How many threads are you wearing?  Where do they come from, and how do they stick together?  Follow the process from raw cotton to cloth and from sheep to sweater, and learn about the oldest methods known to humans for staying warm and cool.  The study of creating cloth is the ultimate in integrated learning and Science-Tech-Engineering-Art-Math. 
 
Working with fibers helps with fine motor skills, stress reduction, cognitive improvement, boosts self-esteem, and regulates anxiety, happiness, and mood!
 
Depending on the activity, most of these are best for age 6 years to adult,
 
PICTURED:
Basket Weaving
Armband Weaving
Cardboard Weaving
Finger Knitting
Mesoamerican Tsikuli gods' eyes
Rope Braiding (2)
Circular Knitting
Resist Dyeing

BUILD A SERIES WITH:
Black American Quilts
Inca: Llamas & Loom
Native California: Miwok & Ohlone
Let's Dye
Papermaking Intensive
Silkworms to Kimono
Southern China
Southwest Native America
Weaving Around the World
West Africa