Weaving with paper

I first learned about paper weaving when I was creating lesson plans for my fiber arts students. I teach a class of home-school students every Friday. We explore lots of fibery things, including weaving. Paper is an excellent medium for a beginning weaver. It’s abundant, cheap, and easy to manipulate. The students worked with colored craft paper, but I like using magazine clippings and photographs.

I came up with an idea of weaving together photographs and letters. The photo could be of the sender or the recipient. I imagined that the photo would increase the sentiment of my words. For this project, I decided to write a letter to my daughter. Here are my warp and weft paper pieces:

Here are the papers after weaving: Use tape to secure the paper strips on the back and a glue stick for loose bits of paper under the front edges.

**Be sure to weave around the faces. It’s also good to show the hands.**

To go with the color scheme of pink and blue, I chose a blue felt-tipped pen.

I think this was a successful experiment. Now I need to find a super big envelope!

Author: Laura Kate

One of six children, I was raised by a busy mom, who instilled in me a love of fabric. Though I learned to sew and knit at a young age, it was the arrival of my first grandchild that pushed me into action. A long-time knitter, I am now ready to explore all things fiber. View All Posts