Knit, Hook, and Spin: A Kid's Activity Guide to Fiber Arts and Crafts

Knit, Hook, and Spin: A Kid's Activity Guide to Fiber Arts and Crafts book cover
v Welcome to the wonderful world of fiber arts and crafts People have been making things with fiber for thousands of years Using fibers from animal hair or pieces of plants people could make fishing lines and nets blankets tents and clothing allowing them to stay fed warm and sheltered Today when machines seem to do everything for us we don’t have to create everything we wear or use We can buy things we need But millions of peo ple still work with fiber because they enjoy making things with their hands In fact fiber arts and crafts are just as popular now as they ever were At least 50 million people in the United States know how to knit and crochet What is fiber art anyway Fiber art is any art form that uses yarn or cloth or the fibers used Introduction tomake them Because fabric and yarn are used so much in everyday clothing and household items we tend to think of them as simply useful In fact they can also be used to make art Every item made of fabric and yarn was designed by someone That per son decided on the color texture and pattern as well as the shape of the finished item When you work with fiber you use a lot of different skills Math is important because you’ll be measur ing length making patterns of odds and evens work ing with geometry and shape and thinking about amounts such as more less and equal You’ll also work with counting and comparing top and bottom in and out over and under above and below and front and back Whew It sounds complicated but it is easy and fun
Knit, Hook, and Spin: A Kid's Activity Guide to Fiber Arts and Crafts

Knit, Hook, and Spin: A Kid's Activity Guide to Fiber Arts and Crafts

Dive into the wonderful and creative world of fiber arts and crafts with this easy-to-follow activity book

About This Book

By: Laurie Carlson
Illustrated by:
Published by: Chicago Review Press with IPG
9-12Age Range
- AR
156Pages
Arts, Crafts, DIYSubject
-Lexile
2-3 hoursReading Time
-Guided Reading
-Fountas & Pinnell
-DRA