I should try to spend more time with her. Her ideas are excellent. (The book is still in process, but it will show up one day before too long.) This loom is a Leclerc Penelope, thus the rigid-heddle-like shedding at the top. And of course the tulips are long gone, but Holland is now sporting some roses. I didn't go tilting at windmills, but one morning I did take a walk to see this one which I remember visiting as a child. The tourist booth was closed so early in the morning so I walked to an overlook and there it was. And I love looking for cranes. I always say I'll be a birder when I retire many decades from now. A crane!!! My dear uncle and aunt rescued me from Holland and took me to Marie Catrib's for dinner in Grand Rapids. It is a wonderful place for gluten free food. And I'll admit that I added to the glut of deserts I ate over the week by topping it off with one of Marie's salted carmel cupcakes. Soon I am going to go to my studio and do something I haven't had a chance to do in many weeks. Weave! ...just as soon as I send today's newsletter. (pssst... if you'd like to get my newsletters, you can sign up HERE.)
This Museum Collection wall tapestry shows the Tree of Life, designed by William Morris (24 March 1834 – 3 October 1896) who was an English textile designer, poet, novelist, translator, and socialist activist. Associated with the British Arts and Crafts Movement, he was a major contributor to the revival of traditional British textile arts and methods of production. This wall tapestry is woven in Belgium on a jacquard loom with 100% cotton thread. It is lined with a beige cotton backing and is finished with a rod sleeve. The gobelin quality is obtained by a denser, thicker weft and as such is somewhat heavier than the regular tapestry quality. Avaialable in 4 sizes Fabric Care: remove dust with hoover. Do not hang on wall with longtime exposure to sunlight Origin : woven and finished in Belgium, cradle of tapestry weaving ! Also available as pillow case : https://www.etsy.com/listing/228738967 If you have any more questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. . Enjoy your purchase at Yapatkwa ! _______________________ 100% satisfaction guaranteed: We strive to provide the highest quality and customer satisfaction. If for whatever reason you are not happy with your purchase, we will offer you a full refund, no questions asked. Because our customers matter ________________________ Join all your fellow tapestry enthusiasts and receive exclusive offers and discounts. Be the first to know about our new tapestry designs. Sign up now and receive your gift immediately: https://mailchi.mp/d908b38a8b1e/yapatkwa-mailing-list
Convergence 2014 vendor hall from above I am still in Providence and most of the Convergence crowd has left. It isn't all that easy to get back to Albuquerque from Providence and flights on a Sunday were tickling $700 one way. So I'm going to visit my grandmother which was a better plan all along
Humans have been creating beautiful and functional textiles for ages. However, you may have difficulty discerning a tapestry versus a weaving. It is understandable why some people may confuse the two as they are closely related but have distinct differences. We scoured various sources to understand how tapestry and weaving compare, so read on to […]
