Crewel Stitchery Projects:
This was everyone's favorite project. I always used it as the last project of the year because it kept up their interest at the end of school, it was fun and they ended up with a great art project to take home. They loved to do the, and they were so proud of them. I still see my old students who are grown up that say "Hey, I still have my pillow!"
I have lesson plans for all elementary grades pillows and burlap projects and extra lesson plans for other stuff to help prepare.
Special Preparation Information for the teacher
| Stitchery Projects They loved to do them, and they were so proud of them. There are a lot of skills incorporated in this project. It usually took around 4 to 6 weeks to complete most of them. But it took a lot of preparation time by the teacher before the kids even got to start them. I found that by planning ahead and working ahead, I was ready to teach this project with the least amount of hassle. 1. Cut the burlap. Most bolts of burlap are around 36 inches wide. Kindergarten, and 1st grade projects were all the same size- about 9 by 9 inches. So I cut little nicks every 9 inches along the side until I had enough for a class. Example: If your class was 24, I would cut 6 nicks, pull the strings across (to make a straight line) and cut across the last one. This would give me a piece 36 by 51 inches. I would then cut nicks on the bottom every 9 inches and pull strings there. Now I have a piece of material that has lines showing the 24 squares. Take a good pair of cutting shears and cut your pieces. Stack the pieces so they will remain straight. If I had choices in the color of burlap, the kids often preferred white, turquoise and sometimes yellow. If it was possible, I let them choose the color they wanted (especially the older kids) I usually used yellow for the younger ones. Grade 2, 3, 4 and 5 was 12 x 12 inches. So cut the nicks every 12 inches. 2. Drawing was done with a permanent marker (black sharpies). I usually took them home and worked on them while watching TV at night. The 3-5 kids would have written what they wanted written on their project on a piece of paper with their name and room# on it. I would pin the nametag to the burlap with a Stitchery needle. That way they already had a needle and their nametag when I passed them out. And they would put their needle back on the nametag and burlap to hand them back in. I showed them how to put the needle in and out through both the tag and burlap, so the needle wouldn’t fall out. 3. Kindergarten- project was lines with a heart in the center, so they had no choices. Everyone got the same thing. I drew the heart in the center and filled it in with permanent marker. Then I made the lines around the heart, 3 rows. I pinned the needle and a name tag I had made onto the project.  1st grade- I (heart) you, or mom or dad. I asked them what they wanted and made a note beside their name in my grade book. I also made their name tags and pinned them to the project with a needle.  2nd grade-  3rd grade- This project had letters that were to be filled with stain stitch, so the letters had to be hollow to be filled in. They had a choice of PINS, MOM, DAD, LUV, or 3 initials. They had to tell me ahead of time and I made them name tags too. I pinned the nametag to the project with the needle.  4th grade  5th grade  I would store each classes projects in crates I could carry around, put on my desk and they could put their projects back in the crate, then I would put them in a closet, on a shelf or something. I would precut the yarn in arm length pieces and put it in a box or crate. Mornings I would look to see what colors I needed to replenish. Little scraps were put in a separate scrap box for other projects or if someone needed a little piece to finish a letter or something. |
Name Tag Preparation:
The nice thing about using computer name tags is I could run the sheet off my computer whenever I need them. I typed everyones name with room number in Word using two columns. I saved it under the room number and would regularly add and subtract names as the students came and went.
Name tags come in handy for many things. I used them for clay projects so I could read the names of the student who created them and inscribe their names on the clay pieces myself at the end of the day while they were still somewhat moist or leatherhard. This way I could be sure of understanding who they belonged to. I would add room number and if there was room, the month and year.
I also would used them to fasten to stitchery pieces with the needle pointed in and out through the name tag and piece like an arrow through the heart.
I have used them for name tags on wet or glued stuff such as paper mache.
I have used them for lottery tickets. Often I would give everyone a ticket at the beginning of the class and if they made it through the class time without getting into trouble for bad behaviour, they could put it in the lottery box at the door. Periodically I would draw name out and give prizes. Sometimes pencils, erasers, and other odd and assorted things I might find. When I retired I gave away all of my samples that I had been saving and using for years. I had over 125 prizes to give. The kids really enjoyed that and were very please to get my art examples. Many of the visuals I have used on this web page were given away that day. I used a digital camera to capture the images of the samples.
Crewel Stitchery Kindergarten Project
Grade level: K-1
Key Concept-Goal: The student will be able to do a running stitch in crewel.
Vocabulary: running stitch, crewel, yarn, needle, burlap.
Essential Skills-Objectives-Art Aims: After showing the student how to do a running stitch in crewel using yarn and needle, the student will make a little sampler using this stitch.
Engagement Activities- Procedure: The student will do a running stitch around the lines on the sampler.
 1. Fold yarn over needle and push loop through the needle eye.  2. Pull yarn down until only a couple of inches are left at the top. 3. Put a knot at the bottom. Do not tie the yarn to the needle. 4. Make stitches small and close together.  When you get to the end of the line, poke needle through to back. 5. Cut off leaving about 2” hanging on the back of project. |
Materials: Burlap sampler, yarn, needle, scissors, nametag.
Organization for distribution: Pin together with name tag on top with needle, teacher will pass them out.
Work period-guidance: Teacher will do a class demonstration. Then as individual help is needed, they are to come to the teacher in a quiet, orderly line.
Cleanup: Pin name tag on project with needle.Put in class container on desk.
Assessment-Evaluation: Did they learn the stitch? Did they do it neatly? Did they finish the project?
Other Teaching Aids and Resources: Samples of stitchery.
Higher Order Thinking Skill Questions: What other kind of project could you create using this stitch? Compare this kind of stitch with a plain running stitch. Does it look more professional? Does it look better?
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