Weaving

What's a loom in a weaving?

• a type of thread

• a type of fabric

• a tool used to weave thread or yarn

When you're weaving cloth, you use two sets of threads, called the ____________________________.

• warp and the weft

• wrap and the leaf

• left and right

The warp threads run ______________________________.

• vertically

• horizontally

• zig-zag

The weft threads run _____________________.

• vertically

• horizontally

• zig-zag

Early humans used fibers from plants to make the first threads.

• True

• False

A backstrap loom is used in Guatemala and Peru where the weavers tie one end of the loom to a tree and the other end around their back.

• True

• False

Silk fiber is produced by the larvae of certain insects such as the mulberry silk worm.

• True

• False

Cotton is a natural fiber

• True

• False

Raffia is ________________.

• dried grass

• dried leaves from Palm Trees from Madagascar, Africa.

• dried wheat stalks

In Peru, they use the wool of _____________ for their weavings.

• llamas

• sheep