This lesson plan gives students a chance to try weaving with paper and features illustrated instructions, extension ideas, and objectives.

A comprehensive resource about African art and cultures.

This site from the Alien Travel Guide contains an outline to information on the history of weaving. The outline is in link form for easy navigation and it contains wonderful basic information.

This site from Artisans in Focus contains wonderful information on the art of weaving. The site is outlined in link form for easy navigation and it contains information on subjects such as: preparing the yarn, dying the yarn, natural...

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Lenore Tawney is described here along with information on her contributions to art through her weavings and weaving techniques (she switched over to weaving from sculpture).

Berber peoples, the indigenous inhabitants of rural Morocco, are known for their spectacular weaving. Shown on this website are 14 different examples.

A great resource for introducing different types of textiles and weavings to your students. A good amount of background information is included as well as a few simple learning activities.

The mythical beast, the unicorn, was depicted in tapestries of the 15th century. This website explores the unicorn tapestries in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art through detailed images. A fun way to explore medieval art.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a quiz on the craft and techniques of weaving.

In this activity, students construct a paper weaving using a chart model. They will also learn skip counting with the TI-10 and recognize number patterns in art.

A lesson plan that introduces young students to African textiles. This is a simple paper weaving lesson based on African Kente cloth. Includes lesson adaptations.

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Kay Sekimachi is described here along with information on her contributions to art through weaving.

Twelve teacher-tested lesson plans to integrate art from around the world into your classroom. Each activity comes with a list of materials you'll need, easy-to-follow explanations, and examples.

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Irvin L. Trujillo is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his work with weaving (including his famous "The Hook and the Spider").

This encyclopedia article from Wikipedia details how the term "arts and crafts" came into existence and lists a wealth of links to other encyclopedia articles on different types of arts and crafts. Links are provided for additional...

Dozens of streaming videos to view based on African art and culture. View examples of how masks are used in festivals and ceremonies, how pottery is formed and fired, art that is created for everyday living, weaving on a loom, funeral...

Through the examination of two textiles from opposite sides of the world you will go in-depth to reveal how fiber arts can tell us more about people in other cultures.

Informational site discusses the technology of Native American crafts and the meaning of those crafts. Touches on everything from pottery to clothing.

Spanish content; this is a page of nothing but images of various examples of traditional textiles and weavings from Argentina.

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Claire Zeisler is described here along with information on her contributions to art through her work with fiber arts and the weaving process.

The designs found in Moroccan weaving and textiles often come from things of everyday life or from basic geometric shapes. Given on this site are seven examples of common designs for you to explore and enjoy.

An image of "Weaving", created by Andrea Pisano from 1337-42 (Relief).

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Florence Riggs is described here along with information on his contributions to art through her weaving (Navajo).

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Consuelo Jimenez Underwood is described here along with information on her contributions to art through her weaving and work with fiber arts.