86 Language Through Nature 



How are spinning and weaving done now ? 

 Mention other things besides cloth that are woven from 

 yarn. Where are they woven ? How were they brought here ? 

 Tell of other ways in which things are made from yarn. 

 Can you knit or crochet ? 



Mother's knitting 



SUGGESTED WORK * 



Take pieces of woolen cloth plain, striped, checked, and plaid and 

 examine them to find how they were woven to make the colors appear in 

 patterns. Ravel the cloth, if necessary. The threads that run lengthwise are 

 called the warp. The threads that are carried by the shuttle back and forth 

 through the warp are called the filling, or woof. 



Some of the best wool goods and the finest patterns of plaids are made in 

 Scotland. There each family or clan keeps its own plaid for generations. 



With colored crayons make a design in stripe or check for weaving. 



Make a simple loom by driving tacks or small nails opposite each other 

 into the ends of a smooth board eight inches wide and twelve inches long. 

 Fasten yarn back and forth from opposite tacks for the warp. 



Wind yarn on a piece of cardboard to be used as a shuttle, and weave by 

 passing over and under threads, according to your design. Make a table mat 

 or holder cover from what you weave. 



Write what you have done and tell for what you use your weaving. 



Many artists are busy making beautiful patterns or de- 

 signs to be woven into cloths, carpets, rugs, or curtains. 

 They use the shapes of leaves, flowers, fruits, and many other 

 things in making these designs. 



Choose some form that you like, and make with it a design for 

 weaving. Color this design as you would like to see it, or tell tJie 

 colors in which you would like to have it woven. 



