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Make a Placemat from Weaved Strips of Paper

You will need 2 colors of paper. On one of the pieces of paper you will draw lines all a half inch apart on a piece of paper (from short end of paper to other side of short end of paper)...with a ruler so that they are perfectly straight. Then Fold the paper in half the short way so that you can cut the lines out more easily. Then you will draw lines from long side of paper to other side of long side of paper and draw lines a 1/2 apart. These will be the strips of paper that you will weave with. Then push one of the paper strips and push it into the cut the first cut line and up through the next cut lien and then down the next cut line and up through the next cut line, and so forth. Next strip of paper goes down (instead of up) thru the first cut line ... the opposite of the original piece of paper. This is weaving at its simplest. Push each weaved strip down as close as possible to the previously weaved strip of paper. Finish off the placemat with contact paper or laminate it.

Make a Cardboard Loom to Weave Mats

Gather the following items to make this weaved mat....One 6" square piece of sturdy cardboard, a pencil, scissors, Scotch tape, yarn, needle, string, and a ruler. Draw a line 1/4" inside cardboard square. Mark off every 1/2'" along inside frame and cut a V to each point (see the zig-zags on the first image above...this is the V shapes we speak of). Tape end of yarn to back of cardboard and start at lower left corner to wind yarn up and down around notches. Turn loom and wind yarn crosswise. Continue weaving until there is a 4-strand thickness. Thread needle with string and make buttonhole stitch up and down the rows. The 3rd sketch above shows you how to blanket stitch. Go to this page to find the instructions for blanket stitching. Secure thread. Clip mat from loom (from back) and trim starting yarn.

More Weaving Crafts Below

How to Make and Weave a Woven Heart Basket for Valentines Day - If you want to make this beautiful paper or felt woven heart basket, then you are in luck. Below you will find the instructions. You can bring this into school to hold all of your classroom friends’ Valentine’s day cards or you can fill it with flowers or treats to give to somebody you love.

Make a Weaved Ivy Hanging Pots - Learn how to make a beautiful ivy pot out of weaved string, raffia, or wires.

How to Weave Purses / Handbags for Mom’s Gift on Mothers Day - Here is a great Mother’s Day crafts project for kids to make for Mom or Grandma. Below, you can find out how to make a cardboard loom to weave beautiful handbags / purses to give as gifts or to keep for yourself. Either way, it is a lot of fun and the results are beautiful. This is a great crafts project for older kids and girls, as well as teens.

Woven Paper Friendship Bracelets - Learn how to weave paper strips into these cool striped bracelets. These make beautiful friendshipo bracelets that can be tied together with ribbons.

Make Your Own Cardboard Beading Looms - You can make advanced beaded jewely and art with a simple-to-make cardboard loom project. You will love this.

Art for Kids: How to Weave a Mat : -

When making a woven mat as part of a kids' art project, a large piece of cardboard is needed as the background. Make a woven mat with tips from an art teacher in this free video on art for kids.

Artwork Weaving : -

Use your imagination to create new art from old with this artwork weaving craft project for kids.

Basket Weaving for Beginners : -

Weaving baskets has never been easier or more fun than this paper bowl version. In addition to looking great and being useful, these crafty baskets will help kids work on their fine motor skills and their use of patterns.

Construction Paper Baskets : -

These baskets are perfect for Easter or anytime your child wants to store precious treasures!

Cool Paper Weaving Projects : -

Simple paper weaving projects that you are sure to enjoy!

Create a Simple Twig Weaving Loom : -

Children can add novelty yarns, ribbons, dried grasses, etc. to a forked branch as a conclusion to a nature lesson or as a holiday decoration.

Create Danish Heart Baskets : -

Children will love these heart shaped baskets.  They can be a bit tricky to figure out the first time, but once you see how it is done, these heart shaped baskets are fun to make.  Try different sizes and create some very special Gift bags, or even a Valentine's Card holder.

Earth Day Craft-- T-Shirt Weaving : -

Earth Day is April 22, so help your kids celebrate with an upcycled weaving project using old t-shirts.

Football Team Placemat : -

Instructions for making a woven placemat craft using your favorite football team's colors.

Heart Basket : -

This heart basket is beautiful and easy to make (once you get the hang of it). You can make it out of paper or felt (for a long-lasting basket). Younger kids need help doing this project.

How To Make A God's Eye Weave... A Fun Craft Project For Kids -

You may remember making a God's Eye weave in scouts or at camp as a child.  The Ojo de Dios, or Eye of God, is a Native American craft of the Huichol Indians of north western Mexico. 

How to Make Paper Baskets : -

From the simple Berry Basket Weaving paper basket to the more advanced African Tutsi Basket, you're sure to have fun with these paper craft projects. Once your paper basket is done, you can fill it up with your heart's desire.

How to Make Thanksgiving Keepsake Placemats -

Placemats always dress-up a Thanksgiving table. Homemade placemats personalize the holiday dinner in unique ways. Family members of all ages will enjoy working together to make individualized placemats that can be laminated to keep for future family gatherings or given to guests to save as keepsakes.

How to Weave on a Cardboard Loom : -

Weaving is such a meditative, relaxing craft—and at the end of it, you have fabric! You don't need a lot of expensive equipment to take up weaving. Here's how to build a simple loom on a piece of cardboard.

Kwanzaa Placemat : Weaving Crafts Activities for Kids -

Make this colorful placemat for your holiday celebration. This is an encore craft where we bring you the best crafts from previous years.

Make a jump rope out of weaving loops -

Not only will this craft use up all the spare loops you have after your kids get bored making pot holders, lanyards, and whatnot, finger weaving is also a fun and relaxing hobby for people of all ages.

Make a Mother's Day Woven Basket : -

For children of all ages, Spring is an exuberant season, as flowers and grasses pop up in all their colorful glory.

Mexican Paper Weaving : -

Both functional and beautiful, weaving is an important part of Mexican culture. One of the oldest craft forms known to man, traditional textile and basket weaving techniques have been passed down through generations. Learn the basics of weaving by making these fun paper mats!

Mother's Day Basket : -

This makes a nice woven basket for Mum. Younger kids will need help, but it teaches the concepts of simple sewing (in, out, up, down, pull through). Older kids can experiment with different materials.

Paper Baskets: Woven : -

Get a handle on life with a colorful paper basket! With Crayola True to Life™ crayons and markers, they’ll look almost real.

Paper Heart : -

Celebrate the first day of May with an age-old tradition -- making a May basket.

Paper Weaving : -

Weaving is a beautiful craft tradition in many parts of Asia and Africa. Make this simple paper weave craft and experience this age-old art form.

Picnic Ant Place Mat Craft : -

Make some of these place mats for or even during your next picnic.

Placemat Crafts for Kids : -

Try some simple paper weaving and make placemats and coasters especially for each of your guests. Use their favourite colours or colours to complement the theme of your party.

Popsicle Stick Weaving : -

To Weave simply pull the loom towards you. Pull up or push down to create the path to weave your skien through. Alternate up and down as you weave. Pull back on the loom to push the woven yarn tightly in place.

Recycled Material Basket Weaving : -

I think I have decided to try a simple basket with them, grades 4 through 8. I quickly worked with newspaper and plastic last night, and this is what I came up with.

Rush Weaving : -

Natural rush chair seats are made by weaving a tight pattern from twisted leaves of rush or cattail. We’re using a similar technique with plastic lacing.

Simple Weaving Project for Toddlers : How to Weave Instructions for Children -

I wanted Lu to practice her weaving skills (fine motor) so I cut large toddler size slits into a long strip of white card stock. The big opening makes it easier for them to thread the ribbon through.

Soda Straw Weaving Loom : How to Weave Instructions for Children -

Did you know you could weave on soda straws! You may have a few unused straws from fast food restaurants in your car's glove box or a kitchen drawer.

Stick Weaving For a Quick Homemade Gift -

Stick weaving can be done on a few sticks or a handful of sticks. I made my own sticks by taking dowels and grinding one end down on sandpaper until I had a blunt point.

Straw Weaving -

To make a belt or a bracelet you'll need 3 pieces of yarn about 2 arm lengths long, each. (You can use more than one color.)

Swedish Paper Heart Valentine Craft -

Admittedly, these woven hearts are a bit tricky to learn. But, with practice and patience you'll see they aren't so hard after all. Once you get the hang of it, you can experiment with felt, craft foam, fabric etc. This project will be easier for kids 10 and up. 

Thanksgiving CRAFTS: Fall Crafts for Kids - Paper Weaving -

Finally, printable Thanksgiving Crafts & easy Fall crafts. Paper Weaving! It's a great hand-eye coordination exercise as well as great practice before trying weaving with yarn.

Thanksgiving Woven Paper Fruit Basket Card -

Change this yummy basket of fruit into a bountiful Thanksgiving Card, or a delightful Birthday card or create your own occasion.

Turn a Paper Tube into a Knitting Spool -

Knit a bracelet, belt, scarf, or garland with this simple tool that combines knitting with weaving. You can learn to use a knitting spool in ten-to-twenty minutes.

Underwater Basket Weaving for Kids -

Craft Time: Okay, not exactly underwater basket weaving, but you will introduce your kiddos to the concept of weaving today in your craft time.

Valentine's Day Crafts for Children Kids Valentine’s Day Craft Ideas -

Make a love weave! Easy to make place mat for your special valentine lunch or dinner.

Valentine Flower Crafts for Kids-

Follow my step-by-step projects for Valentine's Day and you and your children can make a Basket of Flowers, bursting with colourful fun foam blooms, or some old-fashioned Crepe Paper Roses.

Wall Hangings : -

Beautiful hangings can be made with designs made on / with a variety of materials such as metal, sand, glass, salt dough etc. Simple projects with step by step instructions are given in this section, the results of which can turn out to be quite impressive.

Wavy Weavings : -

Make your own wavy placemat, decoration for your room, or mat for framing a picture with this fun activity. Crayola Total Tools™ make it easy!

Weave a Basket Paper Craft : -

A simple craft project your kids will certainly love.

Weave a Jump Rope : -

With this classic finger-weaving project, kids can get a jump on outdoor playtime by recycling their old socks and outgrown tights into a colorful homemade toy.

Weave a Paper Thanksgiving Placemat : -

Many first grade classrooms will include curriculum on the meaning of the Thanksgiving, and of giving thanks at the table. 

Weave It To Beaver Necklace : -

Want to make a Gift for a friend? Or just something fun for yourself? Just grab some yarn and get ready to make the Weave it to Beaver Necklace!

Weave with Yarn : -

If children possess basic paper weaving skills, then they may be ready to weave yarn. For this craft, they should have good fine motor skills.

Weaving Paper :

In this craft activity, kids will learn how to weave using different colors of construction paper.

Weaving Projects : -

Before we begin the weaving, I have each student bring in lint from their washer/dryer at home. Great weaving resource! They can trade colors with each other later. I save in a box in the classroom. I don't tell them what it is for...part of the mystery!

Woven Baskets from Wool : -

Children love weaving, and this woven basket is easy to make and makes a nice Gift .

Woven Clay Coasters : -

Mold and weave pieces of self-hardening clay into colorful coasters.

Woven Desk Caddy : -

This FreeKidsCrafts.com original project can be made for Mom's home office or her desk at work. Don't forget to make a matching one for yourself!

Woven Easter Basket : -

Decorate your own eggs and put then in this colorful Woven Easter Basket. A fun way for kids to celebrate Easter traditions!

Woven Easter Basket : -

Use your yarn and our weavers to create beautiful baskets, surprising easy.

Woven Easter Boxes : -

Either use two different shoe boxes to create a two colored box or just use the lid to create the bands to weave with.

Woven Paper Lantern : -

Decorate your next party with this easy variation on the favorite Paper Lantern. Even the littlest crafters can help.

Woven Placemat : -

Basic weaving skills and this original Free Kids Craft project can turn basic burlap into a pretty and practical placemat that can be used over and over again. This is a perfect project for camp craft time.

Woven Placemat : -

This is a woven placement project. This activity is a great way for kids to use their imagination.

Woven Valentine Hearts : -

Weave this pretty Valentine for your special friend.

Woven Yarn Baskets : -

This one was our favorite Easter basket craft and is strong enough to hold several eggs.  You can make a larger basket by using a large poster board instead of card stock.

Woven Yarn Baskets : -

Easy as to make and comes out great! Kids as young as six can use our simple technique.