Log in Sign up
PROFILE MENU

Society of Makers

Don't have an account? Sign up.

Society of Makers

Already have an account? Log in.

Society of Makers

Simple Weaving for Children Is Fun

18 views  •  1 Feb 2023
Kids Craft Ideas
10 subscribers

Weaving For Kids Tutorial

Weaving is one of those things that quickly becomes mesmerising. Just a little bit tricky at the beginning but once you get the idea then your imagination is really the only limit.

Weaving is really fun for people of any age. Weaving can be done with paper and ribbon and thread and many other things. Ribbons is a great place to start and easy and quick to make impressive scatter cushions, placemats, bags and many other things.


Things You Need To Start Weaving

  • Four spools of ribbon in different colours, approximately 2cms wide
  • Pins 
  • Square of fabric roughly 45cms square
  • Needle, thread and scissors
Simple Weaving for Children Is Fun

Cutting The Ribbons For Weaving

First we need to cut our ribbons into strips. Make a collection of ribbons all 45cms long. Split your ribbons into different piles of colours.

You can use brightly coloured ribbons for a bold effect. Or maybe try some more subtle shades to produce a more sophisticated finish. You could even cut strips of fabric. Use pinking shears to avoid the strips of fabric fraying. 

Maybe make this project with some friends and all make different little products.
Simple Weaving for Children Is Fun

Pinning the Edge Of Our Woven Fabric

Carefully lay out your square of fabric and place on top rows of ribbon going down the fabric. Alternate the ribbon colours you are laying out.

Pin the ribbons on the end using one pin per ribbon to hold them in place.

Now we are going to do some weaving.
Simple Weaving for Children Is Fun

Start the Weaving

Place the fabric square with the pins going across the top and the ribbons laying down vertically. 

Now find a new colour of ribbon and lay it across horizontally at the top. This will be our first row. Go over the top of the first vertical ribbon. Pin it to the left side of the square.

Carefully thread the horizontal ribbon over and under the vertical ribbons. Make sure you keep straightening the ribbons back out. Weave the ribbon all the way across to the other side going above and below each of the ribbons coming down.

Pin the end of the newly woven ribbon to the right hand side.

Pick another colour and repeat the process for the second row down. Except at the start, don't go over the top of the first vertical. Go underneath the first vertical.

Again go across weaving above and below and pin at the end.
Simple Weaving for Children Is Fun

Sewing To Secure Our Woven Fabric

Once you have completed all the rows, check everything is laying flat and looks neat. A little bit of wiggling here and there might be needed.

Then, when you are happy, take the needle and thread and sew around the edge of the fabric. Pull out the pins as you go. As you sew through the ribbons and fabric, you will fix the ribbons in place.

Congratulations!

We have our first little weaving project completed. With these basic woven squares, we can make all sort of things. Maybe even think about what other things you can actually weave together and what other projects you could make.
Simple Weaving for Children Is Fun

Woven Pen Holder

Why not try weaving with coloured pipe cleaners. This is a great project as pipe cleaners can be bent around anything when you have finished weaving them together. To connect and secure the ends of the pipe cleaners, you can just twist them together.

Maybe wrap a jam jar and make yourself a cool, woven, furry pen holder.
Simple Weaving for Children Is Fun

Woven Bag

Maybe try and make a fashionable woven bag. Use the same techniques as previously show. But use ribbons of different widths. Maybe don't make the weave so tight. Once you sew around the edge to secure the ribbons, then simply sew to another square of fabric and make a shoulder strap from some of the ribbons.
Simple Weaving for Children Is Fun

Weaving For Kids

Weaving can be a really fun and relaxing hobby. And can make some beautiful gifts for friends or family or even just for your own home or bedroom.

Use the weaving we did at the start of this post to make yourself a scatter cushion. Find another matching square of fabric and sew the two sides together. Remember to sew with the nice sides facing each other. Leave one side unsewn. Once finished, turn the cushion cover inside out to see the neat edge.

Find a cushion filler and finish sewing the last edge.
0 Comments
CANCEL
CLEAR
/mystu/newpost/uploads/202212/100214181000.jpg thumbnail
A Fun Personalised Picture Frame
Alison Jones
27 views • 18 Dec 2022
/mystu/newpost/uploads/202301/2510562310000-THUMB.jpg thumbnail
Paper Quilling Flower Picture
Sandy Lane
33 views • 8 Feb 2023
/mystu/newpost/uploads/202303/011136421000-standard.jpg thumbnail
Time to Build a Rocket Ship
Things Kids Can Make
41 views • 30 Mar 2023
/mystu/newpost/uploads/202303/070218471000-standard.jpg thumbnail
A Beautiful Cardboard Satchel
Sally Andrews
37 views • 26 May 2023
/mystu/newpost/uploads/202301/031237571000-standard.jpg thumbnail
Time To Make A Little House Gift Box
Sally Andrews
23 views • 8 Jan 2023
/mystu/newpost/uploads/202303/170713521000-standard.jpg thumbnail
Decorate With Fun Large Card Flowers
Kids Craft Club
32 views • 25 Aug 2023
/mystu/newpost/uploads/202302/270705231000-standard.jpg thumbnail
Make a Fun Badge for Parties
Things Kids Can Make
19 views • 8 Mar 2023
/mystu/newpost/uploads/202301/290731401000-standard.jpg thumbnail
Book Covering With Handmade Paper for Fun
Kids Craft Ideas
16 views • 12 Feb 2023
/mystu/newpost/uploads/202301/271100391000-standard.jpg thumbnail
How To Make Simple Colourful Gift Tags
Lottie Smith
22 views • 31 Jan 2023
/mystu/newpost/uploads/202303/191005561000b-standard.jpg thumbnail
Make An Elasticated Skirt
Kids Craft Club
19 views • 21 Sep 2023
/mystu/newpost/uploads/202301/130208461000-standard.jpg thumbnail
Making A Wooden Magazine Rack
Joe Martin
25 views • 31 Jan 2023
/mystu/newpost/uploads/202301/2503581310000-THUMB.jpg thumbnail
Simple Paper Folding Map Picture
Sandy Lane
33 views • 12 Feb 2023
/mystu/newpost/uploads/202303/031135051000-standard.jpg thumbnail
Make a Painted Pebble Friend
Things Kids Can Make
23 views • 20 May 2023
/mystu/newpost/uploads/202308/111221461000-standard.jpg thumbnail
Geranium and Orange Massage Bars
Natural Skin Care
34 views • 11 Aug 2023
/mystu/newpost/uploads/202301/020928431000-standard.jpg thumbnail
How To Make A Cardboard Lamp Base
Sally Andrews
19 views • 6 Jan 2023
/mystu/newpost/uploads/202301/011002211000-standard.jpg thumbnail
How To Make A Simple Decorative Bowl
Alison Jones
22 views • 6 Jan 2023
/mystu/newpost/uploads/202302/230504011000-standard.jpg thumbnail
Decorative Leaf Decoupage Screen
Alison Jones
27 views • 7 Apr 2023
/mystu/newpost/uploads/202308/191252441000-standard.jpg thumbnail
Festive Card Winter Trees Snow Scene Decoration
Kids Christmas Projects
32 views • 12 Sep 2023
/mystu/newpost/uploads/202308/131018371001-standard.jpg thumbnail
Make a Simple 3D Christmas Card
Kids Christmas Projects
25 views • 13 Aug 2023
/mystu/newpost/uploads/202212/110958531000-standard.jpg thumbnail
Make A Fun Floral Decoupage Gift Box
Elizabeth Richards
31 views • 27 Dec 2022
/mystu/newpost/uploads/202301/2401392410000-THUMB.jpg thumbnail
Simple Paper Woven Heart Tag
Sandy Lane
11 views • 3 Feb 2023
/mystu/newpost/uploads/202301/290940291000-standard.jpg thumbnail
Children’s Fabric Collage Is Easy and Fun
Kids Craft Ideas
15 views • 3 Feb 2023
/mystu/newpost/uploads/202308/200402081001-standard.jpg thumbnail
Revamp Your Curtains in Minutes with These Mesmerizing Beaded Fel...
Ms Felt
33 views • 30 Aug 2023
/mystu/newpost/uploads/202308/170345121000-standard.jpg thumbnail
Make Paper Feather Gift Tags for Gifts
Kids Christmas Projects
27 views • 23 Aug 2023
/mystu/newpost/uploads/202301/2903085610-standard-(1).jpg thumbnail
Split Pin Animals Will Make You Laugh
Kids Craft Ideas
20 views • 10 Feb 2023
/mystu/newpost/uploads/202303/020341061000-standard.jpg thumbnail
Make a Cool Glove Rabbit Puppet
Things Kids Can Make
28 views • 25 Apr 2023
/mystu/newpost/uploads/202301/040409231000-standard.jpg thumbnail
How To Make A Simple Paper Windmill
Lottie Smith
34 views • 8 Jan 2023
/mystu/newpost/uploads/202301/271059201000.jpg thumbnail
How To Make A Fun Papier Mache Bowl With A Balloon
Lottie Smith
32 views • 2 Mar 2023
/mystu/newpost/uploads/202301/271257521000-standard.jpg thumbnail
How To Make Cute Heart Frames
Lottie Smith
13 views • 11 Feb 2023
/mystu/newpost/uploads/202302/270337461000-standard.jpg thumbnail
Let’s Make a Tissue Paper Fiesta Flags
Things Kids Can Make
22 views • 1 Mar 2023
/mystu/newpost/uploads/202302/140202441000-standard.jpg thumbnail
How To Make A Fun Paper Cut Collage
Elizabeth Richards
19 views • 16 Mar 2023
/mystu/newpost/uploads/202302/140213431000-standard.jpg thumbnail
Basic Japanese Paper Lanterns
Elizabeth Richards
26 views • 2 Mar 2023
/mystu/newpost/uploads/202301/281053241000-standard.jpg thumbnail
Make Easy Pompoms for Fun
Kids Craft Ideas
22 views • 1 Feb 2023
/mystu/newpost/uploads/202301/2505580010000-THUMB.jpg thumbnail
Fancy Concertina Star Christmas Garlands
Sandy Lane
27 views • 12 Feb 2023
/mystu/newpost/uploads/202301/271223321005-standard.jpg thumbnail
Heart Stencil Apron Is a Fun Project
Kids Craft Ideas
19 views • 31 Jan 2023
/mystu/newpost/uploads/202303/070100391000-standard.jpg thumbnail
How To Make Pressed Flower Gift Tags
Katie Isaacs
21 views • 14 May 2023
/mystu/newpost/uploads/202301/301155421000-standard.jpg thumbnail
Fun Gift for Grandmother
Kids Craft Ideas
32 views • 4 Apr 2023
/mystu/newpost/uploads/202301/030525411000b-standard.jpg thumbnail
Beautiful Rustic Gift Box Shoe Box
Katie Isaacs
14 views • 27 May 2023