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ART CLASS The visual elements Bilingual Section IES LLANERA

LINE
Time: 2 hours

Materials: A4 paper, coloured card,


scissors, glue

Lesson Objectives:

Students will…
-Identify lines in their everyday
environment.
-Learn to create several types of line,
including vertical, horizontal, curved, spiral,
zigzag, and broken.
-Develop fine motor skills.
-Learn the technique of weaving. Students will produce a simple
weaving project and will be able to discuss the basic vocabulary of
weaving.

1. Line Concepts:
(See the artist’s Toolkit:
http://www.artsconnected.org/toolkit/encyc_linetypes.html)

Types of line
Function
Meaning

2. Vocabulary for the activity:

- Line: a thin continuous mark extending from a point


- Graphics: abstract composition believed to be an expression of
personality.
- Weaving: The process of forming cloth or fabric on a loom by
interlacing yarn or thread (or, as in this case, paper).
- Loom: A frame for weaving yarn or thread into cloth or fabric.
- Warp: Threads running lengthwise on the loom. The warp is placed
on the loom prior to beginning the weaving process.
- Weft: Threads that are weaved across the warp threads to form the
web.
- Web: The cloth or fabric produced by weaving.
ART CLASS The visual elements Bilingual Section IES LLANERA

3. Practical work:
Paper weaving made from
coloured card on a sheet of paper

WEAVING
Basically, weaving consists of passing
threads through a series of horizontal
threads, known as the weft, and
through the vertical threads, known as
the warp. Weaving is one of the most
ancient forms of human creativity. Baskets and textiles would not have
been possible without weaving
There are many different skills involved in weaving. You can start
practising now!

1. Procedure:

1. Fold one sheet of paper horizontally.

2. Draw a line about one inch from the open


end of the folded paper. This is the limit of
cutting.

3. From the fold, make irregular cuts up to the


line. Cuts need not be straight. (The
irregular cuts make a more interesting
finished product.) Unfold and lay it flat. This
will serve as the "warp" and the "loom."

4. Measure and cut from the second sheet of


paper, one-inch wide by nine-inch strips.
These will serve as the "weft."

5. Begin by weaving one "weft


thread" over one "warp thread"
then under the next warp and
over the next, etc.
ART CLASS The visual elements Bilingual Section IES LLANERA

6. Continue this process alternating over and under with each weft
thread. If the previous weft thread went under the warp thread,
the following row will begin by going over the warp.

This project can be expanded to challenge the creativity by using more


colours, making the weft threads thinner and the designs more detailed.
The warp can be measured using rulers and will result in more precise
designs. The simple over-under sequence can be altered from every
other warp to every second or even third warp to form a regular pattern
that will differ from the standard "checker board" style design.

Follow-up activities:
- Make an abstract composition using the strips of card to create
different effects.

Extension activities:
- Experiment with other effects to expand the sample sheet,
inventing and discovering as you go along.

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