Comments on: Straw Weaving (Weaving on Drinking Straws)

By: Jackie Currie

Jackie Currie — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 18:57:28 +0000

In reply to Daryl Miller. Great tip, Daryl. Have fun with your youth camp!

By: Daryl Miller

Daryl Miller — Sat, 07 Aug 2021 22:34:58 +0000

I found that bamboo skewers work great to push the yarn down through the straws. Thanks for the great idea – going to try this at a youth camp out this next week.

By: Jackie Currie

Jackie Currie — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 17:34:47 +0000

In reply to Shan. That age group would likely find our traditional cardboard weaving and circle weaving easier, Shan. The straw weaving is a bit tricky, and more appropriate for age 10 and up.

By: Shan

Shan — Sat, 19 Sep 2020 20:23:33 +0000

Thanks for the great tutorial! Do you recommend this craft for 6-7 year-olds (assuming the adult did the finishing)?

By: Jackie Currie

Jackie Currie — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 10:42:12 +0000

In reply to Megan Sizemore. I'm not sure I understand how it comes out if you've tied that piece of yarn to another piece of yarn. It wouldn't be able to slide out of the tied end, and if you've left the tails at the other end long enough, the weaving shouldn't slip off the yarn at the other untied end. It could if you shimmied the weaving off the straws quickly, but it sounds like you're doing it slowly and carefully. You might try leaving longer tails at the untied end. Other than that, I'm kind of stumped about what exactly is happening and how you might prevent it.

By: Megan Sizemore

Megan Sizemore — Thu, 17 Sep 2020 18:29:59 +0000

Whenever we slide the bookmark off of the straws, it comes apart. What are we doing wrong? We tie 2 strings together, tie the other two together, and tie all 4 together. Then we shimmy it off slowly, but one of the center yarn pieces in the straws always comes out. Any tips?

By: Jackie Currie

Jackie Currie — Sat, 25 Jan 2020 11:40:58 +0000

In reply to Fertile Public Library. You'll need about 7.5 meters of yarn for one bookmark.

By: Fertile Public Library

Fertile Public Library — Wed, 22 Jan 2020 22:11:59 +0000

Any estimates on yarn length if I’m doing this with a larger group?