WeavingWeaving is one of the oldest ways to make cloth & baskets.

Each row has to be woven the opposite way of the row before it (to make a checker-board pattern).

Over--Under--OverUnder-Over-Under Over--Under--Over

Weaving VocabularyLoom – a frame on which a weaving is made.

Warp - vertical threads, which form the base of a weaving.

Weft - the horizontal threads, which are woven across the warp.

Why Weaving?Weaving makes paper, cloth or baskets stronger.

Weaving allows you to add color and designs.

Weaving adds texture & pattern.

The Project – Alligator Weaving

About AlligatorsAlligators are native only to the United States and China. American alligators are found in the Southeast region.

An average adult American alligator's weight and length is 790 lb. and 11.2 ft. long and weighs almost 1000 lb.

Alligators are usually found in freshwater, in slow-moving rivers. They are also found in swamps, marshes, and lakes. They can tolerate salt water for only brief periods because they do not have salt glands

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