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Fashion Inspired

Posted by cgaub on 1st August 2010

8th graders, Laura B., (2009-2010) was really into fashion and drawing clothing. She did all her projects during the trimester as fashion related, but used many mediums. She used the fiber center and some of her own ties to create a tie skirt. (Most of which she worked on at home.) Title: “All Tied Together” [...]

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Creative God’s Eye Tutorials

Posted by cgaub on 20th May 2010

A great step-by-step picture tutorial on making God’s Eyes and some complex ones with beading. A great tutorial for the fiber/ weaving center. This webpage shows a super complex 8 sided, 12 inch ojo. Which is VERY cool, but maybe start with a simple 4 sided one first. All these links were screened and found [...]

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Stuffed Doggie Pillow

Posted by cgaub on 22nd July 2009

Did you find some small scraps of fabric and need a project to use them? Here is the pattern and directions for a totally cute patchwork doggie pillow. This is an intermediate project, not for total beginners. All these links were screened and found acceptable for middle school students, however since most of them go [...]

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