Craft and design: Woven wonders

This unit focuses on developing pupils' ability to express opinions about art, use creative techniques like wool wrapping and weaving, and understand the work of artists like Cecilia Vicuña. It emphasises skills such as measuring, choosing materials, and resilience in artistic creation, catering to children's creative and cognitive development. Use this unit hub to inform your medium-term plan and to navigate to related resources.

Lessons

Lesson 1: Is it art?

  • To know that art can be made in different ways.

Lesson 2: Wool wrapping

  • To choose, measure, arrange and fix materials.

Lesson 3: Exploring thread

  • To explore plaiting, threading and knotting techniques.

Lesson 4: Warp and weft

  • To learn how to weave.

Lesson 5: Fibre art

  • To combine techniques in a woven artwork.

Key skills

Generating ideas:

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Key knowledge

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Key vocabulary

art

artist

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